Last chance for the favorites to wage war, last effort for those who just have only one ambition in this Tour de France: rally Paris. Between Albertville and La Plagne, a short stage of 130 kilometers to mark the end of the mountain, but it is not to be taken lightly: 5 passes, two two out of category. With the Col du Pré (12.6km at 7.7%), hostilities will be able to start and end at the top of the climb to La Plagne station (19.1km at 7.2%). For a last fireworks?
Albertville> La Plagne, 130km, mountain
Fictive departure: 1:30 p.m., forecast arrival: 5:18 p.m.
The profile
The eye of Thierry Gouvenou, race director
“It’s shorter than the day before but it is still a beautiful mountain condensed. We have 4,600 meters of elevation on 130 terminals, almost no dish. At the end, there is the very long climb to the plagne which with fatigue could create failures. Will the breakaway take time? I am not sure, previous years have proven that it was more and more complicated.
