Welcome to Roadside Tour 2005. It's full of useful information for fans watching the Tour from the roadside. Whether you're into picnicing and sightseeing or cycling and partying, you'll find what you need here.

For this first trial year, Roadside Tour is only available for certain stages. Click on the stages in blue to discover details of the route, road closure times, recommended parking spots, local events, things to see and do, etc.

1. Saturday 2 July - Fromentine > Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile (19km, ITT)
2. Sunday 3 July - Challans > Les Essarts (181.5km)
3. Monday 4 July - La Châtaigneraie > Tours (212.5km)
4. Tuesday 5 July - Tours > Blois (67.5km, TTT)
5. Wednesday 6 July - Chambord > Montargis (183km)
6. Thursday 7 July - Troyes > Nancy (199km)
7. Friday 8 July - Lunéville > Karlsruhe (228.5km)
8. Saturday 9 July - Pforzheim > Gérardmer (231.5km)
9. Sunday 10 July - Gérardmer > Mulhouse (171km)
R. Monday 11 July - Rest day in Grenoble
10. Tuesday 12 July - Grenoble > Courchevel (192.5km)
11. Wednesday 13 July - Courchevel > Briançon (173km)
12. Thursday 14 July - Briançon > Digne-les-Bains (187km)
13. Friday 15 July - Miramas > Montpellier (173.5 km)
14. Saturday 16 July - Agde > Ax-3 Domaines (220.5km)
15. Sunday 17 July - Lézat-sur-Lèze > Saint-Lary Soulan (205.5km)
R. Monday 18 July - Rest day in Pau
16. Tuesday 19 July - Mourenx > Pau (180.5km)
17. Wednesday 20 July - Pau > Revel (239.5km)
18. Thursday 21 July - Albi > Mende (189km)
19. Friday 22 July - Issoire > Le Puy-en-Velay (153.5km)
20. Saturday 23 July - Saint-Etienne > Saint-Etienne (55 km, ITT)
21. Sunday 24 July - Corbeil-Essonnes > Paris Champs-Élysées (144km)

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