Six stages in 19 days over a course of 2428 km.
There are always 21 stages in the Tour de France.
There are 21 stages in 2008.
Tour de France was created in 1903.
There have been 99 additions of the the Tour de France, starting in 1903. The 2013 Tour will be the 100th.
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1903, July the 1st
France
Maurice Garin from France won the first ever Tour de France in 1903.
The first Tour de France took place in 1903.
The prologue in the 2005 Tour de France was replaced by a time trial. Including the time trial, there were 21 stages in the 2005 Tour de France. Click on the '2005 Tour de France' link on this page to read about the race and see what each of the stages were.
It started in 1903. in 2010 the tour de France started on sturday 3rd July
Maurice Garin of France