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Stage 2: Perros-Guirec – Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan, 183.5 km
It’s the fourth time in eleven years that the race heads to Brittany, and it’s also the fourth time in this period that this finish is used. The finale is very similar to the previous stage in 2018 with a double ascent of the final climb. Surprises are obviously unlikely on a finish as well-trodden as this one, but we should still see the usual first few seconds being won and lost for the GC in addition to an interesting fight for the stage win.
Map and profile
Route details
The route stays close to the coastline as far as Saint-Brieuc, well past the halfway point. The entirety of this coastal section is rolling, but the categorised climbs all come in its latter half, starting with the short Côte de Sainte-Barbe.
Shortly after, it’s time for the intermediate sprint.
The next GPM sits atop the easy Côte de Pordic.
It’s followed by the Côte de Saint-Brieuc. This is a harder climb than the one used just in the finale of the 2008 stage that finished in town, won by Hushovd in a reduced bunch sprint, although I do believe it featured in the French national championships the year after, where Dimitri Champion took the biggest win of his career.
From here, the riders head inland for 50 flattish kilometers towards the final circuit. Right before they get there, there’s a brief detour into town, where there are mountain points on offer atop the somewhat uninspiringly-named Côte du village de Mûr-de-Bretagne.
The lap differs from the 2018 version in two places. For one, the bonification sprint has been moved from Côte de Saint-Mayeux to the first ascent of Mûr-de-Bretagne. For another, it doesn’t feature the little bump into town, instead taking the ring road to shave a kilometer off the distance from the first time up to the finish. Either way, the key parts are the same, with two ascents of the main course of the day…
…and the uncategorised ascent into Saint-Mayeux just after the first time up.
Final kilometers
Two right-handers with traffic islands that will presumably be paved over, one with 3.7 kilometers to go, one at the foot of the climb itself (the latter as seen in 2015). It’s a slight change to what it was like in 2018 but obviously nothing dramatic.
It’s the fourth time in eleven years that the race heads to Brittany, and it’s also the fourth time in this period that this finish is used. The finale is very similar to the previous stage in 2018 with a double ascent of the final climb. Surprises are obviously unlikely on a finish as well-trodden as this one, but we should still see the usual first few seconds being won and lost for the GC in addition to an interesting fight for the stage win.
Map and profile
Route details
The route stays close to the coastline as far as Saint-Brieuc, well past the halfway point. The entirety of this coastal section is rolling, but the categorised climbs all come in its latter half, starting with the short Côte de Sainte-Barbe.
Shortly after, it’s time for the intermediate sprint.
The next GPM sits atop the easy Côte de Pordic.
It’s followed by the Côte de Saint-Brieuc. This is a harder climb than the one used just in the finale of the 2008 stage that finished in town, won by Hushovd in a reduced bunch sprint, although I do believe it featured in the French national championships the year after, where Dimitri Champion took the biggest win of his career.
From here, the riders head inland for 50 flattish kilometers towards the final circuit. Right before they get there, there’s a brief detour into town, where there are mountain points on offer atop the somewhat uninspiringly-named Côte du village de Mûr-de-Bretagne.
The lap differs from the 2018 version in two places. For one, the bonification sprint has been moved from Côte de Saint-Mayeux to the first ascent of Mûr-de-Bretagne. For another, it doesn’t feature the little bump into town, instead taking the ring road to shave a kilometer off the distance from the first time up to the finish. Either way, the key parts are the same, with two ascents of the main course of the day…
…and the uncategorised ascent into Saint-Mayeux just after the first time up.
Final kilometers
Two right-handers with traffic islands that will presumably be paved over, one with 3.7 kilometers to go, one at the foot of the climb itself (the latter as seen in 2015). It’s a slight change to what it was like in 2018 but obviously nothing dramatic.
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