Tour de France 2022 Favourites stage 6: Lumpy race for attackers

The only flat section of the entire race appears between 100 and 60 kilometres from the finish line. During the rest of the day the riders travels from one hill to the next. The climbs are never long, nor steep, but the endless succession is sure to wear the peloton out.

GC riders will only be interested in reaching the finish line, as there is hardly anything to be gained for them, so chances are that breakaway specialists will have it their way. A hard battle to be part of it is to expected. Who’ll eventually turn out on top is to be decided upon in the promising finale.

The finale opens with 17 kilometres remainig on the first of four short climbs. The penultimate uphill toil is likely to be decisive, as it features 800 metres at 12.3%. At the top there are 5 kilometres to go.

The riders descend to the foot of the last uphill drag: 1.6 kilometres at 5.8% with a ramp at 11% halfway up.

The route suits attackers, while the likes of Mathieu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe and Wout van Aert will be savouring in anticipation when looking at the finale. So they will want to be part of the breakaway and, if not, their teams could try to keep the attackers o a leash.

We’ll update this article as soon as the Tour de France’s entry list starts to take shape.

Favourites 6th stage 2022 Tour de France

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