Tour de France 2011 - From Passage du Gois La Barre-de-Monts to Paris Champs-Élysées: The 98th Tour de France starts from Passage du Gois La Barre-de-Monts on Saturday July 2nd and finishes in Paris on Sunday, July 24th, 2011. This year’s race is made up of 21 stages covering a distance of 3,471 kilometres, 129 kms shorter than last year. Race Stage Profiles 10 flat stages 6 mountain stages and 4 summit finishes 3 medium mountain stages 1 individual time-trial stage (41 km) 1 … [Read more...]