After the second day of rest, it is a great classic which will take the Montpellier peloton towards the terrible ascent of Mont Ventoux (15.7 km at 8.8%). To rest, the climbers will then take advantage of a stage for sprinters towards Valencia just before the last two big mountain stages, planned in the Alps. The 18th stage will be the one with the largest positive altitude difference of the Tour with 5500m. It must be said that the Glandon sequence (21.7 km at 5.1%), Madeleine (19.2 km at 7.9%) and Col de la Loze (26.2 km at 6.5%) has what it takes scare.
