Stages
In the first week, the stages were mostly flat in the North of France. The last two weeks had mountain stages in the Pyrenees and Alps.
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 6 July | Luxembourg | Individual time trial | 7.0 km (4.3 mi) | |
| 1 | 7 July | Luxembourg – Luxembourg | Plain stage | 192.5 km (119.6 mi) | Rubens Bertogliati (SUI) |
| 2 | 8 July | Luxembourg – Saarbrücken | Plain stage | 181.0 km (112.5 mi) | Oscar Freire (ESP) |
| 3 | 9 July | Metz – Reims | Plain stage | 174.5 km (108.4 mi) | Robbie McEwen (AUS) |
| 4 | 10 July | Épernay – Château-Thierry | Team time trial | 67.5 km (41.9 mi) | ONCE-Eroski (ESP) |
| 5 | 11 July | Soissons – Rouen | Plain stage | 195.0 km (121.2 mi) | Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) |
| 6 | 12 July | Forges-les-Eaux – Alençon | Plain stage | 199.5 km (124.0 mi) | Erik Zabel (GER) |
| 7 | 13 July | Bagnoles-de-l'Orne – Avranches | Plain stage | 176.0 km (109.4 mi) | Bradley McGee (AUS) |
| 8 | 14 July | Saint-Martin-de-Landelles – Plouay | Plain stage | 217.5 km (135.1 mi) | Karsten Kroon (NED) |
| 9 | 15 July | Lanester – Lorient | Individual time trial | 52.0 km (32.3 mi) | Santiago Botero (COL) |
| 10 | 17 July | Bazas – Pau | Plain stage | 147.0 km (91.3 mi) | Patrice Halgand (FRA) |
| 11 | 18 July | Pau – La Mongie | Stage with mountain(s) | 158.0 km (98.2 mi) | |
| 12 | 19 July | Lannemezan – Plateau de Beille | Stage with mountain(s) | 199.5 km (124.0 mi) | |
| 13 | 20 July | Lavelanet – Béziers | Plain stage | 171.0 km (106.3 mi) | David Millar (GBR) |
| 14 | 21 July | Lodève – Mont Ventoux | Stage with mountain(s) | 221.0 km (137.3 mi) | Richard Virenque (FRA) |
| 15 | 23 July | Vaison-la-Romaine – Les Deux Alpes | Hilly stage | 226.5 km (140.7 mi) | Santiago Botero (COL) |
| 16 | 24 July | Les Deux Alpes – La Plagne | Stage with mountain(s) | 179.5 km (111.5 mi) | Michael Boogerd (NED) |
| 17 | 25 July | Aime – Cluses | Stage with mountain(s) | 142.0 km (88.2 mi) | Dario Frigo (ITA) |
| 18 | 26 July | Cluses – Bourg-en-Bresse | Hilly stage | 176.5 km (109.7 mi) | Thor Hushovd (NOR) |
| 19 | 27 July | Régnié-Durette – Mâcon | Individual time trial | 50.0 km (31.1 mi) | |
| 20 | 28 July | Melun – Paris (Champs-Élysées) | Plain stage | 144.0 km (89.5 mi) | Robbie McEwen (AUS) |
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Famous quotes containing the word stages:
“Whoe’er has travelled life’s dull round,
Where’er his stages may have been,
May sigh to think he still has found
The warmest welcome, at an inn.”
—William Shenstone (1714–1763)
“Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead,
Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep sea swell
And the profit and loss.
A current under sea
Picked his bones in whispers. As he rose and fell
He passed the stages of his age and youth
Entering the whirlpool.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
“But parents can be understanding and accept the more difficult stages as necessary times of growth for the child. Parents can appreciate the fact that these phases are not easy for the child to live through either; rapid growth times are hard on a child. Perhaps it’s a small comfort to know that the harder-to-live-with stages do alternate with the calmer times,so parents can count on getting periodic breaks.”
—Saf Lerman (20th century)