Stage 18: Suances to Santo Toribio de Liébana, 169km
A stage straight out of the Tour of the Basque Country's route planning manual: a start that hugs the coast before moving inland for a set of three short and sharp cat-2 and cat-3 climbs in the third quarter. The finale is the climb to the Alto de Santo Toribio, so teams with a durable fast finisher may aim to control the race.
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Matt White: The back end of the 2020 Tour de France is very hard but the difficulties start straight away
Mitchelton-Scott sports director happy with route that could suit Yates brothers and Chaves -
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Ewan says possibly only 3 or 4 sprint stages in 2020 Tour de France route
'There are not so many opportunities for us' says winner of three stages in 2019 -
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Chris Froome says Tour de France course is 'brutal'
'I think it's going to be a really explosive race' says four-time winner -
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Werner and Mani lead US Pro CX Calendar after 15 races
Series heads to Washington, DC, next for races 16 and 17 of 36
