Tour de France: Stage 12 preview
Stage 12 map, profile and Chris Boardman video preview
St-Jean de Maurienne – Annonay Davézieux
Distance: 226km
Highest point: 1,188m
Category: Medium mountains
Complicated for the sprinters
The sprinters will have been quiet for a few days now – and some of them may well have fallen by the wayside – but this one could go their way depending on how the first 80km goes. Some riders are sure to view the Grand Cucheron and Granier as the ideal opportunity to break clear and perhaps build a stage-winning advantage. It’s the kind of day Thomas Voeckler will appreciate if he’s not in overall contention. After the climbs, though, the sprinters have got plenty of terrain on which to set their rouleurs to work. The final cat 3 climb might foil the sprinters, especially after 200km and two weeks of racing.
Janez Brajkovic:"This is somewhere that a break can stay away all day and take the stage victory. If the day’s break hasn’t gone by the first climb it will be pretty hard to go after that. I don’t think there will be major changes to the GC here."
Maps and profiles courtesy of ASO
Get The Leadout Newsletter
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
Most Popular
Latest on Cyclingnews
-
The best cycling jacket on the market just went on sale with a lowest ever price, and it's already unavailable in some states
Soon to be gone forever, the Rapha Pro Team Gore-Tex jacket is our top-rated waterproof jacket for road cycling now with a huge $130 saving -
Setmana Valenciana: Mischa Bredewold wins stage 2 sprint
Vollering continues as race leader -
Tour de la Provence: Sam Bennett speeds to first victory of 2025 on stage 1
Irishman beats Kubiš and Renard to the finish to take opening leader's jersey of the race -
Van Rysel RCR Sport Winter bib tights review: The best budget winter bib tights
A comfortable, good-quality pair of affordable winter bib tights