Stages

The highlights of the 2009 Tour de France include:

• "Grand depart" in beautiful Monaco (Prologue and 1st stage start)
• The Team time trial is back by popular demand! This year in Montpellier.
• A visit to Spain and Andorra with stages through Gerona and Barcelona.
• Pyrenees mountain top finish in Andorra and climbs such as….will also be featured.
• Onto the Vosges Mountains and the beautiful Alsace wine region
• Spectacular Final week with non stop action
• mountain top finish in Verbier, Switzerland
• 2 classic Alpine stages
• A decisive Time trial around the Lake in Annecy on the 23rd
• Incredible Mont Ventoux stage just 1 day before the arrival on the Champs Elysees.

In previous years, the Tour started with a prologue, followed by a week of flat stages. The flat stages were dominated by the sprinters' teams, and the yellow jersey was worn by a sprinter who had a good prologue.