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Levi Leipheimer and Team Astana train on the time trial course on July 2 in Monaco.

The 96th Tour de France took place July 4-26, 2009. It covered 3,500 kilometers and consisted of 21 stages. The 21 stages were made up of 10 flat stages, seven mountain stages, one medium mountain stage, two individual time-trial stages and one team time-trial stage.