[Ready4Freddy]

It's baaaaack! leilani suggested I post this earlier so y'all can start throwing links, etc.

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[Ready4Freddy]

A little general info from letour.fr:

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The route

Running from Saturday July 3rd to Sunday July 25th 2010, the 97th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,642 kilometres.

These stages have the following profiles:

•1 prologue,
•9 flat stages,
•6 mountain stages and 3 summit finishes,
•4 medium mountain stages,
•1 individual time-trial stage (52 km).

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Distinctive aspects of the race

•le Tourmalet climbed twice,
•a hint of the Classics and cobblestones,
•2 rest days,
•25 level 1, level 2 and highest level mountain passes.

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11 new stage towns

Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, Bourg-de-Péage, Bourg-lès-Valence, Gueugnon, Longjumeau, Pamiers, Pauillac, Sisteron, Station des Rousses, Tournus, Wanze (Belgium).

[luv2ski]

Also, thanks so much for posting the LIVE threads, R4F!! It’s time consuming for you but we all really appreciate having the opportunity to share!