The penultimate stage of this yr’s Tour de France will seemingly be one for the breakaway, because the riders head by means of the hills of the Ain, Jura and Doubs areas from Nantua to Pontarlier.
Will probably be a tough stage to manage, with groups more likely to be depleted within the type of each manpower and vitality, giving an ideal alternative for many who discover themselves on the head of the race to take the stage victory.
This stage options fixed undulation, with little or no in the way in which of flat roads all through the day, regardless of there being solely 4 categorised climbs alongside the route.
Probably the most notable ascent of the day would be the Côte de Thésy (3.6km at 8.9%), which comes in the course of the stage and will create splits inside the breakaway if a collection of robust riders try and go clear.
