2009 Tour de France
The 2009 Tour de France event was the 96th held. It started in Monaco on 4 July, with a prologue through Monaco's streets. The second stage was also held in Monaco. In total, the tour will visited a total of six nations: Monaco, France, Spain, Andorra, Switzerland and Italy. The total length of the tour for this year was 3,445 km (or 2,141 miles). See the stage details below.
There was unprecedented international interest in this event as seven time winner Lance Armstrong made a successful comeback to this event, in the name of promoting cancer awareness. He finished third (see winners list). The winner was Alberto Contador of Spain riding for the Astana team.
Event Stages
| Stage | Date | Details | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 4 | Monaco - individual time-trial | 15.5km |
| 2 | July 5 | Monaco - Brignoles | 187km |
| 3 | July 6 | Marseille - La Grande-Motte | 196.5km |
| 4 | July 7 | Montpellier - team time-trial | 39km |
| 5 | July 8 | Le Cap d'Agde - Perpignan | 196.5km |
| 6 | July 9 | Girona (Spain) - Barcelona (Spain) | 181.5km |
| 7 | July 10 | Barcelona (Spain) - Andorra-Arcalis | 224km |
| 8 | July 11 | Andorra-la-Vieille - Saint-Girons | 176.5km |
| 9 | July 12 | Saint-Gaudens - Tarbes | 160.5km |
| July 13 | Limoges Rest Day | - | |
| 10 | July 14 | Limoges - Issoudun | 194.5km |
| 11 | July 15 | Vatan - Saint-Fargeau | 192km |
| 12 | July 16 | Tonnerre - Vittel | 211.5km |
| 13 | July 17 | Vittel - Colmar | 200km |
| 14 | July 18 | Colmar - Besanon | 199km |
| 15 | July 19 | Pontarlier - Verbier (Switzerland) | 207.5km |
| July 20 | Verbier (Switzerland) - Rest Day | - | |
| 16 | July 21 | Martigny (Switzerland) - Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 159km |
| 17 | July 22 | Bourg-Saint-Maurice - Le Grand-Bornand | 169.5km |
| 18 | July 23 | Annecy (individual time-trial) | 40.5km |
| 19 | July 24 | Bourgoin-Jallieu - Aubenas | 178 km |
| 20 | July 25 | Montlimar - Mont Ventoux | 167km |
| 21 | July 26 | Montereau-Fault-Yonne - Paris Champs-Elyses | 164km |
Related Pages
- Info about the next tour, the 2010 tour de france
- Information about each of the tours
- Profile of seven time winner Lance Armstrong
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