The general classification leader could change again today as the Tour reaches the Swiss mountains. The second of the three mountain top finishes of this year's Grande Boucle in Verbier is another chapter on the road to the overall victory.
For starters, the GC favourites will warm up their legs on the Col des Mosses (13.8 km at 4 percent) before tackling the final climb up to the ski resort (8.8 km at 7.1 percent) after a pretty long journey of 207 kilometres.
Vaughters' views
This stage which comes right before the rest day should be interesting, and the focus will come back to the GC battle. After two weeks of intense racing, Verbier will provide a not overly hard climb, but positioning into the bottom of this climb will be crucial. It’s a gradual grade on an ever-narrowing road.
I think this stage will be contested by a group of 15 to 20 riders, so someone with a bit of a sprint left at the end of a climb will take the day. Frank Schleck, if his knee is okay, or Kim Kirchen would be my picks.
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