A stage or stopping point on a journey, route, or race; a designated section of a multi-stage competition.
From French 'étape,' derived from Dutch 'stapel' meaning 'storehouse' or 'market,' and ultimately from Germanic roots. The word evolved to mean a stopping place and then a stage of travel.
Tour de France fans live and die by the 'etapes'—each stage is a complete story with its own drama, winners, and storylines, making it more like 21 mini-races than one giant one!
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