Running from Saturday June 30th to Sunday July 22th 2012, the 99th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,479 kilometres. It starts this year in Liege, Belgium and of course, concludes on Paris Champs-Élysées.
These stages have the following profiles:
Distinctive aspects of the race
9 flat stages
4 medium mountain stages - one with a summit finish
5 mountain stages - two with a summit finish
2 individual time-trial stages
1 prologue
2 rest days
9 new stage towns:
Abbeville, Annonay Davézieux, Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, La Planche des Belles Filles, Peyragudes, Porrentruy, Samatan, Tomblaine, Vis
For the full itinerary: Tour de France 2012
Tour de France 2012 Itinerary Video:
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