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Date range:
July 4-26 2009
Tour de France, France, GT
Stages . Expand the race menu
Distance: 15.5km Start location: Monaco End location: Monaco (ITT)
Distance: 187km Start location: Monaco End location: Brignoles
Distance: 196.5km Start location: Marseille End location: La Grande-Motte
Distance: 39km Start location: Montpellier End location: Montpellier (TTT)
Distance: 196.5km Start location: Le Cap d'Agde End location: Perpignan
Distance: 181.5km Start location: Gérone End location: Barcelone
Distance: 224km Start location: Barcelone End location: Andorre Arcalis
Distance: 176.5km Start location: Andorre-la-Vieille End location: Saint-Girons
Distance: 160.5km Start location: Saint-Gaudens End location: Tarbes
Location Limoges
Distance: 194.5km Start location: Limoges End location: Issoudun
Distance: 192km Start location: Vatan End location: Saint-Fargeau
Distance: 211.5km Start location: Tonnerre End location: Vittel
Distance: 200km Start location: Vittel End location: Colmar
Distance: 199km Start location: Colmar End location: Besançon
Distance: 207.5km Start location: Pontarlier End location: Verbier
Location Verbier
Distance: 159km Start location: Martigny End location: Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Distance: 169.5km Start location: Bourg-Saint-Maurice End location: Le Grand-Bornand
Distance: 40.5km Start location: Annecy End location: Annecy (ITT)
Distance: 178km Start location: Bourgoin-Jallieu End location: Aubenas
Distance: 167km Start location: Montélimar End location: Mont Ventoux
Distance: 164km Start location: Montereau-Fault-Yonne End location: Paris Champs-Élysées
Race history
Elaborate and audacious, topsy-turvy Tour should be wide open to the wire author By: Ben Atkins
After the so-called modest parcours of the previous edition, the 2009 Tour de France will be anything but. From the longer-than-usual 15km opening time trial around the streets of the millionaires' paradise of Monte Carlo, the final destination of the maillot jaune ought to be wide open right up to the final day thanks to a sting in the tail the like of which has not been seen in the Tour before. "Beyond the prestige associated with the Principality," reflected Tour Director Christian ...
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Stages
Stage 1 Saturday, July 4 2009 Location: Monaco - Monaco (ITT) Distance: 15.5 km Stage 2 Sunday, July 5 2009 Location: Monaco - Brignoles Distance: 187 km Stage 3 Monday, July 6 2009 Location: Marseille - La Grande-Motte Distance: 196.5 km Stage 4 Tuesday, July 7 2009 Location: Montpellier - Montpellier (TTT) Distance: 39 km Stage 5 Wednesday, July 8 2009 Location: Le Cap d'Agde - Perpignan Distance: 196.5 km Stage 6 Thursday, July 9 2009 Location: Gérone - Barcelone Distance: 181.5 km Stage 7 Friday, July 10 2009 Location: Barcelone - Andorre Arcalis Distance: 224 km Stage 8 Saturday, July 11 2009 Location: Andorre-la-Vieille - Saint-Girons Distance: 176.5 km Stage 9 Sunday, July 12 2009 Location: Saint-Gaudens - Tarbes Distance: 160.5 km Rest dayMonday, July 13 2009 Location: Limoges Stage 10 Tuesday, July 14 2009 Location: Limoges - Issoudun Distance: 194.5 km Stage 11 Wednesday, July 15 2009 Location: Vatan - Saint-Fargeau Distance: 192 km Stage 12 Thursday, July 16 2009 Location: Tonnerre - Vittel Distance: 211.5 km Stage 13 Friday, July 17 2009 Location: Vittel - Colmar Distance: 200 km Stage 14 Saturday, July 18 2009 Location: Colmar - Besançon Distance: 199 km Stage 15 Sunday, July 19 2009 Location: Pontarlier - Verbier Distance: 207.5 km Rest dayMonday, July 20 2009 Location: Verbier Stage 16 Tuesday, July 21 2009 Location: Martigny - Bourg-Saint-Maurice Distance: 159 km Stage 17 Wednesday, July 22 2009 Location: Bourg-Saint-Maurice - Le Grand-Bornand Distance: 169.5 km Stage 18 Thursday, July 23 2009 Location: Annecy - Annecy (ITT) Distance: 40.5 km Stage 19 Friday, July 24 2009 Location: Bourgoin-Jallieu - Aubenas Distance: 178 km Stage 20 Saturday, July 25 2009 Location: Montélimar - Mont Ventoux Distance: 167 km Stage 21 Sunday, July 26 2009 Location: Montereau-Fault-Yonne - Paris Champs-Élysées Distance: 164 km
Race News
Date: October 13, 03:09 Tour boss praises 2009 race on eve of route presentation
Date: October 8, 14:08 Products found by police not on WADA list, but AFLD questions their presence at Tour
Date: October 5, 21:17 International Cycling Union disappointed in AFLD
Date: October 5, 14:08 Governing body defends testing procedures from AFLD attack
Date: October 2, 20:05 Klöden's transfer to RadioShack confirmed
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Race Features
Date: September 10, 04:48 Experts discuss American's published results
Date: July 28, 17:21 Diminished returns deliver more lessons for Spanish stalwart
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