The Road to Paris: Tour de France News and Updates

Fabian Cancellara crosses the finish line to win Stage 1 in Monaco.
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Cancellara Shows His Hand in Monte Carlo

Fabian Cancellara kicked off the 2009 Tour de France with a dominating performance to win the Stage 1 time trial. Levi Leipheimer finished in sixth, 30 seconds off the leader, while Lance Armstrong finished 10th. More »

Stage 1 Results

Fabian Cancellara - SAX - 19:32
Alberto Contador – AST +00:18
Bradley Wiggins – GRM +00:19
Andréas Klöden – AST +00:22
Cadel Evans – SIL +00:23

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Pre-Tour Training Camp
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velonews (VeloNews): #tdf Cadel Evans assesses his chances after the opening time trial http://tinyurl.com/laudmu
velonews (VeloNews): #tdf Fly V's Charles Dion and Colavita's Andrea Dvorak win Fitchburg circuit race. http://tinyurl.com/n9ssoe
velonews (VeloNews): #tdf Cervelo's Hayden Roulston says he still has a lot to learn http://tinyurl.com/mzd8fz
velonews (VeloNews): #tdf David Millar has a new approach and is hoping for more Tour success http://tinyurl.com/krsb26
velonews (VeloNews): #tdf Andrew Hood: Three Spanish Tour kings are on different trajectories http://tinyurl.com/laq9bh
velonews (VeloNews): #tdf Husband-and-wife teammates Jeremy Horgan-Kolbelski and Heather Irmiger win marathon titles http://tinyurl.com/n576lx
velonews (VeloNews): #tdf I like this Cancellara pic from AFP. http://is.gd/1nA6F
velonews (VeloNews): #tdf Stage 1 VeloCenter is up. Race highlights, Kiefel's picks and a chat with Lance. http://is.gd/1nzyP
velonews (VeloNews): RT @JeremyHK Awesome July 4th for me: Heather and I both won Marathon Nationals ...Suffered a lot, but SO fun.
velonews (VeloNews): #tdf Tour diary: Garmin-Slipstream's Tyler Farrar says he's hoping for a field sprint on stage 2 http://tinyurl.com/lszxsv
ActiveCycling (Active.com Cycling): Bruce Hildenbrand's blog: "It is likely Cancellara will keep his yellow jersey at least until Stage 4" - http://tinyurl.com/m4teqv
TeamAstana (Team Astana): Thanks to all the Team Astana fans in Monaco ... And of course to the twitter faithful who sent in all the messages. Great day!
allandavis27 (allan davis): In Singapore for transit on my way to Aus, carnt wait to see everyone and the country I love most, HOME. Watched 17 again on the flight.
velonews (VeloNews): @Bill_Morrison heh. So, the twitterfeed will have the #tdf prefix - but will include any non-Tour articles we post. Not ideal.
JakesJournal (Jake from Garmin): Check out http://tinyurl.com/JakeBlog for Team Garmin photos from today's #TdF prologue that you haven't seen yet. #procycling

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2009 Tour de France: The Route

On July 4, the Principality of Monaco hosts Stage 1 of the Tour de France.Over the next 22 days, the Tour will wind its way through France, Spain, Andorra and Switzerland. More

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Watch a video of the route

Stage 1: Monaco - Time Trial
Stage 2: Monaco to Brignoles
Stage 3: Marseille to La Grande-Motte
Stage 4: Montpellier - Team Time Trial
Stage 5: Le Cap d'Agde to Perpignan
Stage 6: Girona to Barcelona
Stage 7: Barcelona to Arcalis
Stage 8: Andorra la Vella to Saint-Girons
Stage 9: Saint-Gaudens to Tarbes
Rest Day: Limoges
Stage 10: Limoges to Issoudun
Stage 11: Vatan to Saint-Fargeau
Stage 12: Tonnerre to Vittel
Stage 13: Vittel to Colmar
Stage 14: Colmar to Besancon
Stage 15: Pontarlier to Verbier
Rest Day: Verbier
Stage 16: Martigny to Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Stage 17: Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Le Grand-Bornand
Stage 19: Bourgoin-Jallieu to Aubenas
Stage 20: Montelimar to Mont Ventoux
Stage 21: Montereau-Fault-Yvonne to Paris