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| 2 | 1966 Tour de France - Route and stages |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 4 | 1 | 21 June | Nancy to Charleville | 209 km (130 mi) | - | Plain stage | Rudi Altig (FRG) |
| 5 | 2 | 22 June | Charleville to Tournai (Belgium) | 198 km (123 mi) | - | Plain stage | Guido Reybrouck (BEL) |
| 6 | 3a | 23 June | Tournai (Belgium) | 21 km (13 mi) | - | Team time trial | Televizier–Batavus |
| 7 | 3b | 23 June | Tournai to Dunkirk | 131 km (81 mi) | - | Plain stage | Gerben Karstens (NED) |
| 8 | 4 | 24 June | Dunkirk to Dieppe | 205 km (127 mi) | - | Plain stage | Willy Planckaert (BEL) |
| 9 | 5 | 25 June | Dieppe to Caen | 178 km (111 mi) | - | Plain stage | Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
| 10 | 6 | 26 June | Caen to Angers | 217 km (135 mi) | - | Plain stage | Edward Sels (BEL) |
| 11 | 7 | 27 June | Angers to Royan | 252 km (157 mi) | - | Plain stage | Albert Van Vlierberghe (BEL) |
| 12 | 8 | 28 June | Royan to Bordeaux | 138 km (86 mi) | - | Plain stage | Willy Planckaert (BEL) |
| 13 | 9 | 29 June | Bordeaux to Bayonne | 201 km (125 mi) | - | Plain stage | Gerben Karstens (NED) |
| 14 | 10 | 30 June | Bayonne to Pau | 234 km (145 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Tommaso de Pra (ITA) |
| 15 | 11 | 1 July | Pau to Luchon | 188 km (117 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Guido Marcello Mugnaini (ITA) |
| 16 | - | 2 July | Luchon | Luchon | - | Rest day | Rest day |
| 17 | 12 | 3 July | Luchon to Revel | 219 km (136 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Rudi Altig (FRG) |
| 18 | 13 | 4 July | Revel to Sète | 191 km (119 mi) | - | Plain stage | Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) |
| 19 | 14a | 5 July | Montpellier to Vals-les-Bains | 144 km (89 mi) | - | Plain stage | Jo de Roo (NED) |
| 20 | 14b | 5 July | Vals-les-Bains | 20 km (12 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) |
| 21 | 15 | 6 July | Privas to Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 203 km (126 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Luís Otano (ESP) |
| 22 | 16 | 7 July | Le Bourg-d'Oisans to Briançon | 148 km (92 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Julio Jiménez (ESP) |
| 23 | 17 | 8 July | Briançon to Turin (Italy) | 160 km (99 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
| 24 | - | 9 July | Turin (Italy) | Turin (Italy) | - | Rest day | Rest day |
| 25 | 18 | 10 July | Ivrea (Italy) to Chamonix | 188 km (117 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Edy Schutz (LUX) |
| 26 | 19 | 11 July | Chamonix to Saint-Étienne | 265 km (165 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Ferdinand Bracke (BEL) |
| 27 | 20 | 12 July | Saint-Étienne to Montluçon | 223 km (139 mi) | - | Plain stage | Henk Nijdam (NED) |
| 28 | 21 | 13 July | Montluçon to Orléans | 232 km (144 mi) | - | Plain stage | Pierre Beuffeuil (FRA) |
| 29 | 22a | 14 July | Orléans to Rambouillet | 111 km (69 mi) | - | Plain stage | Edward Sels (BEL) |
| 30 | 22b | 14 July | Rambouillet to Paris | 51 km (32 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Rudi Altig (FRG) |
| 31 | - | Total | Total | 4,329 km (2,690 mi) | 4,329 km (2,690 mi) | 4,329 km (2,690 mi) | 4,329 km (2,690 mi) |

Question: When did the 1966 Tour de France take place, how many stages did it consist of, and what was the total distance covered by the event?
Answer: 1966 Tour de France took place between 21 June and 14 July with 22 stages covering a distance of 4,329 km (2,690 mi).