Tour de France stage 7 preview – Super Planche brings the first mountain test

TOPSHOT Team UAE Emirates rider Slovenias Tadej Pogacar wearing the best youngs white jersey crosses the finish line at the end of the 20th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race a time trial of 36 km between Lure and La Planche des Belles Filles on September 19 2020 Photo by Marco BERTORELLO various sources AFP Photo by MARCO BERTORELLOAFP via Getty Images
Tadej Pogacar stormed to stage and overall victory when the Tour last visited the Planche des Belles Filles in 2020 (Image credit: MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

The Tour de France hasn't visited La Planche des Belles Filles since Tadej Pogačar crowned himself the champion of the race with a stunning come-from-behind victory in the penultimate stage time trial two years ago.

On Friday, the race revisits the climb, a relatively new addition to le Tour's stable of reliable, oft-used mountains, for the sixth time since Chris Froome kicked to victory as Sky teammate Bradley Wiggins ascended to yellow back in 2012.

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