<Li> France Île - de-France </Li> <Li> France South - West </Li> <P> The 1954 Tour de France was the first time that the Tour had started outside France, as it started in Amsterdam . Also new was the team time trial . Although around 1930 the Tour had seen stages in which the teams started separately, in 1954 the team time trial format was reintroduced in a way that only the team time counted . Also the split stages were reintroduced . Stage 4 was divided into two parts: the team time trial of 10.4 km (part A), and a regular stage of 131 km (part B), both run on the same day . Similarly, stage 21 was divided into a regular stage of 134 km (part A) and an individual time trial of 72 km (part B), also both run on the same day . There were two rest days, in Bordeaux and Lyon . </P> <Table> Stage characteristics and winners <Tr> <Th> Stage </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Course </Th> <Th> Distance </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Type </Th> <Th> Winner </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 8 July </Td> <Td> Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Brasschaat (Belgium) </Td> <Td> 216 km (134 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Plain stage </Td> <Td> Wout Wagtmans (NED) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 9 July </Td> <Td> Beveren (Belgium) to Lille </Td> <Td> 255 km (158 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Plain stage </Td> <Td> Louison Bobet (FRA) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 10 July </Td> <Td> Lille to Rouen </Td> <Td> 219 km (136 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Plain stage </Td> <Td> Marcel Dussault (FRA) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 4a </Th> <Td> 11 July </Td> <Td> Rouen to Circuit des Essarts </Td> <Td> 10.4 km (6 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Team time trial </Td> <Td> Switzerland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 4b </Th> <Td> Rouen to Caen </Td> <Td> 131 km (81 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Plain stage </Td> <Td> Wim van Est (NED) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> 12 July </Td> <Td> Caen to Saint - Brieuc </Td> <Td> 224 km (139 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Plain stage </Td> <Td> Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> 13 July </Td> <Td> Saint - Brieuc to Brest </Td> <Td> 179 km (111 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Plain stage </Td> <Td> Dominique Forlini (FRA) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> 14 July </Td> <Td> Brest to Vannes </Td> <Td> 211 km (131 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Plain stage </Td> <Td> Jacques Vivier (FRA) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> 15 July </Td> <Td> Vannes to Angers </Td> <Td> 190 km (118 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Plain stage </Td> <Td> Fred De Bruyne (BEL) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> 16 July </Td> <Td> Angers to Bordeaux </Td> <Td> 343 km (213 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Plain stage </Td> <Td> Henk Faanhof (NED) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 17 July </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Bordeaux </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Rest day </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> 18 July </Td> <Td> Bordeaux to Bayonne </Td> <Td> 202 km (126 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Plain stage </Td> <Td> Gilbert Bauvin (FRA) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> 19 July </Td> <Td> Bayonne to Pau </Td> <Td> 241 km (150 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stage with mountain (s) </Td> <Td> Stan Ockers (BEL) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> 20 July </Td> <Td> Pau to Luchon </Td> <Td> 161 km (100 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stage with mountain (s) </Td> <Td> Gilbert Bauvin (FRA) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> 21 July </Td> <Td> Luchon to Toulouse </Td> <Td> 203 km (126 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Plain stage </Td> <Td> Fred De Bruyne (BEL) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> 22 July </Td> <Td> Toulouse to Millau </Td> <Td> 225 km (140 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stage with mountain (s) </Td> <Td> Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> 23 July </Td> <Td> Millau to Le Puy </Td> <Td> 197 km (122 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stage with mountain (s) </Td> <Td> Dominique Forlini (FRA) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 </Th> <Td> 24 July </Td> <Td> Le Puy to Lyon </Td> <Td> 194 km (121 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stage with mountain (s) </Td> <Td> Jean Forestier (FRA) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 25 July </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Lyon </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Rest day </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 </Th> <Td> 26 July </Td> <Td> Lyon to Grenoble </Td> <Td> 182 km (113 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stage with mountain (s) </Td> <Td> Lucien Lazaridès (FRA) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18 </Th> <Td> 27 July </Td> <Td> Grenoble to Briançon </Td> <Td> 216 km (134 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stage with mountain (s) </Td> <Td> Louison Bobet (FRA) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19 </Th> <Td> 28 July </Td> <Td> Briançon to Aix - les - Bains </Td> <Td> 221 km (137 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stage with mountain (s) </Td> <Td> Jean Dotto (FRA) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 </Th> <Td> 29 July </Td> <Td> Aix les Bains to Besançon </Td> <Td> 243 km (151 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stage with mountain (s) </Td> <Td> Lucien Teisseire (FRA) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21a </Th> <Td> 30 July </Td> <Td> Besançon to Épinal </Td> <Td> 134 km (83 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Plain stage </Td> <Td> François Mahé (FRA) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21b </Th> <Td> Epinal to Nancy </Td> <Td> 72 km (45 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Individual time trial </Td> <Td> Louison Bobet (FRA) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 22 </Th> <Td> 31 July </Td> <Td> Nancy to Troyes </Td> <Td> 216 km (134 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Plain stage </Td> <Td> Fred De Bruyne (BEL) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 23 </Th> <Td> 1 August </Td> <Td> Troyes to Paris </Td> <Td> 180 km (112 mi) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Plain stage </Td> <Td> Robert Varnajo (FRA) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td_colspan="2"> Total </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> 4,656 km (2,893 mi) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Where did the tour de france start in 1954