Stages of 2017 Tour de France announced on Tuesday

PARIS, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the stages of 2017 Tour de France announced here on Tuesday as the 104th grand cycling event starts from Dusseldorf, Germany on July 1 and finishes in Paris three weeks later covering 3,516km: Stage 1: July 1, Dusseldorf (Germany) - Dusseldorf, 13km Individual time trial Stage 2: July 2, Dusseldorf - Liege (Belgium), 202km Stage 3: July 3, Verviers (Belgium) - Longwy (France), 202km Stage 4: July 4, Mondorf Led Bains - Vittel, 203km Stage 5: July 5, Vittel - La Planche Des Belles Filles, 160km Stage 6: July 6, Vesoul - Troyes, 216km Stage 7: July 7, Troyes - Nuits-Saint-Georges, 214km Stage 8: July 8, Dole Station Des Rousses, 187km Stage 9: July 9, Natua - Chambery, 181km Rest day: July 10 Stage 10: July 11, Periguex - Bergerac, 178km Stage 11: July 12, Eymet - Pau, 202km Stage 12: July 13, Pau -Peyragoudes, 214km Stage 13: July 14, Saint Girons - Foix, 100km Stage 14: July 15, Blagnac - Rodez, 181km Stage 15: July 16, Laissac-Severac L'Eglise Le Puy en Velay, 189km Second rest day: July 17 Stage 16: Le Puy en Velay - Romans Sur Isere, 165km Stage 17: July 19, La Mure - Serre Chevalier, 183km Stage 18: July 20, Briancon -Izoard, 178km Stage 19: July 21, Embrun - Salon de Provence, 220km Stage 20: July 22, Marseille - Marseille, 23km Individual time trial Stage 21: July 23, Montgeron - Paris Champs-Elyees, 105km