91st Tour de France - July 3-25, 2004

Map Stages Summary Climbs

The 2004 Route

The Stages

Prologue - July 3: Prologue Liege ITT, 6.1 km
Stage 1 - July 4: Liège-Charleroi, 202.5 km
Stage 2 - July 5: Charleroi-Namur, 197 km
Stage 3 - July 6: Waterloo - Wasquehal, 210 km
Stage 4 - July 7: Cambrai - Arras TTT, 64.5 km
Stage 5 - July 8: Amiens - Chartres, 200.5km
Stage 6 - July 9: Bonneval - Angers, 196 km
Stage 7 - July 10: Chateaubriant - Saint Brieuc, 204.5 km
Stage 8 - July 11: Lamballe - Quimper, 168 km
July 12: Rest Day: Transfer to Limoges
Stage 9 - July 13: St Leonard de Noblat - Guéret, 160.5 km
Stage 10 - July 14: Limoges - St Flour, 237 km
Stage 11 - July 15: St Flour - Figeac, 164 km
Stage 12 - July 16: Castelsarrasin - La Mongie, 197.5 km
Stage 13 - July 17: Lannemezan - Plateau de Beille, 205.5 km
Stage 14 - July 18: Carcassonne - Nimes, 192.5 km
July 19 - Rest Day: Nimes
Stage 15 - July 20: Valreas - Villard-de-Lans, 180.5 km
Stage 16 - July 21: Bourg d'Oisans - Alpe d'Huez ITT, 15.5 km
Stage 17 - July 22: Bourg d'Oisans - Le Grand Bornand, 204.5 km
Stage 18 - July 23: Annemasse - Lons le Saunier, 166.5 km
Stage 19 - July 24: Besancon - Besancon ITT, 55 km
Stage 20 - July 25: Montreau - Paris-Champs-Elysees, 163 km

Route Summary

3391.1 km total distance in 20 stages + prologue
11 flat stages
6 mountain stages
2 individual time-trial stages (75 km total)
1 team time-trial stage (65 km)
3 mountain top finishes
21 Category 1, Category 2 and Hors Categorie (HC) passes
2 rest days (1 transfer by plane and 1 transfer by train)
7 new stop over towns: Waterloo, Cambrai, Chartres, Lamballe, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, Guéret, Annemasse
Prize money: €3 million total, €400,000 for the winner

The Climbs

10th stage (finish in Saint-Flour)

Km 67: Col de Lestards, 7 km at 4.7%
Km 162: Col de Néronne, 8.3 km at 3.5%
Km 173.5: Col du Pas de Peyrol, 5.5 km at 8%
Km 205.5: Plomb du Cantal, 8.2 km at 6%

12th stage (La Mongie)

Km 173: Col d'Aspin, 12.5 km at 6.3%
Km 199: La Mongie, 15 km at 5.7%

13th stage (Plateau de Beille)

Km 49.5: Col des Ares, 9 km at 3.8%
Km 71: Col de Portet d'Asp, 10 km at 5.4%
Km 107.5: Col de la Core, 14.5 km at 5.8%
Km 139: Col de Latrape, 18 km at 3.3%
Km 153.5: Col d'Agnes, 9.5 km at 8.4%
Km 217: Plateau de Beille, 18.5 km at 6.4%

15th stage (Villard-de-Lans)

Km 15: Côte d'Aleryrac, 3.4 km at 4.7%
Km 38: Côte du Puy-Saint-Martin, 3.9 km at 3%
Km 91.5: Col des Limouches, 10.7 km at 6.4%
Km 121: Col de l'Echarasson, 12 km at 7.4%
Km 137: Col de Carri, 6.2 km at 2.6%
Km 164: Côte de Chalimont, 10.3 km at 5.8%
Km 179: Villard-de-Lans (Côte 2000) Montée de 2.3 km at 6.6%

16th stage (L'Alpe d'Huez)

Km 15: L'Alpe d'Huez, 13.8 km at 7.9%

17th stage (Le Grand Bornand)

Km 36: Col du Glandon, 27 km at 4.5%
Km 86: Col de la Madeleine, 19.5 at a 8%
Km 143.5: Col de Tamié, 9 km at 6%
Km 166.5: Col de la Forclaz, 8.5 km at 8%
Km 200.5: Col de la Croix-Fry, 12.5 km at 6.8%

18th stage (Lons-le-Saunier)

Km 34.5: Côte de: Collonges, 2.5 km at 4.2%
Km 75.5: Col de la Faucille, 11.5 km at 6.3%
Km 87.5: Côte de Lajoux, 3.7 km at 5.4%
Km 119: Côte de Saint-Lupicin, 6.2 km at 3.9%
Km 127: Côte des Crozets, 6.3 km at 3.7%
Km 153: Côte de Nogna, 2.2 km at 4.3%