Last Updated on April 6, 2010 4:46 pm by Anthony Rome
Tour de France Guide
The 2010 Tour de France takes place July 3_25 and in order to help get you ready for the race, we’ve put together a guide complete with start times, facts and odds.
Date: July 3 – July 25
Region: France and nearby countries
Discipline: Road
Type: Stage race (Grand Tour)
Organizer: ASO
Race director: Christian Prudhomme
Facts
First Winner: Maurice Garin (France)
Most All-Time Wins: Lance Armstrong with seven (USA)
Most Recent Winner: Alberto Contador (Spanish)
Odds: Check out our 2010 Tour de France Odds Page
TV Schedule: N/A Check Back Soon
Past 10 Winners:
2000: Lance Armstrong (USA)
2001: Lance Armstrong (USA)
2002: Lance Armstrong (USA)
2003: Lance Armstrong (USA)
2004: Lance Armstrong (USA)
2005: Lance Armstrong (USA)
2006: Oscar Pereiro (Spain)
2007: Alberto Contador (Spain)
2008: Carlos Sastre (Spain)
2009: Alberto Contador (Spain)
Race Schedule:
0 Saturday, July 3 8 km
Rotterdam (NL)
1 Sunday, July 4 224 km
Rotterdam (NL) → Brussels (BE)
2 Monday, July 5 192 km
Brussels (BE) → Spa (BE)
3 Tuesday, July 6 207 km
Wanze (BE) → Arenberg
4 Wednesday, July 7 150 km
Cambrai → Reims
5 Thursday, July 8 185 km
Epernay → Montargis
6 Friday, July 9 225 km
Montargis → Gueugnon
7 Saturday, July 10 161 km
Tournus → Station des Rousses
8 Sunday, July 11 189 km
Station des Rousses → Morzine-Avoriaz
R Monday, July 12
Rest day in Morzine-Avoriaz
9 Tuesday, July 13 204 km
Morzine-Avoriaz → La Toussuire
10 Wednesday, July 14 179 km
Chambery → Gap
11 Thursday, July 15 180 km
Sisteron → Bourg-les-Valence
12 Friday, July 16 210 km
Bourge-de-Peage → Mende
13 Saturday, July 17 195 km
Rodez → Revel
14 Sunday, July 18 184 km
Revel → Ax-3 Domaines
15 Monday, July 19 187 km
Pamiers → Bagneres-de-Luchon
16 Tuesday, July 20 196 km
Bagneres-de-Luchon → Pau
R Wednesday, July 21
Rest day in Pau
17 Thursday, July 22 174 km
Pau → Col du Tourmalet
18 Friday, July 23 190 km
Salies-de-Béarn → Bordeaux
19 Saturday, July 24 51 km
Bordeaux → Pauillac
20 Sunday, July 25 105 km
Longjumeau → Champs-Elysées
Total Distance 3596 km
Teams and Riders:
AG2R-La Mondiale (France) Efimkin, Roche, Valjavec
Astana (Kazakhstan) Contador, Vinokourov
BBOX Bouygues Telecom (France) Fedrigo, Voeckler
Caisse d’Epargne (Spain) LL Sanchez, Moreau
Cofidis (France) Dumoulin, Moncoutie, Moinard, Taaramae
Euskaltel-Euskadi (Spain) S Sanchez
Française des Jeux (France) Casar, Di Gregorio, Le Mevel
Footon-Servetto (Spain) Cardoso
HTC-Columbia (USA) Cavendish, Rogers
Lampre (Italy) Cunego, Petacchi
Liquigas (Italy) Basso, Nibali, Kreuziger, Bennati
Milram (Germany) Gerdemann, Ciolek
Omega Pharma-Lotto (Belgium) Gilbert
Quick Step (Belgium) Boonen, Chavanel
Rabobank (Netherlands) Menchov, Gesink, Freire
Saxo Bank (Denmark) A Schleck, F Schleck, Cancellara
Six teams handed wildcard places
Radioshack (USA) Armstrong, Leipheimer, Kloden, Brajkovic
Team Sky (Great Britain) Wiggins, Lofkvist, Gerrans, Boasson Hagen
Katusha (Russia) Pozzato, Kirchen, McEwen, Karpets, Rodriguez
Garmin-Transitions (USA) Farrar, Vande Velde, Millar, Martin
Cervélo (Switzerland) Hushovd, Sastre
BMC Racing (USA) Evans, Hincapie
Posted: 4/6/10 4:46PM ET