Prudhomme's thoughts:
These thoughts are underlined by the profile...:
Weather forecast at tomorrow's finish, Nuit-Saint-Georges:
Beware, risk of thunderstorms and showers at the start in Troyes as well, but taking the weak and therefore probably insignifacant wind tomorrow, the only part of the profile of tomorrow's stage that will be decisive is the last kilometers:
General classification top 10 after stage 6:
1. Christopher FROOME
2. Geraint THOMAS + 12''
3. Fabio ARU + 14''
4. Daniel MARTIN + 25''
5. Richie PORTE + 39''
6. Simon YATES + 43''
7. Romain BARDET + 47''
8. Alberto CONTADOR + 52''
9. Nairo QUINTANA + 54''
10. Rafal MAJKA + 1'01''
Green points jersey classification top 5:
1. Arnaud DEMARE 170
2. Marcel KITTEL 143
3. Michael MATTHEWS 96
4. André GREIPEL 93
5. Alexander KRISTOFF 74
Polka-dot King of the Mountains jersey top 3:
1. Fabio ARU 10
2. Dan MARTIN 8
3. Christopher FROOME 6
The globally flat course seems perfectly suited for a revenge between the sprinters, frustrated by the outcome of the previous day. However the final loop of 40 kilometres will see the peloton battle it out in the sidewind and some teams will certainly make the best of it. The Burgundy vineyard homelands are indeed registered on the World Heritage of Humanity sites.
These thoughts are underlined by the profile...:
Weather forecast at tomorrow's finish, Nuit-Saint-Georges:
Beware, risk of thunderstorms and showers at the start in Troyes as well, but taking the weak and therefore probably insignifacant wind tomorrow, the only part of the profile of tomorrow's stage that will be decisive is the last kilometers:
General classification top 10 after stage 6:
1. Christopher FROOME
2. Geraint THOMAS + 12''
3. Fabio ARU + 14''
4. Daniel MARTIN + 25''
5. Richie PORTE + 39''
6. Simon YATES + 43''
7. Romain BARDET + 47''
8. Alberto CONTADOR + 52''
9. Nairo QUINTANA + 54''
10. Rafal MAJKA + 1'01''
Green points jersey classification top 5:
1. Arnaud DEMARE 170
2. Marcel KITTEL 143
3. Michael MATTHEWS 96
4. André GREIPEL 93
5. Alexander KRISTOFF 74
Polka-dot King of the Mountains jersey top 3:
1. Fabio ARU 10
2. Dan MARTIN 8
3. Christopher FROOME 6