Day 0 - prologue: Kamperland - Zuydcoote / 136 km| Wednesday 13 June 2001 | Weather: sunny, slight wind | | total at the end of stage: 136 km | No incline | | Bike: Thys 240 unfaired | Mood: fine |
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Day 1: Zuyd Coot - Terlincthun / 255 km| Thursday 14 June 2001 | Weather: sunny, slight wind | | total at the end of stage: 391 km | Slight slope | | Bike: Thys 222 faired and unfaired | Mood: still fine |
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Day 2: Calais - Antwerp / 235 km| Friday 15 June 2001 | Weather: sunny, slight wind | | total at the end of stage: 626 km | No incline | | Bike: Thys 222 faired and unfaired | Mood: even better! |
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Day 3: Antwerp - Seraing / 180 km| Saturday 16 June 2001 | Weather: sunny, slight wind | | total at the end of stage: 806 km | No incline, later steep inclines | | Bike: Thys 240 unfaired | Mood: high spirits |
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Day 4: Huy - Verdun / 210 km| Sunday 17 June 2001 | Weather: cloudy, rainy | | total at the end of stage: 1016 km | Tough inclines and declines | | Bike: Thys 240 unfaired | Mood: still fine |
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Dag 5: Verdun - Celles-sur-Plaine / 208 km| Monday 18 June 2001 | Weather: cloudy, rainy | | total at the end of stage: 1224 km | Less inclines, but still mountains | | Bike: Thys 240 unfaired | Mood: optimistic |
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Day 6: Celles-sur-Plaine - Hachimette / 194 km| Tuesday 19 June 2001 | Weather: cloudy, rainy | | total at the end of stage: 1418 km | Several steep inclines | | Bike: Thys 240 unfaired | Mood: still the same |
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Day 7: Hachimette - Morteau / 230 km| Wednesday 20 June 2001 | Weather: sunny, rather warm | | total at the end of stage: 1648 km | Relatively flat | | Bike: Thys 240 unfaired | Mood: okay |
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Day 8: Morteau - Aix-les-Bains / 223 km| Thursday 21 June 2001 | Weather: sunny, warm | | total at the end of stage: 1871 km | Mountainous, hard | | Bike: Thys 240 unfaired | Mood: good |
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Day 9: Aix-les-bains - Col du Glandon / 162 km| Friday 22 June 2001 | Weather: sunny, very warm | | total at the end of stage: 2033 km | Hard stage through the Alps | | Bike: Thys 222 unfaired | Mood: good, getting tired now |
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