Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 29 June | 's-Hertogenbosch | Individual time trial | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) | Alex Zülle (SUI) |
| 1 | 30 June | 's-Hertogenbosch – 's-Hertogenbosch | Plain stage | 209.0 km (129.9 mi) | Frédéric Moncassin (FRA) |
| 2 | 1 July | 's-Hertogenbosch – Wasquehal | Plain stage | 247.5 km (153.8 mi) | Mario Cipollini (ITA) |
| 3 | 2 July | Wasquehal – Nogent-sur-Oise | Plain stage | 195.0 km (121.2 mi) | Erik Zabel (GER) |
| 4 | 3 July | Soissons – Lac de Madine | Plain stage | 232.0 km (144.2 mi) | Cyril Saugrain (FRA) |
| 5 | 4 July | Lac de Madine – Besançon | Plain stage | 242.0 km (150.4 mi) | Jeroen Blijlevens (NED) |
| 6 | 5 July | Arc-et-Senans – Aix-les-Bains | Hilly stage | 207.0 km (128.6 mi) | Michael Boogerd (NED) |
| 7 | 6 July | Chambéry – Les Arcs | Stage with mountain(s) | 200.0 km (124.3 mi) | Luc Leblanc (FRA) |
| 8 | 7 July | Bourg-Saint-Maurice – Val d'Isère | Individual time trial | 30.5 km (19.0 mi) | Evgueni Berzin (RUS) |
| 9 | 8 July | Le Monêtier-les-Bains – Sestrières | Stage with mountain(s) | 46.0 km (28.6 mi) | Bjarne Riis (DEN) |
| 10 | 9 July | Turin – Gap | Hilly stage | 208.5 km (129.6 mi) | Erik Zabel (GER) |
| 11 | 11 July | Gap – Valence | Hilly stage | 202.0 km (125.5 mi) | José Jaime Gonzalez (COL) |
| 12 | 12 July | Valence – Le Puy-en-Velay | Hilly stage | 143.5 km (89.2 mi) | Pascal Richard (SUI) |
| 13 | 13 July | Le Puy-en-Velay – Super Besse | Hilly stage | 177.0 km (110.0 mi) | Rolf Sørensen (DEN) |
| 14 | 14 July | Besse – Tulle | Hilly stage | 186.5 km (115.9 mi) | Djamolidine Abduzhaparov (UZB) |
| 15 | 15 July | Brive-la-Gaillarde – Villeneuve-sur-Lot | Plain stage | 176.0 km (109.4 mi) | Massimo Podenzana (ITA) |
| 16 | 16 July | Agen – Hautacam | Stage with mountain(s) | 199.0 km (123.7 mi) | Bjarne Riis (DEN) |
| 17 | 17 July | Argelès-Gazost – Pamplona | Stage with mountain(s) | 262.0 km (162.8 mi) | Laurent Dufaux (SUI) |
| 18 | 18 July | Pamplona – Hendaye | Hilly stage | 154.5 km (96.0 mi) | Bart Voskamp (NED) |
| 19 | 19 July | Hendaye – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 226.5 km (140.7 mi) | Frédéric Moncassin (FRA) |
| 20 | 20 July | Bordeaux – Saint-Émilion | Individual time trial | 63.5 km (39.5 mi) | Jan Ullrich (GER) |
| 21 | 21 July | Palaiseau – Paris (Champs-Élysées) | Plain stage | 147.5 km (91.7 mi) | Fabio Baldato (ITA) |
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