More low key than normal due to the petrol strikes in the French capital, the route was announced and sees the race start in the Vendee region of France.
As expected gone is the opening day individual time trial which has been held in Rotterdam, Monaco and London recently, that has been put back until the penultimate day.
The full route which includes the Tourmalet and Alpe D'Huez climbs is as follows:
July 2, Stage 1: Passage du Gois-Mont des Alouettes, 191km
July 3, Stage 2: Les Essarts-Les Essarts, TTT, 23km
July 4, Stage 3: Olonne-sur-Mer-Redon, 198km
July 5, Stage 4: Lorient-Mûr-de-Bretagne, 172km
July 6, Stage 5: Carhaix-Cap Fréhel, 158km
July 7, Stage 6: Dinan-Lisieux, 226km
July 8, Stage 7: Le Mans-Châteauroux, 215km
July 9, Stage 8: Aigurande-Super Besse Sancy, 190km
July 10, Stage 9: Issoire-St-Flour, 208km
July 11, Rest day at Le Lioran/Cantal
July 12, Stage 10: Aurillac-Carmaux, 161km
July 13, Stage 11: Blaye-les-Mines-Lavaur, 168km
July 14, Stage 12: Cugnaux-Luz Ardiden, 209km
July 15, Stage 13: Pau-Lourdes, 156km
July 16, Stage 14: Saint-Gaudens-Plateau de Beille, 168km
July 17, Stage 15: Limous-Montpellier, 187km
July 18, Rest day at province of Drôme
July 19, Stage 16: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux-Gap, 163km
July 20, Stage 17: Gap-Pinerolo, 179km
July 21, Stage 18: Pinerolo-Galibier/Serre-Chevalier, 189km
July 22, Stage 19: Modane-Alpe d'Huez, 109km
July 23, Stage 20: Grenoble-Grenoble, ITT, 41km
July 24, Stage 21: Créteil-Paris/Champs-Elysées, 160km