Tour de France 2009

This year the 96th Tour de France starts in the prinicpality of Monaco. Beginning on 4th July it will include an individual time trial that includes a section of the Monaco Grand Prix Circuit. Stage 2 will also start in Monaco.

Running from Saturday July 4th to Sunday July 26th 2009, the 96th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,500 kilometres.

These 21 stages have the following profiles:
10 flat stages,
7 mountain stages,
1 medium mountain stage,
2 individual time-trial stages,
1 team time-trial stage.

Distinctive aspects of the race:
3 mountain finishes,
2 rest days,
55 kilometres of individual time-trials,
20 Category 1, Category 2 and highest level passes will be climbed.

Tour de France 2008

Stage	Date	Start > Finish	Distance
1	Saturday 4 July	Monaco > Monaco	15 km
2	Sunday 5 July	Monaco > Brignoles	182 km
3	Monday 6 July	Marseille > La Grande-Motte	196 km
4	Tuesday 7 July	Montpellier > Montpellier	38 km
5	Wednesday 8 July	Le Cap d’Agde > Perpignan	197 km
6	Thursday 9 July	Gérone > Barcelone	175 km
7	Friday 10 July	Barcelone > Andorre Arcalis	224 km
8	Saturday 11 July	Andorre-la-Vieille > Saint-Girons	176 km
9	Sunday 12 July	Saint-Gaudens > Tarbes	160 km
Rest	Monday 13 July	Limoges
10	Tuesday 14 July	Limoges > Issoudun	193 km
11	Wednesday 15 July	Vatan > Saint-Fargeau	192 km
12	Thursday 16 July	Tonnerre > Vittel	200 km
13	Friday 17 July	Vittel > Colmar	200 km
14	Saturday 18 July	Colmar > Besançon	199 km
15	Sunday 19 July	Pontarlier > Verbier	207 km
Rest	Monday 20 July	Verbier
16	Tuesday 21 July	Martigny > Bourg-Saint-Maurice	160 km
17	Wednesday 22 July	Bourg-Saint-Maurice > Le Grand-Bornand	169 km
18	Thursday 23 July	Annecy > Annecy	40 km
19	Friday 24 July	Bourgoin-Jallieu > Aubenas	195 km
20	Saturday 25 July	Montélimar > Mont Ventoux	167 km
21	Sunday 26 July	Montereau-Fault-Yonne > Paris Champs-Élysées	160 km