Tour de France!

Thanks to Mr. Cleary for pointing out that the new TdF schedule is up. And thanks for the laugh from my friend Sparky who, when I e-mailed him this info replied, "Good lord man - that's over 6 months away - we might be at war with France by that time."

Saturday, July 1: Prologue in Strasbourg - 7 km
Sunday, July 2: 1st stage - Strasbourg - Strasbourg - 183 km
Monday, July 3: 2nd stage - Obernai - Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) - 223 km
Tuesday, July 4: 3rd stage - Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) - Valkenburg (Netherlands) - 216 km
Wednesday, July 5: 4th stage - Huy (Belgium) - Saint-Quentin - 215 km
Thursday, July 6: 5th stage - Beauvais - Caen - 219 km
Friday, July 7: 6th stage - Lisieux - Vitre - 184 km
Saturday, July 8: 7th stage - Saint-Gregoire - Rennes (individual time trial) - 52 km
Sunday, July 9: 8th stage - Saint-Meen-le-Grand - Lorient - 177 km
Monday, July 10: Rest day in Bordeaux
Tuesday, July 11: 9th stage - Bordeaux - Dax - 170 km
Wednesday, July 12: 10th stage - Cambo-les-Bains - Pau - 193 km
Thursday, July 13: 11th stage - Tarbes - Val d'Aran, Pla-de-Beret (Spain) 208 km
Friday, July 14: 12th stage - Luchon - Carcassonne - 211 km
Saturday, July 15: 13th stage - Beziers - Montelimar - 231 km
Sunday, July 16: 14th stage - Montelimar - Gap - 181 km
Monday, July 17: Rest day in Gap
Tuesday, July 18: 15th stage - Gap - L'Alpe d'Huez - 187 km
Wednesday, July 19: 16th stage - Le Bourg d'Oisans - La Toussuire - 182 km
Thursday, July 20: 17th stage - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Morzine - 199 km
Friday, July 21: 18th stage - Morzine - Macon - 193 km
Saturday, July 22: 19th stage - Le Creusot - Montceau-les-Mines (individual time trial) - 56 km
Sunday, July 23: 20th stage - Antony - Paris (Champs-Elysées) - 152 km