Date range:
July 5-27
Distance:
190.5km
Start location:
Leeds
End location:
Harrogate
Distance:
201km
Start location:
York
End location:
Sheffield
Distance:
155km
Start location:
Cambridge
End location:
London
Distance:
163.5km
Start location:
Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
End location:
Lille Métropole
Distance:
155.5km
Start location:
Ypres
End location:
Arenberg Porte du Hainaut
Distance:
194km
Start location:
Arras
End location:
Reims
Distance:
234.5km
Start location:
Épernay
End location:
Nancy
Distance:
161km
Start location:
Tomblaine
End location:
Gérardmer La Mauselaine
Distance:
170km
Start location:
Gérardmer
End location:
Mulhouse
Distance:
161.5km
Start location:
Mulhouse
End location:
La Planche des Belles Filles
Rest Day 1
Start location:
Besançon
End location:
Besançon
Distance:
187.5km
Start location:
Besançon
End location:
Oyonnax
Distance:
185.5km
Start location:
Bourg-en-Bresse
End location:
Saint-Étienne
Distance:
197.5km
Start location:
Saint-Étienne
End location:
Chamrousse
Distance:
177km
Start location:
Grenoble
End location:
Risoul
Distance:
222km
Start location:
Tallard
End location:
Nîmes
Rest Day 2
Start location:
Carcassonne
End location:
Carcassonne
Distance:
237.5km
Start location:
Carcassonne
End location:
Bagnères-de-Luchon
Distance:
124.5km
Start location:
Saint-Gaudens
End location:
Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet
Distance:
145.5km
Start location:
Pau
End location:
Hautacam
Stage 19
Distance:
208.5km
Start location:
Maubourguet Pays du Val d'Adour
End location:
Bergerac
Stage 20
Distance:
54km
Start location:
Bergerac
End location:
Périgueux (ITT)
Stage 21
Distance:
137.5km
Start location:
Évry
End location:
Paris Champs-Élysées
Tour de France 2014
Defending champion Chris Froome (Team Sky) will start, along with Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar). However there is no place for Team Sky's 2012 race winner Bradley Wiggins.
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma QuickStep), Peter Sagan (Cannondale) and Marcel Kittel (Argos Shimano) are expected to fight it out for the green points jersey.
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Stage 1 Saturday, July 5 2014
Location:
Leeds - Harrogate
Distance:
190.5km
Stage 2 Sunday, July 6 2014
Location:
York - Sheffield
Distance:
201km
Stage 3 Monday, July 7 2014
Location:
Cambridge - London
Distance:
155km
Stage 4 Tuesday, July 8 2014
Location:
Le Touquet-Paris-Plage - Lille Métropole
Distance:
163.5km
Stage 5 Wednesday, July 9 2014
Location:
Ypres - Arenberg Porte du Hainaut
Distance:
155.5km
Stage 6 Thursday, July 10 2014
Location:
Arras - Reims
Distance:
194km
Stage 7 Friday, July 11 2014
Location:
Épernay - Nancy
Distance:
234.5km
Stage 8 Saturday, July 12 2014
Location:
Tomblaine - Gérardmer La Mauselaine
Distance:
161km
Stage 9 Sunday, July 13 2014
Location:
Gérardmer - Mulhouse
Distance:
170km
Stage 10 Monday, July 14 2014
Location:
Mulhouse - La Planche des Belles Filles
Distance:
161.5km
Rest Day 1Tuesday, July 15 2014
Location:
Besançon - Besançon
Stage 11 Wednesday, July 16 2014
Location:
Besançon - Oyonnax
Distance:
187.5km
Stage 12 Thursday, July 17 2014
Location:
Bourg-en-Bresse - Saint-Étienne
Distance:
185.5km
Stage 13 Friday, July 18 2014
Location:
Saint-Étienne - Chamrousse
Distance:
197.5km
Stage 14 Saturday, July 19 2014
Location:
Grenoble - Risoul
Distance:
177km
Stage 15 Sunday, July 20 2014
Location:
Tallard - Nîmes
Distance:
222km
Rest Day 2Monday, July 21 2014
Location:
Carcassonne - Carcassonne
Stage 16 Tuesday, July 22 2014
Location:
Carcassonne - Bagnères-de-Luchon
Distance:
237.5km
Stage 17 Wednesday, July 23 2014
Location:
Saint-Gaudens - Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet
Distance:
124.5km
Stage 18 Thursday, July 24 2014
Location:
Pau - Hautacam
Distance:
145.5km
Stage 19 Friday, July 25 2014
Location:
Maubourguet Pays du Val d'Adour - Bergerac
Distance:
208.5km
Stage 20 Saturday, July 26 2014
Location:
Bergerac - Périgueux (ITT)
Distance:
54km
Stage 21 Sunday, July 27 2014
Location:
Évry - Paris Champs-Élysées
Distance:
137.5km
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July 25, 2014, 5:40 BST
Frenchman remains in fifth place but time trial looms
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July 24, 2014, 21:18 BST
Frenchman digs deep at Hautacam
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July 24, 2014, 20:52 BST
Strong finish for the American in the mountains
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July 24, 2014, 20:17 BST
Italian claims fourth stage victory
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July 24, 2014, 20:00 BST
Frenchman needs a great day in TT to hold on
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July 24, 2014, 19:30 BST
Spaniard loses time on French rivals and drops to fourth
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July 24, 2014, 15:37 BST
One of cycling's biggest fans follows the Tour de France
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July 24, 2014, 15:18 BST
Juan Antonio Flecha previews the Tourmalet-Hautacam stage
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July 24, 2014, 13:57 BST
Former stage winner calls on French teams to become more international
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July 24, 2014, 11:54 BST
Kittel dead last, Can you see Paris?, No street name called Hinault
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July 24, 2014, 8:00 BST
Frenchman still looking to be a protagonist
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July 15, 2014, 12:40 BST
Book Extract: A Clean Break by Christophe Bassons
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July 09, 2014, 4:00 BST
Cancellara, Terpstra and Sagan lead the charge
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July 05, 2014, 10:32 BST
UCI President hopes cycling can build on Tour de France success
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July 03, 2014, 9:57 BST
Spanish star aims to have best Tour condition of career
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July 01, 2014, 21:15 BST
Mixed route promises variety of battlegrounds
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July 18, 2014, 0:51 BST
Into the mountains we go but Nibali has work to do
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July 10, 2014, 10:15 BST
How Froome's departure changes the race dynamic
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July 08, 2014, 22:48 BST
The golden rules for keeping out of trouble
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July 04, 2014, 21:11 BST
Tinkoff-Saxo team owner confident that Contador can beat Froome
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July 02, 2014, 12:23 BST
A look at the challenges facing the defending champion
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January 28, 2014, 9:07 GMT
Spanish climbing legend writes for Cyclingnews
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January 27, 2014, 9:52 GMT
Why Wiggins-Froome need not be another Hinault-LeMond
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July 23, 2014, 2:20 BST
Hyper-aggressive position for the sprint lead-out
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July 22, 2014, 1:00 BST
How much air pressure pros use at the Tour de France
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July 21, 2014, 2:20 BST
National theme bike for Tour's lone Japanese rider
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July 19, 2014, 19:45 BST
Teams bringing multiple models of sponsor bikes
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July 17, 2014, 1:00 BST
Whether on his phone during the Tour or shifting, Paolini likes buttons
The race begins on July 5 with a road stage from Leeds to Harrogate, while the peloton remains in Yorkshire the following day with a stage from York to Sheffield. The third and final British leg of the 2014 Tour will be between Cambridge and London on July 7, before the riders proceeds to France via Eurostar.
