This is another day for the controversial Laurent Jalabert – now a commentator on France Télévisions – to be remembered as the race will pass through his native town of Mazamet before tackling the 12.3km-long Pic de Nore, which in the 1990s was often the decisive climb at the Critérium du Dauphiné – known then as the Critérium International.
The local rider in the Tarn department nowadays is Direct Energie's Lilian Calmejane, who won stage 8 to Les Rousses in his first Tour de France participation last year. Calmejane is a favourite for stage 15, which should be a popular stage given that it's on TV on a Sunday afternoon.
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