Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

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