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Tour de France Statistics:
Dates, Stages, Average Speed, Length, Number of Entrants and Finishers
Bill & Carol McGann's book The Story of the Tour de France, Vol 1: 1903 - 1975 is available as an audiobook here. Or, for the print and eBook versions, just click on the link to the right.
Here is a listing of the dates of each Tour with the starting (until 1952, it was always Paris) and finishing city (always Paris), the total length of each Tour, number of stages, the number of entrants and finishers as well as the winner's average speed over the entire Tour.
Click on any highlighted year for much more information about that Tour
The distances and average speeds for pre-World War I Tour are very inexact.
Back then stage lengths were often estimated.
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Year |
Starting and |
length, Kms |
Number of stages |
Winner's Average Speed |
Entrants |
Finishers |
| 1903 July 1-July 21 |
Paris - Paris | 2,428 |
6 |
25.679 |
60 |
21 |
| 1904 July 2-July 24 |
Paris - Paris | 2,388 | 6 | 24.849 | 88 | 27 |
| 1905 July 9-July 30 |
Paris - Paris | 2,994 | 11 | 27.107 | 60 | 24 |
| 1906 July 4-July29 |
Paris - Paris | 4,545 | 13 | 24.463 | 82 | 14 |
| 1907 July 8-August 4 |
Paris - Paris | 4,488 | 14 | 28.470 | 93 | 33 |
| 1908 July 13-August 9 |
Paris - Paris | 4,488 | 14 | 28.740 | 112 | 36 |
| 1909 July 5-August 1 |
Paris - Paris | 4,497 | 14 | 28.658 | 150 | 55 |
| 1910 July 3-July31 |
Paris - Paris | 4,737 kms | 15 stages | 29,099 km/hr | 110 | 41 |
| 1911 July 2-July30 |
Paris - Paris | 5,344 | 15 | 27,322 | 84 | 28 |
| 1912 June 30-July 28 |
Paris - Paris | 5,289 | 15 | 27.763 | 131 | 41 |
| 1913 June 29-July 27 |
Paris - Paris | 5,287 | 15 | 26.715 | 140 | 25 |
| 1914 June 28-July 26 |
Paris - Paris | 5,380 | 15 | 26.835 | 145 | 54 |
| 1919 June 29-July 27 |
Paris - Paris | 5,560 | 15 | 24.056 (Slowest Tour ever) |
69 | 10 (Lowest ever) |
| 1920 June 27-July 27 |
Paris - Paris | 5,503 kms | 15 stages | 24.072 km/hr | 113 | 22 |
| 1921 June 26-July 24 |
Paris - Paris | 5,485 | 15 | 24.724 | 123 | 38 |
| 1922 June 25-July 23 |
Paris - Paris | 5,375 | 15 | 24.196 | 121 | 38 |
| 1923 June 24-July 22 |
Paris - Paris | 5,386 | 15 | 24.233 | 139 | 48 |
| 1924 June 22-Jul 20 |
Paris - Paris | 5,425 | 15 | 24.250 | 157 | 60 |
| 1925 June 21-July19 |
Paris - Paris | 5,440 | 18 | 24.820 | 130 | 49 |
| 1926 June 20-July18 |
Evian - Paris | 5,745 | 17 | 24.275 | 126 | 41 |
| 1927 June 19-July 17 |
Paris - Paris | 5,340 | 24 | 27.224 | 142 | 39 |
| 1928 June 17-July 15 |
Paris - Paris | 5,476 | 22 | 28.400 | 162 | 41 |
| 1929 June 30-July 28 |
Paris - Paris | 5,257 | 22 | 28.319 | 155 | 60 |
| 1930 July 2 -July 27 |
Paris - Paris | 4,822 kms | 21 stages | 28.000 km/hr | 100 | 59 |
| 1931 June 30-July 26 |
Paris - Paris | 5,091 | 24 | 28.735 | 81 | 35 |
| 1932 July 6-July 31 |
Paris - Paris | 4,479 | 21 | 29.047 | 80 | 57 |
| 1933 June 27-July 23 |
Paris - Paris | 4,395 | 23 | 29.818 | 80 | 40 |
| 1934 July 3-July 29 |
Paris - Paris | 4,470 | 23 | 30.360 | 60 | 39 |
| 1935 July 4-July 28 |
Paris - Paris | 4,338 | 21 | 30.650 | 93 | 46 |
| 1936 July 7-August 2 |
Paris - Paris | 4,418 | 21 + 6 half-stages |
31.108 | 90 | 43 |
| 1937 June 30-July 25 |
Paris - Paris | 4,415 | 20 + 11 half-stages |
31.768 | 98 | 46 |
