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Saint-Gaudens > Peyragudes 129.6km Another huge day in the fight for the yellow jersey. This is the penultimate mountain stage, time is running out for those wanting to make a move in the overall classification, this day takes on a huge amount of significance in the fight for yellow and the podium. Last time we...

Carcassonne > Foix 178.3km Welcome to the third week of the Tour de France. The first two weeks of the race have been raced at an infernal speed, and with the added complication of the extreme heat, a lot of riders already seem to be way beyond their limit. This week could see some high...

Rodez > Carcassonne 202.4km Another day that gives the sprinters and breakaway riders a little hope. With 2639m of climbing, it’s certainly not a flat day, but the presence of just one categorised climb will get the sprinters hoping. The same is true for many potential breakaway riders, recent stages have been more suited to...

Saint-Étienne > Mende 192.3km The race heads back to Mende, a stage made for the breakaway. The two finishes here in the last 7 years have gone that exact way, with Fraile winning in 2018 and Cummings in 2015, both stages are ones that I remember well. The final climb is very hard, but it’s...

Bourg d’Oisans > Saint-Étienne 192.3km What a fabulous week of racing we’ve had, and there’s still three stages to go until the final rest day. The GC battle is put on hold, and we have a transition day to Saint-Étienne. It looks like one for the sprinters, but with tired legs, the right break could...

Briançon > Alpe d’Huez 164.8km How do you follow that? Today, we witnessed one of the best stages in recent Tour history, one that will go down as one of the greats, but can it get even better? It’s Bastille Day, we have three enormous climbs, finishing on the Alpe, but is the yellow jersey...

Albertville > Col du Granon 151.5km A monumental day in the fight for the yellow jersey. We have four iconic climbs and a leader’s team starting to creak under the pressure of COVID. UAE will rue not getting Kämna into yellow, this isn’t a stage they can control. Throw in the high altitude climbs and...

Morzine > Megève 147.9km We have a medium mountain stage that will interest many riders. As Wednesday and Thursday are big days in the high mountains, this is likely to be another day for the breakaway. The final climb isn’t hard, it’s highly unlikely we’ll see gaps between the GC riders, so there’s no incentive...

Aigle > Châtel 192.7km A stage that would normally be one for the breakaway. The reason for this is the position of the final climb, it crests with 10km to go, which normally puts teams off chasing the break down. However, this edition of the Tour has been well controlled by the peloton, maybe one...

Dôle > Lausanne 186.1km A stage with “only” 2614m of climbing, but it has a deceptively hard finish. Which of the sprinters will fancy their chances of winning this tough stage? Jumbo-Visma are the obvious choice, this is a great chance for Wout Van Aert to take another stage win. Weather Another sunny day. Finale...