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| 2 | 1959 Tour de France - Route and stages |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 4 | 1 | 25 June | Mulhouse to Metz | 238 km (148 mi) | - | Plain stage | André Darrigade (FRA) |
| 5 | 2 | 26 June | Metz to Namur (Belgium) | 234 km (145 mi) | - | Plain stage | Vito Favero (ITA) |
| 6 | 3 | 27 June | Namur (Belgium) to Roubaix | 217 km (135 mi) | - | Plain stage | Robert Cazala (FRA) |
| 7 | 4 | 28 June | Roubaix to Rouen | 230 km (140 mi) | - | Plain stage | Dino Bruni (ITA) |
| 8 | 5 | 29 June | Rouen to Rennes | 286 km (178 mi) | - | Plain stage | Jean Graczyk (FRA) |
| 9 | 6 | 30 June | Blain to Nantes | 45 km (28 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Roger Rivière (FRA) |
| 10 | 7 | 1 July | Nantes to La Rochelle | 190 km (120 mi) | - | Plain stage | Roger Hassenforder (FRA) |
| 11 | 8 | 2 July | La Rochelle to Bordeaux | 201 km (125 mi) | - | Plain stage | Michel Dejouhannet (FRA) |
| 12 | 9 | 3 July | Bordeaux to Bayonne | 207 km (129 mi) | - | Plain stage | Marcel Queheille (FRA) |
| 13 | - | 4 July | Bayonne | Bayonne | - | Rest day | Rest day |
| 14 | 10 | 5 July | Bayonne to Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 235 km (146 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Marcel Janssens (BEL) |
| 15 | 11 | 6 July | Bagnères-de-Bigorre to Saint-Gaudens | 119 km (74 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | André Darrigade (FRA) |
| 16 | 12 | 7 July | Saint-Gaudens to Albi | 184 km (114 mi) | - | Plain stage | Rolf Graf (SUI) |
| 17 | 13 | 8 July | Albi to Aurillac | 219 km (136 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Henry Anglade (FRA) |
| 18 | 14 | 9 July | Aurillac to Clermont-Ferrand | 231 km (144 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | André Le Dissez (FRA) |
| 19 | 15 | 10 July | Puy de Dôme | 12 km (7.5 mi) | - | Mountain time trial | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) |
| 20 | 16 | 11 July | Clermont-Ferrand to Saint-Étienne | 210 km (130 mi) | - | Plain stage | Dino Bruni (ITA) |
| 21 | - | 12 July | Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne | - | Rest day | Rest day |
| 22 | 17 | 13 July | Saint-Étienne to Grenoble | 197 km (122 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Charly Gaul (LUX) |
| 23 | 18 | 14 July | Grenoble to Saint-Vincent (Italy) | 243 km (151 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Ercole Baldini (ITA) |
| 24 | 19 | 15 July | Saint-Vincent (Italy) to Annecy | 251 km (156 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Rolf Graf (SUI) |
| 25 | 20 | 16 July | Annecy to Chalon-sur-Saône | 202 km (126 mi) | - | Plain stage | Brian Robinson (GBR) |
| 26 | 21 | 17 July | Seurre to Dijon | 69 km (43 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Roger Rivière (FRA) |
| 27 | 22 | 18 July | Dijon to Paris | 331 km (206 mi) | - | Plain stage | Joseph Groussard (FRA) |
| 28 | - | Total | Total | 4,358 km (2,708 mi) | 4,358 km (2,708 mi) | 4,358 km (2,708 mi) | 4,358 km (2,708 mi) |

Question: How many stages were in the 1959 Tour de France, and what was the overall distance in kilometers and miles?
Answer: The 1959, Tour de France included 22 stages over 4,358 km (2,708 mi).