Before going back to Paris, a final stage of transition in this Tour de France between Nantua and Pontarlier which should offer itself to backpackers. With a tired peloton and a road a little too rugged to give hope to sprinters, there is a risk of being a great fight to take the escape of the day. The only real difficulty of the day is sixty kilometers from the finish, but the tea rating has something to hurt (3.6km at 8.9%).
Nantua> Pontarlier, 184km, rugged
Fictive departure: 12:05 p.m., forecast arrival: 4:12 p.m.
The profile
The eye of Thierry Gouvenou, race director
“It is for the last survivors, those who still have a little legs. We leave the high mountain, but still difficulties. It will be necessary to make a big effort to be in the breakaway because it is an ideal course for it to develop. General’s people should start to sink a little softer … “
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