| 1938 July 5- July 31 |
Paris - Paris | 4,694 | 21 + 6 half-stages |
31.565 | 96 | 55 |
| 1939 July 10-July 30 |
Paris - Paris | 4,224 | 18 + 10 half-stages |
31.986 | 79 | 49 |
| 1947 June 25-July 20 |
Paris - Paris | 4,640 | 21 | 31.412 | 99 | 53 |
| 1948 June 30-July 25 |
Paris - Paris | 4,922 | 21 | 33.442 | 120 | 44 |
| 1949 June 30-July24 |
Paris - Paris | 4,808 | 21 | 32.121 | 120 | 55 |
| 1950 July 13-August 7 |
Paris - Paris | 4,773 kms | 22 stages | 32.778 kms/hr | 116 | 51 |
| 1951 July 4-July29 |
Metz - Paris | 4,690 | 24 | 32.949 | 123 | 66 |
| 1952 June 25-July 19 |
Brest - Paris | 4,827 | 23 | 32.233 | 122 | 78 |
| 1953 July 3-July 26 |
Strasbourg - Paris |
4,476 | 22 | 34.593 | 119 | 76 |
| 1954 July 8-August 1 |
Amsterdam (Netherlands) -Paris |
4,656 | 23 | 33.229 | 110 | 69 |
| 1955 July 7-July 30 |
Le Havre - Paris | 4,495 | 22 | 34.446 | 130 | 69 |
| 1956 July 5-July 28 |
Reims - Paris | 4,498 | 22 | 36.268 | 120 | 88 |
| 1957 June 27-July20 |
Nantes - Paris | 4,665 | 22 | 34.520 | 120 | 56 |
| 1958 June 26-July 19 |
Brussels -Paris |
4,319 | 24 | 36.919 | 120 | 78 |
| 1959 June 25-July 18 |
Mulhouse - Paris | 4,391 | 22 | 35.474 | 120 | 65 |
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| 1960 June 27-July 17 |
Lille - Paris | 4,173 kms | 22 stages | 37.210 km/hr | 128 | 81 |
| 1961 June 26 - July 16 |
Rouen - Paris | 4,397 | 21 | 36.033 | 132 | 72 |
| 1962 June 25-July 15 |
Nancy - Paris | 4,274 | 22 | 37.317 | 149 | 94 |
| 1963 June 23-July 14 |
Paris - Paris | 4,137 | 21 | 37.092 | 130 | 76 |
| 1964 June 22-July 14 |
Rennes - Paris | 4,504 | 22 | 35.419 | 132 | 81 |
| 1965 June 22 - July 14 |
Cologne (Germany)- Paris |
4,177 | 22 | 35.886 | 130 | 96 |
| 1966 June 21-July 14 |
Nancy - Paris | 4,322 | 22 | 36.760 | 130 | 82 |
| 1967 June 29-July 23 |
Angers - Paris | 4,758 | 22 | 34.756 | 130 | 88 |
| 1968 June 27-July 21 |
Vittel - Paris | 4,492 | 22 | 33.556 | 110 | 63 |
| 1969 June 28-July 20 |
Roubaix - Paris | 4,117 | 22 | 35.409 | 130 | 86 |
| 1970 June 27-July 19 |
Limoges - Paris | 4,254 kms | 23 stages | 35.589 km/hr | 150 | 100 |
| 1971 June 26-July 18 |
Mulhouse - Paris | 3,608 | 25 | 38.084 | 130 | 94 |
| 1972 July 1-July 23 |
Angers - Paris | 3,846 | 20 | 35.514 | 132 | 88 |
| 1973 June 30-July 22 |
Scheveningen (Netherlands)- Paris |
4,090 | 20 | 33.407 | 132 | 87 |
| 1974 June 27-July 21 |
Brest - Paris | 4,098 | 22 | 35.241 | 130 | 105 |
| 1975 June 26-July 20 |
Charleroi - Paris | 3,999 | 22 | 34.906 | 140 | 86 |
| 1976 June 24-July 18 |
St. Jean de Monts - Paris |
4,016 | 22 | 34.518 | 130 | 87 |
| 1977 June 20-July 24 |
Fleurence - Paris | 4,092 | 22 | 35.419 | 100 | 53 |
| 1978 June 29-July 23 |
Leiden (Netherlands) - Paris | 3,914 | 22 | 36.084 | 110 | 78 |
| 1979 June 27-July 22 |
Fleurence - Paris | 3,720 | 24 | 36.513 | 150 | 90 |
| 1980 June 26-July 21 |
Frankfurt (Germany) - Paris |
3,946 kms | 22 stages | 35.144 km/hr | 130 | 85 |
| 1981 June 25-July 19 |
Nice - Paris | 3,757 | 24 | 38.960 | 150 | 121 |
| 1982 July 2-July 25 |
Basel (Switzerland) - Paris | 3,512 | 21 | 38.059 | 169 | 125 |
| 1983 July 1-July 24 |
Fontenay-sous-Bois - Paris | 3,962 | 22 | 36.230 | 140 | 88 |
| 1984 June 29-July 22 |
Montreuil - Paris | 4,021 | 23 | 35.882 | 170 | 124 |
| 1985 June 28-July 21 |
Plumelec - Paris | 4,127 | 22 | 36.232 | 180 | 144 |
