To mark the 100th edition of the race the 2013 Tour de France will be a 100% French affair, the first time since the centenary in 2003. Starting with a sprint stage, the first time since 1966 that the opening stage will give a sprinter the opportunity to wear the yellow jersey, the first three stages will be on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Corsica.

The race then moves to the mainland for a team time trial in Nice before making its way to the Pyrénées from where it transfers north to Saint-Nazaire on the Atlantic coast for the first rest day. The race will then work its way back down to the south and the “Giant of Provence” where a tough ascent of Mont Ventoux will mark the end of the second week.

The final week sees the race enter the Alps with no let up for the riders and the relentless climbing continuing right up until the end of stage 20.

There are three time trials – a 25 km team time trial in Nice on stage 4, a 33 km individual time trial between Avranches and Mont-Saint-Michel on stage 11, and a 32 km individual time trial between Embrun and Chorges on stage 17.

Key mountain stages include stage 15, the 242 km long stage which finishes at the top of Mont Ventoux, and stage 18 which includes an unprecedented double ascent of the iconic Alpe-d’Huez.

List Of Tour Stages – Dates 7 Days Before The Grand Départ

22/6 S01 Porto-Vecchio / Bastia 213 km 23/6 S02 Bastia / Ajaccio 156 km 24/6 S03 Ajaccio / Calvi 145.5 km 25/6 S04 Nice / Nice 25 km 26/6 S05 Cagnes-sur-Mer / Marseille 228.5 km 27/6 S06 Aix-en-Provence / Montpellier 176.5 km 28/6 S07 Montpellier / Albi 205.5 km 29/6 S08 Castres / Ax 3 Domaines 195 km 30/6 S09 Saint-Girons / Bagnères-de-Bigorre 168.5 km 01/7 Rest day 02/7 S10 Saint-Gildas-des-Bois / Saint-Malo 197 km 03/7 S11 Avranches / Mont-Saint-Michel 33 km 04/7 S12 Fougères / Tours 218 km 05/7 S13 Tours / Saint-Amand-Montrond 173 km 06/7 S14 Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule / Lyon 191 km 07/7 S15 Givors / Mont Ventoux 242.5 km 08/7 Rest day 09/7 S16 Vaison-la-Romaine / Gap 168 km 10/7 S17 Embrun / Chorges 32 km 11/7 S18 Gap / Alpe-d’Huez 172.5 km 12/7 S19 Bourg-d’Oisans / Le Grand-Bornand 204.5 km 13/7 S20 Annecy / Annecy – Semnoz 125 km 14/7 S21 Versailles / Paris Champs-Élysées 133.5 km

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