TOUR DE FRANCE 2012

Running from Saturday June 30^th to Sunday July 22^th 2012, the 99^th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,479 kilometres.

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, Visé

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