Sometimes, the riders are tested after a rest day, but this time they are offered a gentle way to get back into action. The sprinters and their teams will be the only ones with big plans for the race around Toulouse.
There’s a catch, though, as the route is not entirely flat. The Côte de Castelnau-d’Estrétefonds (1.4-kilometre at 6%) won’t do any harm, as it appears early on, but the Côte de Vieille-Tououse may pose a slightly bigger challenge as the 1.3-kilometre hill at 6.8% is crested with 14 kilometres to go. Moreover, the Montée Pech David follows promptly with 800 metres at 12.4%.
The riders then fly downhill for a flat 6-kilometre run-in to the finish line on Boulevard Lascrosses.
The Tour de France last visited Toulouse in 2019. Back then, Caleb Ewan outgunned Dylan Groenewegen in a photo-finish sprint.
The first three riders across the line gain 10, 6 and 4 bonus seconds.
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I will be in the city of Toulouse to watch this stage and am super stoked! Our hotel is a block from the road the riders will be on and w/in the last kilometer of the finish line. Any idea how early I should get to a viewing spot?
What time does the stage start?