This is very much a transitional stage after two days in the hills of the Massif Central; the Tour now heads south towards the high mountains of the Pyrenees. The stage has two distinct halves: the first half features four climbs – two third and two fourth category – while the second is mostly flat as the roads descend into the lowlands of the Midi. There are two unclassified bumps in the final 25 kilometres, but not enough to stop the sprinters getting their trains organised in this, their last chance before the roads get really steep.
Figeac has featured in the Tour twice before, most recently when locally raised Cofidis star David Moncoutié won a solo breakaway victory. The town's big claim to fame is as the birthplace of Jean-François Champollion, the man credited with being the first man to translate Egyptian hieroglyphics.
-
Peerless Pogačar drains tension out of the Tour de France as Jonas Vingegaard's losing battle brings podium scramble into focus – GC analysis
Bar incident of injury, the fifth yellow jersey seems to be sewn up for imperious Slovenian, as he returns to Le Lioran with a bang -
'We can fight for second' – Florian Lipowitz and Remco Evenepoel kick off Tour de France's second week with renewed alliance
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe teammates are working well together again at the start of the second week in Le Lioran -
Tour de France penalties, fines and yellow cards – Tobias Johannessen docked 20 seconds for feeding inside final 15km on stage 10
Tracking the rule infringements and penalties accrued on the road from Barcelona to Paris -
'Extremely dangerous' – Teenager Paul Seixas navigates 'melting' descents at Tour de France to move up to fifth overall on debut
Frenchman describes downhill road off the Puy Mary as 'like an ice rink' before biding time to finish third at Le Lioran
