The Tour and its first Italian winner, , are mentioned at the end of 's.
The runners will pass 4 passes counting for the classification of the best climber: Col de Ceyssat 1078 m , Côte de la Stèle 1250 m , Col de Neronne 1242 m and Puy Mary Pas de Peyrol 1589 m.
Finally, there are a total of three one-day races; one in Australia and two in Canada.