BBC SPORT | Organisers spice up Tour

There will be a mountain time trial on L'Alpe d'Huez, and it and the long individual time trial are both late in the race. Tour Director Jean-Marie Leblanc says the organization wants next year's race to match this year's in excitement, and to the extent that the route can influence the results, this route looks to encourage a close finish.

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• The official Tour 2004 presentation
• The route stage by stage
• CyclingNews.com Photos: Presentation of the 2004 Tour de France
• Two from VeloNews: 2004 Tour: Armstrong says L'Alpe d'Huez TT pivotal and Riders, teams and veterans give Tour route thumbs up
• Daily Peloton | Tour de France 2004 - The Route!! and TdF 2004: The Route - More Reactions