Most riders will be saying 'sweet relief' after the punishment of stage 11, not least of all the sprinters. It's a real line call who'll have it at the finish - the sprinters or the solo artists, but with most of the former probably looking to recover after the previous stage, it's more likely an escape will make it to the finish first.
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