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92nd Tour de France - GT

France, July 2-24, 2005

Stages & results

Route presentation    Rider reactions    Mountain stages

Tour 2005 - from cruising ...


... to suffering

Taking the big lap - the stages of the 2005 Tour de France

Welcome to Cyclingnews' Tour de France data central. In the table below you'll find links to the details of each individual stage of the Tour, with a stage description, map and profile for each day of racing.

To do your own lap around France, jump right in to stage 1 where Cyclingnews has an exclusive preview to every stage route and profile for all 21 stages.

But if you're into suffering and just can't wait for the pain, then take a look at what the riders will encounter during the tough days in the mountains.

The route in brief

This year's Tour has fewer times trials and slightly less climbing than the 2004 edition, but Lance Armstrong says he still expects it to be won and lost in the mountains. Nevertheless, any rider aiming for the top spot will need a strong team to shepherd him through the less hilly stages.

Tour 2005 covers 3,607km, starting not with a prologue (which is always less than 8km), but a 19km individual time trial between Fromentine and l'Ile de Noirmoutier, the latter being a tiny island in the Atlantic, a popular destination for Parisians.

Once the Tour gets back on the mainland for stage 2, it heads east in clockwise direction, goes into Germany briefly, then highlights will be when the peloton hits the Alps for three tough days, then the Pyrenees, the final individual time trial in St Etienne on the penultimate day before a quick blast in the TGV into Corbeil-Essonnes, on the outskirts of Paris, for the final romp into the city and Champs Elysees.

Stage

Date

Location

Distance

Live

Results

Stage 1

Saturday, July 2

Fromentine - Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile ITT

19 km

Live

Results

Stage 2

Sunday, July 3

Challans - Les Essarts

181.5 km

Live

Results

Stage 3

Monday, July 4

La Châtaigneraie - Tours

212.5 km

Live

Results

Stage 4

Tuesday, July 5

Tours - Blois TTT

67.5 km

Live

Results

Stage 5

Wednesday, July 6

Chambord - Montargis

183 km

Live

Results

Stage 6

Thursday, July 7

Troyes - Nancy

199 km

Live

Results

Stage 7

Friday, July 8

Lunéville - Karlsruhe

228.5 km

Live

Results

Stage 8

Saturday, July 9

Pforzheim - Gérardmer

231.5 km

Live

Results

Stage 9

Sunday, July 10

Gérardmer - Mulhouse

171 km

Live

Results

Rest Day

Monday, July 11

Rest day - Grenoble

 

 

Results

Stage 10

Tuesday, July 12

Grenoble - Courchevel

192.5 km

Live

Results

Stage 11

Wednesday, July 13

Courchevel - Briançon

173 km

Live

Results

Stage 12

Thursday, July 14

Briançon - Digne-les-Bains

187 km

Live

Results

Stage 13

Friday, July 15

Miramas - Montpellier

173.5 km

Live

Results

Stage 14

Saturday, July 16

Agde - Ax-3 Domaines

220.5 km

Live

Results

Stage 15

Sunday, July 17

Lézat-sur-Lèze - Saint-Lary Soulan (Pla d'Adet)

205.5 km

Live

Results

Rest Day

Monday, July 18

Rest day - Pau

 

 

Results

Stage 16

Tuesday, July 19

Mourenx - Pau

180.5 km

Live

Results

Stage 17

Wednesday, July 20

Pau - Revel

239.5 km

Live

Results

Stage 18

Thursday, July 21

Albi - Mende

189 km

Live

Results

Stage 19

Friday, July 22

Issoire - Le Puy-en-Velay

153.5 km

Live

Results

Stage 20

Saturday, July 23

Saint-Etienne - Saint-Etienne ITT

55 km

Live

Results

Stage 21

Sunday, July 24

Corbeil-Essonnes - Paris Champs-Élysées

144 km

Live

Results

 

 

Total

3607 km

 

 

As the race unfolds this page will incorporate links to each day's results and report, and our reknowned blow-by-blow live coverage.