After a day of rest and a transport to Toulouse, the peloton will make a large loop around the pink city by the Tour de France as a transition for new mountain adventures. Nothing insurmountable on the program, but a rhythmic end of the stage, with 4 ribs in 50 kilometers, which could deprive some sprinters with a chance to win.
The Pech coast, a small wall of 800 to 12% (with 20% passages), is undoubtedly placed a little too far from the arrival (8 kilometers) to be really decisive but has the potential to do damage if frank attacks take place. A step that could suit a group of escaped.
Toulouse> Toulouse, 157km, Plat
Fictive departure: 1:15 p.m., forecast arrival: 5:05 p.m.
The profile
The eye of Thierry Gouvenou, race director
“A departure and an arrival in the same city as in the first stage. A way a little to compensate for transfers for everyone: we are going to make three nights in the same hotel. We are well aware that the passage from Châteauroux to Toulouse was very quickly. This is a step that we reworked a lot after the 2024 edition. We wanted to avoid once again a completely controlled day. The land is hilly in the last 50 kilometers, with the side of Pech David in particular, with passages at more than 20 %. There are only 8 kilometers behind, downhill, it should lighten the rows. »»
