The 2010 Tour de France route was unveiled in Paris this week. The race starts in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on July 3 with a prologue. Then the race will head over some cobblestones into Brussels, Belgium before crossing back into France. The race will make its way through the north of France into the Alps with a rest day in Morzine. Two more mountain stages through Saint Jean de Maurienne and then Chambery to Gap before heading into the Massif Central and then the Pyrenees. There will be 4 high mountain stages in the Pyrenees, including the Tourmalet twice. A long 51k time trial around Bordeaux before the final parade into Paris on the Champs Elysee.
2010 Tour de France
Stage 0: Saturday, July 3 § Prologue 8k Rotterdam, Holland
Stage 1: Sunday, July 4 § Rotterdam – Brussels 224 k
Stage 2: Monday, July 5 § Brussels – Spa, Belgium 192k
Stage 3: Tuesday, July 6 § Wanze – Arenberg Porte du Hainaut 270k
Stage 4: Wednesday, July 7 § Cambrai – Reims 150k
Stage 5: Thursday, July 8 § Epernay – Montargis 185k
Stage 6: Friday, July 9 § Montargis – Gueugnon 225k
Stage 7: Saturday, July 10 § Tournus – Station des Rousses 161k
Stage 8: Sunday, July 11 § Station des Rousses – Morzine-Avoriaz 189k
(Col de Ramaz, Avoriaz)
Monday, July 12 § Rest Day in Morzine-Avoriaz
Stage 9: Tuesday, July 13 § Morzine-Avoriaz – Saint Jean de Maurienne 204k
(Col de la Colombiere, Col des Aravis, Col des Saisies, Col de la Madeleine)
Stage 10: Wednesday, July 14 § Chambery – Gap 179k
Stage 11: Thursday, July 15 § Sisteron – Bourg les Valence 180k
Stage 12: Friday, July 16 § Bourg de Peage – Mende 210k
Stage 13: Saturday, July 17 § Rodez – Revel 195k
Stage 14: Sunday, July 18 § Revel – Ax 3 Domaines 184k
(Port de Pailheres, Ax 3 Domaines)
Stage 15: Monday, July 19 § Pamiers – Bagnères-de-Luchon
(Port d’Aspet, Col des Ares, Port de Bales)
Stage 16: Tuesday, July 20 § Bagnères-de-Luchon – Pau 196k
(Col de Peyresourde, Col d’Aspin, Col du Tourmalet, Col d’Aubisque)
Wednesday, July 21 § Rest Day Pau
Stage 17: Thursday, July 22 § Pau – Col du Tourmalet 174k
(Col de Marie-Blanque, Col du Souloir, Col du Tourmalet)
Stage 18: Friday, July 23 § Salies-de-Béarn – Bordeaux
Stage 19: Saturday, July 24 § Bordeaux – Pauillac 51k Time Trial
Stage 20: Sunday, July 25 § Longjumeau – Paris Champs Elysee 105k
