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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'I was maxing out the gears' - Zoe Bäckstedt falls short trying for first Tour de France Femmes stage win
Searing second half descent finds U23 ITT World Champion 'maxing out the gears' for fourth place finish -
From 'Project Dijon' to 'Project Nice' – New Tour de France Femmes leader Marlen Reusser ready to defend yellow to the end following time trial triumph
'I'm not at all like, 'I have yellow, I've got to have it in Nice,' but I think it's possible' says Movistar leader -
Despite being 10 years younger than the 'big kids', multi-discipline U23 talent Kylee Hanel thriving in 'long, grueling races of gravel' with Leadville looming
Oregon 20-year-old leads Life Time Grand Prix U23 competition after win at Unbound Gravel 100 -
'I quite like this scenario of having to go after them rather than being the favourite' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot down but not out after Tour de France Femmes time trial
Frenchwoman looking forward to trying to make up two minutes on GC rivals Marlen Reusser and Demi Vollering
