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Paris - Running from July 6-28, 2019, the 106th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3 460km.

These stages have the following profiles:

6 flat stages
8 hilly/medium mountain stages
5 mountain stages (Stages 6, 14, 15, 19, 20)
1 individual time trial stage
1 team time trial stage
2 rest days

The jerseys:

Yellow jersey for the General Time Classification

Green jersey for the General Points Classification

Red polka-dotted jersey for the Best Climber Classification

White jersey for the Best Young Rider, for riders under 26-years of age on January 1 of the year of the race

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