October 26, 2006 – Today the 2007 Tour route was revealed in Paris, France. With many of the top riders not showing up – either out of protest because of the ongoing Operacion Puerto, the battles between the ProTour and the Grand Tours, or because of pending drug charges as in the case of this year’s winner, Floyd Landis – the mood was reported to be quite tense.

At the end of the 8-minute movie highlighting the race itself, the screen showed Landis himself, then cracked like a mirror. Whatever the case for 2007, the 3,547 km route proves to be challenging as always.

The Stages

– Prologue – July 7: London – London, 8 km
– Stage 1 – July 8: London – Canterbury, 203 km
– Stage 2 – July 9: Dunkirk – Gent, 167 km
РStage 3 РJuly 10: Waregem РCompi̬gne, 236 km
РStage 4 РJuly 11: Villers-Cotter̻ts РJoigny, 190 km
– Stage 5 – July 12: Chablis – Autun, 184 km
– Stage 6 – July 13: Semur-en-Auxois – Bourg-en-Bresse, 200 km
– Stage 7 – July 14: Bourg-en-Bresse – Le-Grand-Bornand, 197 km
– Stage 8 – July 15: Le-Grand-Bornand – Tignes, 165 km
Rest Day – July 16: Tignes
– Stage 9 – July 17: Val-d’Isère – Briançon, 161 km
– Stage 10 – July 18: Tallard – Marseille, 229 km
– Stage 11 – July 19: Marseille – Montpellier, 180 km
– Stage 12 – July 20: Montpellier – Castres, 179 km
– Stage 13 – July 21: Albi – Albi, 54 km
– Stage 14 – July 22: Mazamet – Plateau-de-Beille, 197 km
– Stage 15 – July 23: Foix – Loudenvielle – Le Louron, 196 km Rest Day – July 24: Pau
– Stage 16 – July 25: Orthez – Gourette – Col d’Aubisque, 218 km
– Stage 17 – July 26: Pau – Castelsarrasin, 188 km
РStage 18 РJuly 27: Cahors РAngoul̻me, 210 km
РStage 19 РJuly 28: Cognac РAngoul̻me, 55 km
– Stage 20 – July 29: Marcoussis – Paris Champs-Élysées, 130 km

Total Length: 3,547 kms