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LIVE Carrefour Granada to Granada, 99.4 km
LIVE La Calahorra to Collado del Alguacil, 186.8 km
LIVE Vélez-Málaga to Peñas Blancas. Estepona, 210 km
LIVE El Puerto de Santa María to Jerez de la Frontera (ITT), 32 km
LIVE Dos Hermanas to Sevilla, 185 km
LIVE Palma del Río to Córdoba, 189.7 km
LIVE Almuñécar to Loja, 192.8 km
LIVE Puçol to Xeraco, 171 km
LIVE Vall d'Alba to Aramón Valdelinares, 149.8 km
LIVE Gruissan-Aude to Font Romeu, 174 km
LIVE Monaco to Monaco (ITT), 9.4 km
LIVE Stage 20 may be the ultimate queen stage in Tour history, 5,600 metres of elevation gain packed into 170.9 kilometres, and placed on the penultimate day of the race for the very first time, with another finish on Alpe d'Huez
LIVE For the first time in Tour history, Alpe d’Huez will be faced two days in a row, starting with a short, explosive stage 19, 127.9km with 3500 metres of elevation gain
LIVE The first of the final Alpine trilogy, stage 18 should suit attacking climbers out of contention for the overall classification
LIVE Starting in Mulhouse, the 155.3km stage 14 packs 3,800 metres of climbing into a stage short on distance but unrelenting in difficulty, and very likely the moment the GC battle truly ignites at Le Markstein
LIVE The longest stage of the Tour, and the only one over 200 kilometres. The profile, across challenging terrain, favours breakaways, but it could take some time for that group to escape on the opening flat roads
LIVE Another chance for the sprinters to shine, though the final climb, Côte de Montagny-lès-Buxy, will probably tempt a few riders to try a late stage attack, but the sprinters’ team will have 20 kilometres to reel any attackers back in before reaching Chalon-sur-Saône
LIVE A flat 161km route to Nevers is definitely another stage for the sprinters
LIVE The peloton returns from the first rest day for a serious climbing test for stage 10 on Bastille Day, 166 kilometres from Aurillac through the volcanic mountains of the Cantal, in the heart of the Massif Central, to the summit finish at Le Lioran
LIVE The sprinters will be happy with a 180km run through the Dordogne from Périgueux to Bergerac with just 1,150 metres of climbing
LIVE Sprinters who lost out in Pau on stage 5 will get a second chance in Bordeaux for stage 7
LIVE The race enters the Pyrenees, for the toughest day of climbing so far at this Tour de France, with the Col du Tourmalet the headline mountain.
LIVE The Tour de France kicks off with a 19km team time trial in Barcelona
LIVE The peloton tackles the penultimate day heading from La Bridoire to the top of Grand Colombier, a beast of a climb that is 8.4km long and averages 10.2%, with sections that are much steeper
