Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 3 July | Le Puy du Fou | Individual time trial | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) | |
| 1 | 4 July | Montaigu – Challans | Plain stage | 208.0 km (129.2 mi) | Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) |
| 2 | 5 July | Challans – Saint-Nazaire | Plain stage | 176.0 km (109.4 mi) | Tom Steels (BEL) |
| 3 | 6 July | Nantes – Laval | Plain stage | 194.5 km (120.9 mi) | Tom Steels (BEL) |
| 4 | 7 July | Laval – Blois | Plain stage | 194.5 km (120.9 mi) | Mario Cipollini (ITA) |
| 5 | 8 July | Bonneval – Amiens | Plain stage | 233.5 km (145.1 mi) | Mario Cipollini (ITA) |
| 6 | 9 July | Amiens – Maubeuge | Plain stage | 171.5 km (106.6 mi) | Mario Cipollini (ITA) |
| 7 | 10 July | Avesnes-sur-Helpe – Thionville | Plain stage | 227.0 km (141.1 mi) | Mario Cipollini (ITA) |
| 8 | 11 July | Metz – Metz | Individual time trial | 56.5 km (35.1 mi) | |
| 9 | 13 July | Le Grand-Bornand – Sestrières | Stage with mountain(s) | 213.5 km (132.7 mi) | |
| 10 | 14 July | Sestrières – Alpe d'Huez | Stage with mountain(s) | 220.5 km (137.0 mi) | Giuseppe Guerini (ITA) |
| 11 | 15 July | Le Bourg-d'Oisans – Saint-Étienne | Hilly stage | 198.5 km (123.3 mi) | Ludo Dierckxsens (BEL) |
| 12 | 16 July | Saint-Galmier – Saint-Flour | Hilly stage | 201.5 km (125.2 mi) | David Etxebarria (ESP) |
| 13 | 17 July | Saint-Flour – Albi | Hilly stage | 236.5 km (147.0 mi) | Salvatore Commesso (ITA) |
| 14 | 18 July | Castres – Saint-Gaudens | Plain stage | 199.0 km (123.7 mi) | Dmitri Konychev (RUS) |
| 15 | 20 July | Saint-Gaudens – Piau-Engaly | Stage with mountain(s) | 173.0 km (107.5 mi) | Fernando Escartín (ESP) |
| 16 | 21 July | Lannemezan – Pau | Stage with mountain(s) | 192.0 km (119.3 mi) | David Etxebarria (ESP) |
| 17 | 22 July | Mourenx – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 200.0 km (124.3 mi) | Tom Steels (BEL) |
| 18 | 23 July | Jonzac – Futuroscope | Plain stage | 187.5 km (116.5 mi) | Giampaolo Mondini (ITA) |
| 19 | 24 July | Futuroscope – Futuroscope | Individual time trial | 57.0 km (35.4 mi) | |
| 20 | 25 July | Arpajon – Paris (Champs-Élysées) | Plain stage | 143.5 km (89.2 mi) | Robbie McEwen (AUS) |
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