Spanish champion cyclist Alberto Contador gives a thumbs up near the itinerary of the 2010 Tour de France cycling race, a 3,596 km route starting July 3 from Rotterdam and finishing on the Champs Elysees in Paris on July 25, at a news conference in Paris October 14, 2009. The 97th Tour de France, a prologue and twenty stages, includes four stages in the Pyrenees which will be the highlight of cycling's showcase event in 2010.
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