2009 Tour de France route announced

Saturday, July 4

Stage 1

Monaco

15km individual time trial

Hilly

Sunday, July 5

Stage 2

Monaco-Brignoles 182km

Monday, July 6

Stage 3

Marseille-La Grande Motte 196km

Tuesday, July 7

Stage 4

Montpellier TTT 38km

Including real-time timing

Wednesday, July 8

Stage 5

La Cap d'Agde-Perpignan 197km

Thursday, July 9

Stage 6

Girona-Barcelona 175km

Friday, July 10

Stage 7

Barcelona-Port d'Orliana Arcalis (Andorra) 224km

Saturday, July 11

Stage 8

Andorra-Saint Girons 176km

Sunday, July 12

Stage 9

St Gaudens-Tarbes 160km

Including the Aspin and the Tourmalet

Monday, July 13

Rest day

Tuesday, July 14

Stage 10

Limoges-Issoudun 193km

Wednesday, July 15

Stage 11

Vatan-St. Fargeau 192km

Thursday, July 16

Stage 12

Tonnerre-Vittel 200km

Friday, July 17

Stage 13

Vittel-Colmar 200km

Hilly

Saturday, July 18

Stage 14

Colmar-Besancon 199km

Sunday, July 19

Stage 15

Pontarlier-Verbier (Switzerland) 207km

Including Col des Mosses

Monday, July 20

Rest day

(2009 Etape du Tour from Montélimar to Mont Ventoux will be held)

Tuesday, July 21

Stage 16

Martigny-Bourg St. Maurice 165km

Col de Grand St. Bernard

Col de Petit St. Bernard

Wednesday, July 22

Stage 17

St. Maurice-Grand Bornand 190km

Thursday, July 23

Stage 18

Annecy TT 40km

Friday, July 24

Stage 19

Bourgain Jallieu-Aubenas 195km

Saturday, July 25

Stage 20

Montelimar-Mont Ventoux 167km

Etape du Tour stage

Sunday, July 26

Stage 21

Montereau Fault Yonne-Paris 160km

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