1: neighbouring country that will host a stage finish. (Karlsruhe, Germany)
2: rest days (July 11 and 18)
3: mountain top finishes (Courcheval, Ax-3 Domaines, Saint-Lary-Soulan)
4: jerseys up for grabs (yellow, green, polka-dot, white)
5: French teams at the start
6: Tour wins by Lance Armstrong
9: riders in each team
11: in millions, trinkets and gifts handed out by the publicity cavalcade
15: million spectators on the roadsides of France cheering on the riders (68% male, 32% female)
19km: distance of the first stage, an individual time trial.
20: bonification seconds accorded to the winner of each stage (except for the time trials)
21: stages
22: mountain passes in this tour (hors category, first and second category)
30: French riders taking part
36: French Tour wins since 1903
42: brands represented in the publicity cavalcade
65: cols and hills measured and recorded
67,5km: team time trial distance
74,5km: aggregate distance for individual time trials
75: TV channels transmitting the Tour
92: edition of the Tour de France
144,5km: distance of the last stage, the shortest on the Tour (Corbeil-Essones-Paris)
170: countries where Tour will be transmitted
189: number of riders starting the Tour, 21 teams
239,5km: distance of the longest stage (Pau-Reval)
400 euros: the prize money available to the riders that finish the Tour beyond 90th place
1200: accredited journalists, photographers and cameramen
1600: vehicles present on the Tour
2645m: altitude of Galiber (11th stage), The 'roof' of this Tour
2900: the length of the final straight stretch in Tours (3rd stage)
3608km: the total distance
8000 euros: the prize money given to the winner of each stage
8400: feeding bags distributed during the Tour
20,000 euros: prize money given to the most combative rider
21,000: policemen (gendarmes and CRS) present
42,000: water bottles used by the teams
360,000km: the approximate distance of all the Tours ever run
400,000: the cheque give to the overall GC winner
2,946,200 euros: the total prize money available at the Tour (afp)
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