The Tour de France peloton rides on the Promenade des Anglais along the Mediterranean during the first stage in Nice, France, August 29, 2020. /CFP
The Tour de France peloton rides on the Promenade des Anglais along the Mediterranean during the first stage in Nice, France, August 29, 2020. /CFP
The peloton leaves Nice during stage 2, August 30, 2020. /CFP
The peloton leaves Nice during stage 2, August 30, 2020. /CFP
Stage 2 is a 186km mountain ride from Haut Pays to Nice in France on August 30, 2020. /CFP
Stage 2 is a 186km mountain ride from Haut Pays to Nice in France on August 30, 2020. /CFP
Stage 4 is a 160.5km hilly ride from Sisteron to Orcieres-Merlette in France on September 1, 2020. /CFP
Stage 4 is a 160.5km hilly ride from Sisteron to Orcieres-Merlette in France on September 1, 2020. /CFP
Stage 5 is a 183km flat ride from Gap to Privas in France on September 2, 2020. /CFP
Stage 5 is a 183km flat ride from Gap to Privas in France on September 2, 2020. /CFP
Cyclists ride past a grape vine during stage 6 in Gard, France, September 3, 2020. /CFP
Cyclists ride past a grape vine during stage 6 in Gard, France, September 3, 2020. /CFP
A solo rider during stage 9, a 153km mountain ride from Pau to Laruns in France on September 6, 2020. /CFP
A solo rider during stage 9, a 153km mountain ride from Pau to Laruns in France on September 6, 2020. /CFP
Riders in stage 12, the Tour de France's longest route of 218km between Chauvigny and Sarran, in France, September 10, 2020. /CFP
Riders in stage 12, the Tour de France's longest route of 218km between Chauvigny and Sarran, in France, September 10, 2020. /CFP
The peloton in a tunnel during the stage 16, a 164km mountain ride from La Tour-Du-Pin to Villard-De-Lans, in France, September 15, 2020. /VCG
The peloton in a tunnel during the stage 16, a 164km mountain ride from La Tour-Du-Pin to Villard-De-Lans, in France, September 15, 2020. /VCG
Cyclists hang under the Grenoble Bastille cable cars during the stage 17, a 175km mountain ride between Grenoble and Meribel, in France, September 16, 2020. /CFP
Cyclists hang under the Grenoble Bastille cable cars during the stage 17, a 175km mountain ride between Grenoble and Meribel, in France, September 16, 2020. /CFP
Dust and gravel in the air when the peloton arrives in La Roche-sur-Foron, during stage 18, September 17, 2020. /CFP
Dust and gravel in the air when the peloton arrives in La Roche-sur-Foron, during stage 18, September 17, 2020. /CFP
From Nice to Paris, the 2020 Tour de France course never crosses any border of France.
The race has a total of 21 stages plus two rest days in-between travelling through the nation's six regions and 32 departments. They include nine flat stages, three hilly stages, eight mountain stages and one individual time-trial.
The longest journey was stage 12, a 218km hilly ride from Chauvigny to Sarran Correze on September 10.
The shortest one was the 36.2km individual time-trial in the 20th stage on September 19.