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Apologies for this being late, I thought I had posted it already.
Stage 10: Albertville – Valence, 190.7 km
Another transitional flat stage. There’s a chance of Bora/Bahrain making life hard for the likes of Cavendish at the intermediate sprint or echelons towards the end in the Rhône valley, though.
Map and profile
Route details
The first quarter of the stage is very easy, then the riders reach the first non-flat roads of the day, in the shape of the easiest climb in the Chartreuse: Col de Couz.
This backs into the easy side of Col de la Placette, with the intermediate sprint of the day being at its summit.
The uncategorised climb later on is probably harder than Couz. Any possible windy sections start just after it (but it looks to be a headwind for most of them), so it may matter for positioning. Or maybe Bora or Bahrain start pushing here regardless?
The route heads southwest from here until 10 kilometers to go, then turns north to reach the finish. The wind looks to be blowing from the west, so the section from 10 kilometers to 8 kilometers to go should be the best for echelons.
Final kilometers
The finish line is where it was in 2018 and 2015, with stage wins for Peter Sagan and André Greipel respectively. The approach is similar to the latter stage, with the final 3.1 kilometers being identical.
Just inside the final 5 kilometers, there’s a double roundabout. Both sides are open, but the right one looks to be a bit shorter.
There’s just over a kilometer to move up, then there’s the following two roundabouts which only have the left side open. The narrowing ahead of the second one is obviously key.
After this, there’s a big right-hander onto the 2015 route at 3.1 kilometers to go. From here, it’s pretty straightforward until the final key point, a big right-hander (technically a roundabout) at 350 meters from the line as seen in the video above. As you can see, it doesn't actually narrow into a single lane to my knowledge, contrary to what some previews are saying.
Stage 10: Albertville – Valence, 190.7 km
Another transitional flat stage. There’s a chance of Bora/Bahrain making life hard for the likes of Cavendish at the intermediate sprint or echelons towards the end in the Rhône valley, though.
Map and profile
Route details
The first quarter of the stage is very easy, then the riders reach the first non-flat roads of the day, in the shape of the easiest climb in the Chartreuse: Col de Couz.
This backs into the easy side of Col de la Placette, with the intermediate sprint of the day being at its summit.
The uncategorised climb later on is probably harder than Couz. Any possible windy sections start just after it (but it looks to be a headwind for most of them), so it may matter for positioning. Or maybe Bora or Bahrain start pushing here regardless?
The route heads southwest from here until 10 kilometers to go, then turns north to reach the finish. The wind looks to be blowing from the west, so the section from 10 kilometers to 8 kilometers to go should be the best for echelons.
Final kilometers
The finish line is where it was in 2018 and 2015, with stage wins for Peter Sagan and André Greipel respectively. The approach is similar to the latter stage, with the final 3.1 kilometers being identical.
Just inside the final 5 kilometers, there’s a double roundabout. Both sides are open, but the right one looks to be a bit shorter.
There’s just over a kilometer to move up, then there’s the following two roundabouts which only have the left side open. The narrowing ahead of the second one is obviously key.
After this, there’s a big right-hander onto the 2015 route at 3.1 kilometers to go. From here, it’s pretty straightforward until the final key point, a big right-hander (technically a roundabout) at 350 meters from the line as seen in the video above. As you can see, it doesn't actually narrow into a single lane to my knowledge, contrary to what some previews are saying.
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