The routebr br Running from Saturday June 30th to Sunday July 22th 2012, the 99th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,497 kilometres.br br These stages have the following profiles:br br 9 flat stagesbr 4 medium mountain stages - one with a summit finishbr 5 mountain stages - two with a summit finishbr 2 individual time-trial stagesbr 1 prologuebr 2 rest daysbr Distinctive aspects of the racebr br The 2012 Tour de France will have 25 mountain level two, level one or highest level mountain passes or summit fi nishes.