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89th Tour de France - Grand Tour

France, July 6-28, 2002

© Cyclingnews.com 2002

Official Route

Stage Date Location/Map Distance Live Results
Prologue July 6 Luxembourg ITT 7 km Live Results
Stage 1 July 7 Luxembourg - Luxembourg 192.5 km Live Results
Stage 2 July 8 Luxembourg - Saarbrücken (Germany) 181 km Live Results
Stage 3 July 9 Metz (Moselle)-Reims (Marne) 174.5 km Live Results
Stage 4 July 10 Epernay (Marne)-Château-Thierry (Aisne) TTT 67.5 km Live Results
Stage 5 July 11 Soissons (Aisne)-Rouen (Seine Maritime) 195 km Live Results
Stage 6 July 12 Fourges-les-Eaux (Seine Maritime)-Alencon (Orne) 199.5 km Live Results
Stage 7 July 13 Bagnoles De l'Orne (Orne)-Avranches (Manche) 176 km Live Results
Stage 8 July 14 St-Martin de Landelles (Manche)-Plouay (Morbihan) 217.5 km Live Results
Stage 9 July 15 Lanester (Morbihan)-Plouay (Morbihan) ITT 52 km Live Results
Rest Day July 16 Transfer to Bordeaux      
Stage 10 July 17 Bazas (Gironde)-Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) 147 km Live Results
Stage 11 July 18 Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)-La Mongie (Col du Tourmalet) (Hautes Pyrénées) 158 km Live Results
Stage 12 July 19 Lannenezan (Haute-Garonne)-Plateau de Beille (Ariège) 199.5 km Live Results
Stage 13 July 20 Lavelanet (Ariège)-Béziers (Hérault) 171 km Live Results
Stage 14 July 21 Lodève (Hérault)-Mont Ventoux (Vaucluse) 221 km Live Results
Rest Day July 22 Vaison le Romaine      
Stage 15 July 23 Vaison-le-Romaine (Vaucluse)-Les deux Alpes (Isère) 226.5 km Live Results
Stage 16 July 24 Les Deux Alpes (Isère)-La Plagne (Savoie) 179.5 km Live Results
Stage 17 July 25 Aime (Savoie)-Cluses (Haute-Savoie) 142 km Live Results
Stage 18 July 26 Cluses (Haute-Savoie)-Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain) 176.5 km Live Results
Stage 19 July 27 Regnie-Durette (Saône-et-Loire)-Macon (Rhône) Individual TT 50 km Live Results
Stage 20 July 28 Melun (Seine-et-Marne)-Paris-Champs-Elysées (Paris) 140 km Live Results

 

Principal difficulties

Stage 11 - July 18: Pau-La Mongie, 158 km
Col d'Aubisque (1709 m): 16.7 km at 7.1 %
Col de Soulor (1474 m): 2.3 km at 5.2 %
La Mongie (1715 m): 12.9 km at 6.8 %

Stage 12 - July 19: Lannenezan-Plateau de Beille, 198 km
Col de Menté (1349 m): 9.4 km at 9 %
Col de Portet d'Aspet (1069 m): 4.4 km at 9.6 %
Col de la Core (1395 m): 14.3 km at 5.8 %
Col de Port (1249 m): 12.6 km at 4.9 %
Plateau de Beille (1780 m): 15.9 km at 7.8 %

Stage 14 - July 21: Lodève-Mont Ventoux, 220.5 km
Mont Ventoux (1912 m): 21 km at 7.5 %

Stage 15 - July 23: Vaison-le-Romaine-Les deux Alpes, 226 km
Col de Prémol (963 m): 2.2 km at 5.5 %
Col de Grinone (1318 m): 11.5 km at 4.8 %
Col d'Ornon (1371 m): 9.8 km at 4.8 %
Les Deux-Alpes (1644 m): 11.5 km at 6.1 %

Stage 16 - July 24: Les Deux Alpes-La Plagne, 179 km
Col du Galibier (2645 m): 33.7 km at 4.7 %
Col du Télégraphe (1566 m): 4.8 km at 3.5 %
Col de la Madeleine (2000 m): 19.3 km at 7.9 %
La Plagne (1880 m): 17.3 km at 7 %

Stage 17 - July 25: Aime-Cluses, 141 km
Cormet de Roselend (1968 m): 19.4 km at 5.8 %
Col des Saisies (1650 m): 15.3 km at 6 %
Col des Aravis (1498 m): 11.7 km at 4.9 %
Col de la Colombière (1618 m): 11.8 km at 5.6 %

Summary

Total distance: 3282 km
Average stage distance (excluding prologue): 163.8
Mountain top finishes: 5
Time trials: 4 (182 km total)
Shortest road stage: Stage 17, 141 km
Longest road stage: Stage 15, 226 km
Number of rest days: 2

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