Le Passage De Gois Ou Gôa, Île De Noirmoutier, Beauvoir-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays De La Loire, France, Atlantic Ocean

In 1999 Passage du Gois was used by Tour de France bicycle race during Stage 2. It proved to be decisive for the race after a fall took place because of its slippery surface. The crash created a six minute split in the peloton which ended the hopes of many favourites to win the race, like Alex Zülle, who would eventually finish second overall, seven minutes after Lance Armstrong.
Passage du Gois was used again in 2011 as the starting point of the first stage.