Full details of each stage of the 2009 Tour de France have been published on the race's official website today.
Tour organiser Amaury Sports Organisation provides a comprehensive breakdown of each of the 21 stages in this year's race, including estimated time schedule.
| Stage | Date | From | To | Length |
| 1 | Saturday 4 July | Monaco | Monaco | 15.5km |
| 2 | Sunday 5 July | Monaco | Brignoles | 187km |
| 3 | Monday 6 July | Marseille | La Grande-Motte | 196.5km |
| 4 | Tuesday 7 July | Montpellier | Montpellier | 39km |
| 5 | Wednesday 8 July | Le Cap d’Agde | Perpignan | 196.5km |
| 6 | Thursday 9 July | Gérone | Barcelone | 181.5km |
| 7 | Friday 10 July | Barcelone | Andorre Arcalis | 224km |
| 8 | Saturday 11 July | Andorre-la-Vieille | Saint-Girons | 176.5km |
| 9 | Sunday 12 July | Saint-Gaudens | Tarbes | 160.5km |
| R | Monday 13 July | Rest day, Limoges | - | - |
| 10 | Tuesday 14 July | Limoges | Issoudun | 194.5km |
| 11 | Wednesday 15 July | Vatan | Saint-Fargeau | 192km |
| 12 | Thursday 16 July | Tonnerre | Vittel | 211.5km |
| 13 | Friday 17 July | Vittel | Colmar | 200km |
| 14 | Saturday 18 July | Colmar | Besançon | 199km |
| 15 | Sunday 19 July | Pontarlier | Verbier | 207.5km |
| R | Monday 20 July | Rest day, Verbier | - | - |
| 16 | Tuesday 21 July | Martigny | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 159km |
| 17 | Wednesday 22 July | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | Le Grand-Bornand | 169.5km |
| 18 | Thursday 23 July | Annecy | Annecy | 40.5km |
| 19 | Friday 24 July | Bourgoin-Jallieu | Aubenas | 178km |
| 20 | Saturday 25 July | Montélimar | Mont Ventoux | 167km |
| 21 | Sunday 26 July | Montereau-Fault-Yonne | Paris Champs-Élysées | 164km |
| TOUR DE FRANCE 2009 LINKS |
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