The stages:
Sat, 29 Aug: 1st stage, Nice Moyen Pays - Nice (156 km)
Sun, 30 Aug: 2nd stage, Nice Haut Pays - Nice (186 km)
Mon, 31 Aug: 3rd stage, Nice - Sisteron (198 km)
Tue, 01 Sept: Stage 4, Sisteron - Orcières-Merlette (160.5 km)
Wed, 02/09: Stage 5, Gap - Privas (183 km)
Thu, 03 Sept: Stage 6, Le Teil - Mont Aigoual (191 km)
Fri, 04 Sept: 7th stage, Millau - Lavaur (168 km)
Sat., 05.09.: 8th stage, Cazères-sur-Garonne - Loudenvielle (141 km)
Sun., 06.09.: 9th stage, Pau - Laruns (153 km)
Mon, 07.09.: 1st rest day in La Charente-Maritime
Tue 08/09: Stage 10, Île d'Oléron Le Château-d'Oléron - Île de Ré Saint-Martin-de-Ré (168.5 km)
Wed 09/09: Stage 11, Châtelaillon-Plage - Poitiers (167.5 km)
Thu, 10 Sept: Stage 12, Chauvigny - Sarran Corrèze (218 km)
Fri, 11 Sept: 13th stage, Châtel-Guyon - Puy Mary Cantal (191.5 km)
Sat, 12 Sept: 14th stage, Clermont-Ferrand-Lyon (194 km)
Sun, 13 Sept: 15th stage, Lyon - Grand Colombier (174.5 km)
Mon, 14 Sept: 2nd rest day in Isère
Tue, 15 Sept: 16th stage, La Tour-du-Pin - Villard-de-Lans (164 km)
Wed 16/09: 17th stage, Grenoble - Méribel Col de la Loze (170 km)
Thu, 17 Sept: 18th stage, Méribel - La Roche-sur-Foron (175 km)
Fri, 18 Sept: 19th stage, Bourg-en-Bresse - Champagnole (166.5 km)
Sat, 19 Sept: 20th stage/mountain time trial, Lure - La Planche des Belles Filles (36.2 km)
Sun, 20 Sept: 21st stage, Mantes-la-Jolie - Paris Champs-Élysées (122 km)
Total length: 3484.2 km
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