The route
Running from Saturday July 3rd to Sunday July 25th 2010, the 97th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,600 kilometres.

These stages have the following profiles:

•1 prologue,
•9 flat stages,
•6 mountain stages and 3 summit finishes,
•4 medium mountain stages,
•1 individual time-trial stage (51 km).

Distinctive aspects of the race

• le Tourmalet climbed twice,
•a hint of the Classics and cobblestones,
•2 rest days,
•23 level 1, level 2 and highest level mountain passes.

11 new stage towns

Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, Bourg-de-Péage, Bourg-lès-Valence, Gueugnon, Longjumeau, Pamiers, Pauillac, Sisteron, Station des Rousses, Tournus, Wanze (Belgium).