Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 5 July | Rouen | Individual time trial | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) | Chris Boardman (GBR) |
| 1 | 6 July | Rouen – Forges-les-Eaux | Plain stage | 192.0 km (119.3 mi) | Mario Cipollini (ITA) |
| 2 | 7 July | Saint-Valery-en-Caux – Vire | Plain stage | 262.0 km (162.8 mi) | Mario Cipollini (ITA) |
| 3 | 8 July | Vire – Plumelec | Plain stage | 224.0 km (139.2 mi) | Erik Zabel (GER) |
| 4 | 9 July | Plumelec – Le Puy du Fou | Plain stage | 223.0 km (138.6 mi) | Nicola Minali (ITA) |
| 5 | 10 July | Chantonnay – La Châtre | Plain stage | 261.5 km (162.5 mi) | Cédric Vasseur (FRA) |
| 6 | 11 July | Le Blanc – Marennes | Plain stage | 217.5 km (135.1 mi) | Jeroen Blijlevens (NED) |
| 7 | 12 July | Marennes – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 194.0 km (120.5 mi) | Erik Zabel (GER) |
| 8 | 13 July | Sauternes – Pau | Plain stage | 161.5 km (100.4 mi) | Erik Zabel (GER) |
| 9 | 14 July | Pau – Loudenvielle | Stage with mountain(s) | 182.0 km (113.1 mi) | Laurent Brochard (FRA) |
| 10 | 15 July | Luchon – Andorra Arcalis | Stage with mountain(s) | 252.5 km (156.9 mi) | Jan Ullrich (GER) |
| 11 | 16 July | Andorra Arcalis – Perpignan | Hilly stage | 192.0 km (119.3 mi) | Laurent Desbiens (FRA) |
| 12 | 18 July | Saint-Étienne – Saint-Étienne | Individual time trial | 55.0 km (34.2 mi) | Jan Ullrich (GER) |
| 13 | 19 July | Saint-Étienne – Alpe d'Huez | Stage with mountain(s) | 203.5 km (126.4 mi) | Marco Pantani (ITA) |
| 14 | 20 July | Le Bourg-d'Oisans – Courchevel | Stage with mountain(s) | 148.0 km (92.0 mi) | Richard Virenque (FRA) |
| 15 | 21 July | Courchevel – Morzine | Stage with mountain(s) | 208.5 km (129.6 mi) | Marco Pantani (ITA) |
| 16 | 22 July | Morzine – Fribourg-en-Brisgau | Hilly stage | 181.0 km (112.5 mi) | Christophe Mengin (FRA) |
| 17 | 23 July | Fribourg-en-Brisgau – Colmar | Plain stage | 218.5 km (135.8 mi) | Neil Stephens (AUS) |
| 18 | 24 July | Colmar – Montbéliard | Hilly stage | 175.5 km (109.1 mi) | Didier Rous (FRA) |
| 19 | 25 July | Montbéliard – Dijon | Plain stage | 172.0 km (106.9 mi) | Mario Traversoni (ITA) |
| 20 | 26 July | Disneyland Paris – Disneyland Paris | Individual time trial | 63.0 km (39.1 mi) | Abraham Olano (ESP) |
| 21 | 27 July | Disneyland Paris – Paris (Champs-Élysées) | Plain stage | 149.5 km (92.9 mi) | Nicola Minali (ITA) |
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