The route for the 2015 Tour De France has been announced.
The race starts in Utrecht on Saturday July 4th with an individual time time trial and is one for the climbers.
The stages announced by ASO are as follows:
Saturday July 4, Stage 1: Utrecht (NL) – Utrecht (NL) (ITT) 13.7km
Sunday July 5, Stage 2: Utrecht (NL) – Neeltje Jans (NL) 166km
Monday July 6, Stage 3: Antwerp (BE) – Huy (BE) 154km
The stage will finish for the first time on the classic Mur de Huy climb.
Tuesday July 7, Stage 4: Seriang (BE) – Cambrai (FR) 221km
A stage which will include seven sections of cobbles
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Wednesday July 8, Stage 5: Cambrai – Amiens 189km
Thursday July 9, Stage 6: Amiens – Le Havre 191km
Friday July 10, Stage 7: Livarot – Fougères 190km
Saturday July 11, Stage 8: Rennes – Mûr-de-Bretagne 179km
Sunday July 12, Stage 9: Vannes – Plumelec 28km Team Time Trial
Monday July 13, rest day: Pau
Wednesday July 15, Stage 11: Pau – Cauterets 188k
This stage will feature three mountain climbs of Aspin, Tourmalet and Cauterets.
Thursday July 16, Stage 12: Lannemazen – Plateau de Beille 195km
Friday July 17, Stage 13: Muret – Rodez 200km
Saturday July 18, Stage 14: Rodez – Mende-Montée Laurent Jalabert 175km .
Sunday July 19, Stage 15: Mende – Valence 182km
Monday July 20, Stage 16: Bourg-de-Péage – Gap 201km
Tuesday July 21, rest day: Gap/Digne-les-Bains
Wednesday July 22, Stage 17: Digne-les-Bains – Pra-Loup (via the Col des Champs) 161km
Thursday July 23, Stage 18: Gap – Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 185km
Friday July 24, Stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – La Toussuire 138km
Saturday July 25, Stage 20: Modane – L’Alpe d’Huez 110km
Saturday July 26, Stage 21: Sèvres – Champs-Élysées, Paris 107km
