Passage du Gois

The Passage du Gois (French pronunciation: [pasaʒ dy ɡwa]) or Gôa is a causeway between Beauvoir-sur-Mer and the island of Noirmoutier, in Vendée on the Atlantic coast of France.

The causeway is 4.125 kilometres (2.6 mi) long[1] and is flooded twice a day by the high tide.

Every year, a foot race – the Foulées du Gois – is held across it, starting at the onset of high tide.

[2] The Passage du Gois was used in Stage 2 of the 1999 Tour de France bicycle race.

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.