Tour de France 2015: Remaining Routes, Stage Info and TV Schedule

It's been a gruelling opening nine days to the 2015 Tour de France, and there have been a number of casualties ahead of Monday's first rest day.

Those who survived the opening eight stages fought out the team time trial on Sunday from Vannes to Plumelec, with BMC Racing picking up the stage win.

Chris Froome remained in yellow, though, as Team Sky finished just a second down on BMC over the 28 kilometres. 

Stage 10 on Tuesday sees the peloton enter the mountains for the first time, and there is no letup in intensity.

Here is the stage information for the remainder of the Tour, set to be broadcast live in the UK by ITV4 and British Eurosport and NBCSN in the U.S.:

REST DAY
Stage	Date	Distance	Course	Profile
10	14 July	167 km (104 mi)	Tarbes – La Pierre-Saint-Martin	Mountain stage
11	15 July	188 km (117 mi)	Pau – Cauterets	Mountain stage
12	16 July	195 km (121 mi)	Lannemezan – Plateau de Beille	Mountain stage
13	17 July	198.5 km (123 mi)	Muret – Rodez	Medium-mountain stage
14	18 July	178.5 km (111 mi)	Rodez – Mende	Medium-mountain stage
15	19 July	183 km (114 mi)	Mende – Valence	Hilly stage
16	20 July	201 km (125 mi)	Bourg-de-Péage – Gap	Medium-mountain stage
17	22 July	161 km (100 mi)	Digne-les-Bains – Pra Loup	Mountain stage
18	23 July	186.5 km (116 mi)	Gap – Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	Mountain stage
19	24 July	138 km (86 mi)	Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – La Toussuire - Les Sybelles	Mountain stage
20	25 July	110.5 km (69 mi)	Modane – Alpe d'Huez	Mountain stage
21	26 July	109.5 km (68 mi)	Sèvres – Paris	Flat stage

Stage 10 will be key after the rest day with the first foray into the mountains. After an opening week that saw the sprinters given their opportunities, the men fighting for the general classification and the climbers will be keen to show their form.

The run from Tarbes to La Pierre-Saint-Martin is the first of three days in the mountains, with Stage 12 providing the toughest challenge of the race so far.

CyclingNews TV previewed the stage—which has a gruelling summit finish on the Plateau de Beille—suggesting it could provide Giro d'Italia winner Alberto Contador with a chance to shine:

However, Froome, 2014 winner Vincenzo Nibali and Movistar's Nairo Quintana will provide stiff competition as the battle for the maillot jaune hots up. 

As ever, the GC contenders will need huge support from their teams in the mountains to help them preserve their energy ahead of the finishing push.

Stages 13 through 16 are unpredictable transition stages between the Pyrenees and the Alps, which could provide GC riders with opportunities but may also offer chances to break away.

Following the second rest day, things get really serious. With many of the riders likely to be spent physically, four consecutive mountain stages are scheduled from Stage 17.

The last of these, on the penultimate stage before the ride into Paris, could decide this year's Tour if the battle for the yellow jersey remains close. And it is a brute.

Finishing on the infamous Alpe d'Huez, Freewheeling France provides the gruelling profile:

Stage 20 will provide the final opportunity for rivals to attack the wearer of the yellow jersey and hope to wrestle it off him at the last minute.

If there is still no champion-elect after 19 stages, the penultimate day of action should provide fireworks galore.

There is a huge amount of work to be done, but Froome is currently sitting pretty at the top of the GC standings. That will surely change regularly in the coming days, with huge challenges ahead for all riders.