It’s only a couple weeks to go until the 100th edition of the Tour de France. It starts on the French island of Corsica for the first three stages, features the return of Mont Ventoux, a double ascent of Alpe d’Huez on stage 18, and a nightime finish in Paris. Are you as pumped as we are?
Comparing 2013 to previous years…
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| Flat Stages | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Medium Mountain Stages | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Mountain Stages | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| # of Categorized Climbs (Cat 2, 1, HC) | ?? | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Summit Finishes | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Individual Time Trialing | 65k | 101k | 41k | 59k | 55k | 82k | 117k | 116k |
| Team Time Trial | 25k | 0 | 23k | 0 | 39k | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall Distance | 3342k | 3511k | 3436k | 3596k | 3435k | 3554k | 3547k | 3657k |