Tour de France 2009 – JULY 4th to 26th
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race that covers more than 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi) throughout France and a bordering country. The race usually lasts 23 days and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken down into day-long segments, called stages. Individual times to finish each stage are totaled to determine the overall winner for the race. The rider with the least elapsed time each day wears a yellow jersey. The course changes every year but it has always finished in Paris. [Wikipedia]
STAGES:
Stage 01 – Saturday, July 4 (15.5 km TT) Monaco (MC) → Monaco (MC)
Stage 02 – Sunday, July 5 (187 km) Monaco (MC) → Brignoles
Stage 03 – Monday, July 6 (196 km) Marseille → La Grande-Motte
Stage 04 – Tuesday, July 7 (39 km TTT) Montpellier → Montpellier
Stage 05 – Wednesday, July 8 (196 km) Le Cap d’Agde → Perpignan
Stage 06 – Thursday, July 9 (181 km) Girona (ES) → Barcelona (ES)
Stage 07 – Friday, July 10 (224 km) Barcelona (ES) → Arcalis (AD)
Stage 08 – Saturday, July 11 (176 km) Andorra-la-Vella (AD) → Saint-Girons
Stage 09 – Sunday, July 12 (160 km) Saint-Gaudens → Tarbes
Stage 10 – Tuesday, July 14 (194 km) Limoges → Issoudun
Stage 11 – Wednesday, July 15 (192 km) Vatan → Saint-Fargeau
Stage 12 – Thursday, July 16 (211 km) Tonnerre → Vittel
Stage 13 – Friday, July 17 (200 km) Vittel → Colmar
Stage 14 - Saturday, July 18 (199 km) Colmar → Besançon
Stage 15 – Sunday, July 19 (207 km) Pontarlier → Verbier (CH)
Stage 16 – Tuesday, July 21 (159 km) Martigny (CH) → Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Stage 17 – Wednesday, July 22 (169 km) Bourg-Saint-Maurice → Le Grand-Bornand
Stage 18 – Thursday, July 23 (40.5 km TT) Annecy → Annecy
Stage 19 – Friday, July 24 (178 km) Bourgoin-Jallieu → Aubenas
Stage 20 – Saturday, July 25 (167 km) Montélimar → Mont-Ventoux
Stage 21 – Sunday, July 26 (164 km) Montereau-Fault-Yonne → Paris
ROUTE:
TWEET:
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2009 Tour de France Twitter List (Danny Hsu)
The Aussies:
05 HAUSSLER Heinrich GER* (CTT) Hon.AUS
08 LANCASTER Brett AUS (CTT)
11 EVANS Cadel AUS (SIL)
14 LLOYD Matthew AUS (SIL)
35 O’GRADY Stuart AUS (SAX)
78 RENSHAW Mark AUS (THR)
79 ROGERS Michael AUS (THR)
153 DAVIS Allan AUS (QST)
[1] Tour de France 2009 (EN) [Tour de France]
[2] Tour de France 2009 Live Dashboard [steephill.tv]
[3] Tour de France, France, GT (Grand Tour) [Cycling News]
