This appears a relatively straightforward stage, but one with an intriguing look. It links two towns that have never hosted the Tour before on roads that rarely see the race come by.
Like the Jura, which was visited just before the Alps, the Drôme region that hosts most of today’s route is a relative backwater in France, but that makes it excellent cycling country.
TOPICS
-
Canadian Cyclo-cross National Championships: Sidney McGill wins elite women's title
Sarina Daigle is second and Siobhan Kelly takes third in Oro-Medonte -
Tadej Pogačar reveals three fractured vertebrae after Vuelta crash: “I’m just happy to be alive”
Slovenian superstar tells The Athletic the full extent of his injuries after discovering two additional spinal fractures weeks after his crash -
'They’ve destroyed cycling' - Bardiani-CSF-7 Saber boss gives scathing assessment of the UCI after Italian team unable to race Giro d’Italia in 2027
Long-standing ProTeam could fold in the coming years due to UCI regulations, says Bruno Reverberi -
'It really feels like a victory' - Belgian cyclo-cross champion returns to training following surgery for cardiac arrhythmias
Former under-23 World Champion Marion Norbert Riberolle's race return dates unconfirmed
