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He Tour peloton faces today the star day of the Alps, with two ports of special category at 2,000 meters of altitude and of a length greater than 15 kilometers. First, La Madeleine (17.1 km at 8.4%, at 2,000 m exact above sea level); then La Loze (21.5 km at 7.8%, with ramps above 20% and at 2,304 m).
The Loze will be promoted for the first time in the centuries-old history of the Tour de France. Christian Prudhomme, director of the round, considers that it is “a new model of summit”. After the first 17 kilometers of ascent (with sustained percentages between 5% and 9%), the difficulty of the last 4.5 km multiplies to exceed 10% on average and reach slopes around 24%. “It is a French Wall de Huy, but with an extension of more than 20 km and more than 2,300 m high. The one that resists faced with a giant of such magnitude, he will no doubt find himself in a aspire to the yellow jersey. We will see a show for the strongest runners and the purest climbers “, Prudhomme sums up delightedly.
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Mikel Landa, seventh classified (2:16 behind Primoz Roglic and 42 seconds from the provisional third place, by Rigoberto Urán), considers that they will be measured with “a very tough test”: “This type of stages exceeding 2,000 meters and 15 km of ascent always they punish a lot. If you go through a bad time, you can drop a minute. In my case, I will try to get differences with the opponents for the podium in order to have some margin for the La Planche time trial.
Roglic, Tour Leader, knows that his Slovenian compatriot Tadej Pogacar “is going to attack”: “Tadej is not joking when he says he will not stop until he wins the Tour. We’ll see if the Jumbo boys and I are able to contain their intentions. For the moment, our control work is working. ” favorites smoked the first alpine daySo the chances to look for moves will be narrowed down to La Loze, the five peaks through the Savoie the next day and the time trial at La Planche des Belles Filles.
