2001  | July 7 - July 29 Dunkirk  - Paris  total distance: 3458.0 km  number of stages: 20  money for winner: 2 200 000 F  money total: 16 000 000 F Lance Armstrong was the original winner. In 2012 he lost all his titles.  time: 86hr 17min 28sec  | average speed: 40.070 km/h  2nd place: Jan Ullrich  (+ 6min 44sec) 3rd place: Joseba Beloki  (+ 9min 5sec) winning team: Kelme - Costa Blanca  number of participants: 189  finished: 144  not finished: 45 Jerseys winners:     Erik Zabel  Laurent Jalabert  Oscar Sevilla 
 
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Stages  
 
number of stages in this year*:  21  | display finish towns on map  *total number of posibbilities to win the stage  
 
Winners of stages in 2001 by nations (10):  
 
 
Winners of stages in 2001 by cyclists (15):  
 
 
  
 
Ascents  
 
number of ascents in this year*:  21  | display ascents on map  *ascents of the second, first and "hors" category  
 
 
 
Winners of ascents in 2001 by nations (6):  
 
 
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