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sport">A stage with no fewer than seven climbs. The Col de Ceyssat quickly follows a 1st category col (10.2 km at 6.1%), followed by the Col de Guéry (3rd category, 7.8 km at 5%) and the Montée de la Stèle ( 2nd category, 6.8 km at 5.7%).
sport">After the long descent, two third category climbs (Côte de l’Estlade and Côte d’Anglards) follow as an aperitif before the main course: the climb to Col de Neronne (2nd category, 3.8 km at 9.1%) and above all the final climb Puy Mary (5.4 km at 8.1%).
sport">follow hier live the thirteenth stage in the Tour.
Michael Boogerd
sport">Michael Boogerd thinks it will be a grueling day for the riders, in the so-called Massif Central. “This is probably going to be a clash between the classification men,” said the De Telegraaf columnist.
Michael Boogerd
Ⓒ Rias Immink
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sport">He continues: “Almost two hundred kilometers with seven climbs and a very difficult end. With a total of 4400 vertical meters, there is no heavier profile in this Tour. ” Not a bad day, especially for the classification riders. “In terms of stage win, it can go in any direction with perhaps a leading group that will compete for that.”
sport">“The Puy Mary is a wall. Here a nice gorge can be made. Perhaps the toppers will wait until that final climb to dissolve their devils, but fireworks can also start on the Col de Neronne, with sloping run-up. ”
sport">watch here the results, the stage schedule in the positions in various rankings in Tour de France.
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