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:
1973 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 colspan=1 rowspan=1 > P </th><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 30 June </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Scheveningen (Netherlands) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7.1 km (4.4 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Individual time trial </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Joop Zoetemelk (NED) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1a </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 1 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Scheveningen (Netherlands) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 84 km (52 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Willy Teirlinck (BEL) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1b </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Rotterdam (Netherlands) to Sint-Niklaas (Belgium) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 137.5 km (85.4 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > José Catieau (FRA) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2a </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 2 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sint-Niklaas (Belgium) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12.4 km (7.7 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Team time trial </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Watney–Maes Pils </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2b </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sint-Niklaas (Belgium) to Roubaix </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 > Eddy Verstraeten (BEL) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Roubaix to Reims </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 226 km (140 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Cyrille Guimard (FRA) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Reims to Nancy </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 214 km (133 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Joop Zoetemelk (NED) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Nancy to Mulhouse </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 > Walter Godefroot (BEL) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Mulhouse to Divonne-les-Bains </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 244.5 km (151.9 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stage with mountain(s) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 July </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Divonne-les-Bains </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Rest day </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7a </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 8 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Divonne-les-Bains to Gaillard </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 86.5 km (53.7 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stage with mountain(s) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Luis Ocaña (ESP) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7b </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Gaillard to Méribel </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 150.5 km (93.5 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stage with mountain(s) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bernard Thévenet (FRA) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Moûtiers to Les Orres </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 237.5 km (147.6 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stage with mountain(s) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Luis Ocaña (ESP) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Embrun to Nice </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 234.5 km (145.7 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stage with mountain(s) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Vicente López Carril (ESP) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Nice to Aubagne </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 222.5 km (138.3 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stage with mountain(s) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Michael Wright (GBR) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Montpellier to Argelès-sur-Mer </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 238 km (148 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Barry Hoban (GBR) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12a </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 13 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Perpignan to Thuir </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 28.3 km (17.6 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Individual time trial </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Luis Ocaña (ESP) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12b </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Thuir to Pyrénées 2000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 76 km (47 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stage with mountain(s) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Lucien Van Impe (BEL) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14 July </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Pyrénées 2000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Rest day </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bourg-Madame to Luchon </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 235 km (146 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stage with mountain(s) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Luis Ocaña (ESP) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Luchon to Pau </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 227.5 km (141.4 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stage with mountain(s) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Pedro Torres (ESP) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Pau to Fleurance </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 137 km (85 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wilfried David (BEL) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16a </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 18 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Fleurance to Bordeaux </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 > Walter Godefroot (BEL) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16b </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bordeaux </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12.4 km (7.7 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Individual time trial </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Joaquim Agostinho (POR) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sainte-Foy-la-Grande to Brive-la-Gaillarde </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 248 km (154 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Claude Tollet (FRA) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 20 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Brive-la-Gaillarde to Puy de Dôme </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 216.5 km (134.5 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stage with mountain(s) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Luis Ocaña (ESP) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 21 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bourges to Versailles </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 233.5 km (145.1 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Barry Hoban (GBR) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 20a </th><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 22 July </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Versailles </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16 km (9.9 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Individual time trial </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Luis Ocaña (ESP) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 20b </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Versailles to Paris </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 89 km (55 mi) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Plain stage </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bernard Thévenet (FRA) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </th><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Total </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=4 rowspan=1 > 4,090 km (2,541 mi) </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
What were the dates and distance of the 1973 Tour de France?
Answer:
The 1973 Tour de France took place between June 30 and July 22, covering a distance of 4,090 km (2,541 mi).