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Tour de France
In July the national sport of France becomes cycling, thanks to the Tour de France. First held in 1903 Le Tour, as it in known in France, is a twenty-two day cycling odyssey that weaves itself around France. The 2003 Tour de France will be held from July 5th to July 27th, covers 3350 kilometers, 2,081.5 miles and travels through too many cities, towns and villages to count.
This year American Lance Armstrong will be going for his fifth straight win. If he is successful he will tie Spaniard Miguel Indurain record for most wins in a row.
Below is a schedule with starting and finishing locations linked to their respective tourist offices; those that I could find in English.
The official Tour de France http://www.letour.fr/indexus.html is here.
| Stage | Date | Location | Distance |
| 0 | Saturday, July 5th | Paris Prologue | 8 km/4.9 miles |
| 1 | Sunday, July 6th | Saint-Denis/Montgeron - Meaux | 160 km/99.4 miles |
| 2 | Monday, July 7th | La Ferté-sous-Jouarre - Sedan | 195 km/221.1 miles |
| 3 | Monday, July 8th | Charleville-Mézières - Saint-Dizier | 160 km/99.4 miles |
| 4 | Monday, July 9th | Joinville - Saint-Dizier | 68 km/42.2 miles (Team Time Trial) |
| 5 | Monday, July 10th | Troyes - Nevers | 196 km/221.7 miles |
| 6 | Monday, July 11th | Nevers - Lyon | 230 km/142.9 miles |
| 7 | Monday, July 12th | Lyon - Morzine | 226.5 km/140.7 miles |
| 8 | Monday, July 13th | Sallanches - L'Alpe d'Huez | 211 km/131.1 miles |
| 9 | Monday, July 14th | Bourg d'Oisans - Gap | 184.5 km/114.6 miles |
| 10 | Monday, July 15th | Gap - Marseille | 195 km/221.1 miles |
| Rest Day | Wednesday, July 16th | Transfert to Narbonne | 0 |
| 11 | Sunday, July 17th | Narbonne - Toulouse | 160 km/99.4 miles |
| 12 | Monday, July 18th | Gaillac - Cap' Découverte | 48.5 km/30.1 miles (Individual Time Trial) |
| 13 | Monday, July 19th | Toulouse (Cité de l'Espace) - Plateau de Bonascre | 197 km/221.4 |
| 14 | Monday, July 20th | Saint-Girons - Loudenvielle | 191.5 km/119.9 miles |
| 15 | Monday, July 21th | Bagnères-de-Bigorre - Luz-Ardiden | 159.5 km/99.1 miles |
| Rest Day | Monday, July 22th | Pau | 0 |
| 16 | Monday, July 23th | Pau - Bayonne | 197.5 km/122.8 miles |
| 17 | Monday, July 24th | Dax - Bordeaux | 165 km/102.5 miles |
| 18 | Monday, July 25th | Bordeaux - Saint-Maixent-l'Ecole | 200 km/124.2 miles |
| 19 | Monday, July 26th | Pornic - Nantes | 49 km/30.4 miles (Individual Time Trial) |
| 20 | Monday, July 27th | Ville d'Avray - Paris Champs-Elysées | 160 km/99.4 miles |
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