Passage du Gois
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Every year, a foot race – the Foulées du Gois – is held across it, starting at the onset of high tide.[2]
Tour de France
The Passage du Gois was used in Stage 2 of the 1999 Tour de France bicycle race. It proved to be divisive due to a crash caused by the slippery surface. The crash created a six-minute split in the peloton which ended the hopes of many favourites to win the race, including Alex Zülle, who would eventually finish second overall.[3]
The Passage du Gois was used again in the 2011 race, as the starting point of the first stage.[4]
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Flooded causeway (island side).
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Tide tables
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Beacon
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Warning notice
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Risk of drowning
See also
- Île de Noirmoutier
- The Broomway, a similar causeway to Foulness Island in Essex, England
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