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This article contains information about a future road cycling race, and is likely to contain information of a speculative nature. The content may change as the event approaches and more information becomes available. |
The 2009 Tour de France will be the 96th Tour de France. Beginning on July 4, it will start in the principality of Monaco with a 15 kilometer individual time trial that includes a section of the Circuit de Monaco. Stage 2 will also start in Monaco. The official start announcement was made in Monaco and attended by Prince Albert on December 14, 2007.12 A destination of this edition of Tour de France will be Barcelona.3
The race will visit a total of six nations: Monaco, France, Spain, Andorra, Switzerland and Italy (during stage 16).456 The total length is 3445 kilometers, including 93 in time-trials. There will be seven mountain stages with three uphill finishes, and one medium-mountain stage.7 A team time trial will be held for the first time since the 2005 Tour de France.
Lance Armstrong, the seven-time winner from 1999 to 2005, is coming out of retirement and considering competing in the 2009 Tour de France.8
Stages
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | kms | Type | Stage winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 4 |  Monaco |
Monaco |
15 | Individual Time Trial | |
| 2 | July 5 | Monaco |
 Brignoles |
182 | ||
| 3 | July 6 | Marseille |
La Grande-Motte |
196 | ||
| 4 | July 7 | Montpellier |
Montpellier |
38 | Team Time Trial | |
| 5 | July 8 | Le Cap d'Agde |
Perpignan |
197 | ||
| 6 | July 9 |  Girona |
Barcelona |
175 | ||
| 7 | July 10 | Barcelona |
 Andorra |
224 | Mountain Stage | |
| 8 | July 11 | Andorra la Vella |
Saint-Girons |
176 | Mountain Stage | |
| 9 | July 12 | Saint-Gaudens |
Tarbes |
160 | Mountain Stage | |
| 10 | July 14 | Limoges |
Issoudun |
193 | ||
| 11 | July 15 | Vatan |
Saint-Fargeau |
192 | ||
| 12 | July 16 | Tonnerre |
Vittel |
200 | ||
| 13 | July 17 | Vittel |
Colmar |
200 | ||
| 14 | July 18 | Colmar |
Besançon |
199 | ||
| 15 | July 19 | Pontarlier |
 Verbier |
207 | Mountain Stage | |
| 16 | July 21 | Martigny |
Bourg-Saint-Maurice |
160 | Mountain Stage | |
| 17 | July 22 | Bourg-Saint-Maurice |
Le Grand-Bornand |
169 | Mountain Stage | |
| 18 | July 23 | Annecy |
Annecy |
40 | Individual Time Trial | |
| 19 | July 24 | Bourgoin-Jallieu |
Aubenas |
195 | ||
| 20 | July 25 | Montélimar |
Mont Ventoux |
167 | Mountain Stage | |
| 21 | July 26 | Montereau-Fault-Yonne |
Paris Champs-Élysées |
160 | Flat Stage |
References
- ^ Friday's EuroFile: '09 Tour to open in Monaco
- ^ ASO, Grand start 2009
- ^ http://www.velonews.com/article/83309/tour-de-france-in-barecelona-in-2009
- ^ Tour de France 2009 route and stages rumours by http://www.steephill.tv [1]
- ^ A full list of Tour de France 2009 stages based on rumours and confirmed hotel information by paris.thover.com
- ^ Official route [2]
- ^ Official route [3]
- ^ Associated Press via The Arizona Republic, "Lance Armstrong to return for 2009 Tour de France".
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