| 1986 July 4-July 27 |
Boulogne-Billancourt - Paris |
4,083 | 23 | 37.020 | 210 | 132 |
| 1987 July 1-July 26 |
West Berlin (Germany) - Paris |
4,231 | 25 | 36.645 | 207 | 135 |
| 1988 July 4-July24 |
Pornichet - Paris | 3,286 | 22 | 38.909 | 198 | 151 |
| 1989 July 1-July23 |
Luxembourg - Paris |
3,285 | 21 | 37.487 | 198 | 138 |
| 1990 June 30-July 22 |
Furturoscope - Paris | 3,504 kms | 21 stages | 38.261 km/hr | 198 | 156 |
| 1991 July 6-July 28 |
Lyon - Paris | 3,914 | 22 | 38.747 | 198 | 158 |
| 1992 July 4-July 26 |
San Sebastian (Spain) - Paris |
3,983 | 21 | 39.504 | 198 | 130 |
| 1993 July 3-July 25 |
Le Puy de Fou - Paris | 3,714 | 20 | 38.709 | 180 | 136 |
| 1994 July 2-July 24 |
Lille - Paris | 3,978 | 21 | 38.383 | 189 | 117 |
| 1995 July 1-July 23 |
St. Brieuc - Paris | 3,653 | 20 | 39.193 | 189 | 115 |
| 1996 June 29-July 21 |
's-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) - Paris | 3,907 | 21 | 39.227 | 197 | 129 |
| 1997 July 5-July 27 |
Rouen - Paris | 3,950 | 21 | 39.230 | 198 | 139 |
| 1998 July 11-August 2 |
Dublin (Ireland) - Paris |
3,875 | 21 | 39.983 | 189 | 96 |
| 1999 July 3-July 25 |
Le Puy de Fou - Paris | 3,686 | 20 | 40.273 | 180 | 141 |
| 2000 July 1-July 23 |
Futuroscope - Paris |
3,662 kms | 21 stages | 39.556 km/hr | 197 | 127 |
| 2001 July 7 - July 29 |
Dunkirk - Paris | 3,446 | 20 | 40.02 | 189 | 144 |
| 2002 July 7-July 29 |
Luxembourg - Paris |
3,276 | 20 | 39.93 | 189 | 153 |
| 2003 July 5 - July 27 |
Paris- Paris | 3,427 | 20 | 40.940 | 198 | 147 |
| 2004 July 3-July 25 |
Liege (Belgium) - Paris |
3,391.1 | 20 | 40.553 | 188 | 147 |
| 2005 July 2 - July 24 |
Fromentine - Paris |
3,608 | 21 | 41.654 | 189 | 155 |
| 2006 July 1 - July 23 |
Strasbourg - Paris |
3,657.1 | 20 | 40.781 | 176 | 139 |
| 2007 July 7 - July 29 |
London - Paris | 3,547 | 20 | 38.98 | 189 | 141 |
| 2008 July 5 - July 27 |
Brest - Paris | 3,559.5 | 21 | 40.50 | 180 | 145 |
| 2009 July 4 - July 26 |
Monaco - Paris | 3,459.5 | 21 | 40.31 | 180 | 156 |
| 2010 July 3 - July 25 |
Rotterdam - Paris | 3,641.9 | 20 plus prologue |
39.585 | 197 | 170 |
| 2011 July2- July 24 |
Le Barre de Monts - Paris | 3,430 | 21 | 39.788 | 198 | 167 |
| 2012 June 30- July 22 |
Liège - Paris | 3,488 | 20 plus prologue | 39.83 | 198 | 153 |
| 2013 June 29- July 21 |
Porto Vecchio, Corsica - Paris | 3,403.5 | 21 | 40.545 km/hr | 198 | 169 |
| 2014 July 5- July 27 |
Leeds, UK - Paris |
3,659 | 21 | 40.662 km/hr |
198 | 164 |
| 2015 July 4-July 26 |
Utrecht, Netherlands - Paris |
3,360.3 | 21 | 39.64 km/hr | 198 | 160 |
| 2016 July2- July 21 |
Mont St. Michel- Paris |
3,519 | 21 | 39.616 | 198 | 174 |
| 2017 July 1 - July 23 |
Düsseldorf , Germany - Paris |
3,540 | 21 | 40.997 km/hr average speed | 198 | 167 |
| 2018 July 7 - July 29 |
Noirmoutier en l'Île - Paris | 3,349 km | 21 | 40.210 km/hr | 176 | 145 |
| 2019 July 6 - July 28 |
Brussels - Paris |
3,365.8 km | 21 | 40.576 km/hr | 176 | 155 |
| 2020 Aug 29 - Sept 20 |
Nice - Paris |
3,482.2 km | 21 | 39.872 km/hr | 176 | 146 |
| 2021 June 26 - July 18 |
Brest - Paris |
3,414.4 km | 21 | 41.165 km/hr | 184 | 141 |
| 2022 July 1 - July 24 |
Copenhagen - Paris |
3,343.8 km |
21 | 42.031 km/hr | 176 | 135 |
| 2023 July 1 - July 23 |
Bilbao - Paris |
3,401.3 km |
21 | 41.431 km/hr | 176 | 150 |
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