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:
1955 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 > 1a </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 7 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Le Havre to Dieppe </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 102 km (63 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Miguel Poblet (ESP) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1b </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Dieppe </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12.5 km (8 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Team time trial </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Netherlands </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Dieppe to Roubaix </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 204 km (127 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Antonin Rolland (FRA) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Roubaix to Namur (Belgium) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 210 km (130 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Louison Bobet (FRA) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Namur (Belgium) to Metz </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 225 km (140 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Willy Kemp (LUX) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Metz to Colmar </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 229 km (142 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Roger Hassenforder (FRA) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Colmar to Zürich (Switzerland) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 195 km (121 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > André Darrigade (FRA) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Zürich (Switzerland) to Thonon-les-Bains </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 267 km (166 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jos Hinsen (NED) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Thonon-les-Bains to Briançon </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 253 km (157 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stage with mountain(s) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Charly Gaul (LUX) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Briançon to Monaco </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 275 km (171 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stage with mountain(s) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16 July </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Monaco </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Rest day </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Monaco to Marseille </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 240 km (149 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Lucien Lazaridès (FRA) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Marseille to Avignon </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 198 km (123 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stage with mountain(s) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Louison Bobet (FRA) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Avignon to Millau </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 240 km (149 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stage with mountain(s) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Alessandro Fantini (ITA) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 20 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Millau to Albi </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 > Daan de Groot (NED) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 21 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Albi to Narbonne </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 156 km (97 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stage with mountain(s) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Louis Caput (FRA) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 22 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Narbonne to Ax-les-Thermes </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 151 km (94 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Luciano Pezzi (ITA) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 23 July </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Ax-les-Thermes </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Rest day </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ax-les-Thermes to Toulouse </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 123 km (76 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 25 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Toulouse to Saint-Gaudens </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 250 km (155 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stage with mountain(s) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Charly Gaul (LUX) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 26 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Saint-Gaudens to Pau </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 205 km (127 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stage with mountain(s) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jean Brankart (BEL) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Pau to Bordeaux </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 195 km (121 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wout Wagtmans (NED) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 20 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 28 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bordeaux to Poitiers </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 243 km (151 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jean Forestier (FRA) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 21 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 29 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Châtellerault to Tours </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 68.6 km (43 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Individual time trial </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jean Brankart (BEL) </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 22 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 30 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Tours to Paris </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 229 km (142 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Miguel Poblet (ESP) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </th><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Total </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=4 rowspan=1 > 4,495 km (2,793 mi) </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How many stages did the 1955 Tour de France consist of?
Answer:
1955 Tour de France, consisted of 22 stages over 4,495 km (2,793 mi).