New opportunity for the sprinters this Wednesday July 3 between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Saint-Vulbas.
After a very difficult stage this Tuesday in the Alps, return to the plain for the riders of the Tour de France between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Saint-Vulbas this Wednesday, July 3. The stage, 177 kilometers long, will be flat with two small 4th category passes that should not disturb the sprinters who will be playing for the win.
First, the riders will climb the Côte du Cheval Blanc, a 4th category climb of 1.5km at 4.3%. At 35 kilometres from the finish, there will be the Côte de Lhuis and its 3 kilometres at an average of 4.8% which could be, possibly, a small springboard for the adventurers who do not want a sprint finish. But “the wide roads” as Christian Prudhomme, boss of the Tour de France, explains, should smile on the peloton facing the breakaway.