how many kilometers does today's tour de france stage cover
Modern versions are roughly about 3,600 kilometres (2,200 miles) spread out over three weeks. Early Tours were longer. In 1926, riders had to cover 5,745 km over 17 stages. The longest ever stage in the Tour de France was on 7th July 1919 â 482 km (300 miles) won by Jean Alavoine from Les Sables-dâOlonne to Bayonne.