Velochimp: Astrochimp on Cycling

Just in case you did not study up on the Tour map last October when it was first released, the AP News wire has a refresher of the Tour map. It is a city by city list, and does not mean much unless you have a map of France and the topographical profile of certain stages.

Here is the list:

PARIS, June 28 (Reuters) - Itinerary for the 2005 Tour de France which starts on
Saturday:

• July 2: First stage, individual time trial Fromentine-Noirmoutier (19 km)
• July 3: Second stage, Challans-Les Essarts (182 km)
• July 4: Third stage, La Chataigneraie-Tours (213 km)
• July 5 : Fourth stage, Team time trial Tours-Blois (68 km)
• July 6: Fifth stage, Chambord-Montargis (183 km)
• July 7: Sixth stage, Troyes-Nancy (199 km)
• July 8: Seventh stage, Luneville-Karlsruhe (Germany) (229 km)
• July 9: Eighth stage, Pforzheim-Gerardmer (232 km)
• July 10: Ninth stage, Gerardmer-Mulhouse (171 km)
• July 11: Rest day in Grenoble
• July 12: 10th stage, Grenoble-Courchevel (193 km)
• July 13: 11th stage, Courchevel-Briancon (173 km)
• July 14: 12th stage, Briancon-Digne les Bains (187 km)
• July 15: 13th stage, Miramas-Montpellier (174 km)
• July 16: 14th stage, Agde-Ax Trois Domaines (221 km)
• July 17: 15th stage, Lezat-sur-Leze-Saint Lary Soulan (206 km)
• July 18: Rest day in Pau July 19: 16th stage, Mourenx-Pau (181 km)
• July 20: 17th stage, Pau-Revel (240 km)
• July 21: 18th stage, Albi-Mende (189 km)
• July 22: 19th stage, Issoire-Le Puy en Velay (154 km)
• July 23: 20th stage, individual time trial in Saint-Etienne (55 km)
• July 24: 21st stage, Corbeil-Paris (144 km)