Can a Belgian force the feat?
Before rallying the French capital, the peloton will leave from Mantes-la-Ville, in the Paris region, where the start of the stage should be, as is traditionally the case in the last stage, disputed on a quiet pace. Two difficulties listed in 4th category still appear on the program of crossing the Yvelines and Hauts-de-Seine: the Côte de Bazemont (1.7 km at 7 %) at km 10 then the Côte du Pavés des Gardes (700m to 9.7 %) at km 45.
The runners will enter Paris after 51 kilometers and sprinters will have to be satisfied with crumbs, namely an intermediate sprint after 76 kilometers at the top of the Champs-Élysées. Then will start a more difficult circuit, with the three passages of the famous Butte Montmartre, the Théâtre du Triomphe de Remco Evenepoel during the online race of the Olympic Games in 2024. The puncher capable of making the difference in the last ascent should afford the victory, unless the sprinters teams manage to padlock the race or that a previous breakaway does not succeed.
Opened by the success of Jasper Philipsen in the streets of Lille, this Tour de France could well conclude on a 6th Belgian stage victory. Many runners hope for a victory like Oliver Naesen, Wout Van Aert or Arnaud de Lie. After a few days to shoot his head, Tadej Pogacar could also win a last stage of a Tour de France which he dominated with his head and shoulders. Unless Jonas Vingegaard saves his honor with a first stage victory.
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The 112nd edition of the Tour de France will end Sunday in Paris and the traditional parade on the Champs-Élysées, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary.
The 132.3 km long stage and which will leave from Mantes-la-Ville will also have three passages by the Montmartre Butte, as during the 2024 Olympic Games, in the last 40 kilometers.
What to remember from the 19th step:
Australian Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) won solo the 20th and penultimate stage of the Tour de France run on Saturday over 184.2 km between Nantua and Pontarlier.
Groves placed his decisive attack 16.5 km from the finish to win in front of the Dutch Frank Van Den Broek (Picnic Postnl), 2nd at 54 seconds, and Pascal Eenkhoorn (Sudal Quick-Step), 3rd at 59 seconds.
Already a stage winner on the Tour of Italy and the Tour of Spain, the Australian signs his first victory on the Tour de France and joined the closed circle of the stage winners on the three large towers.
This is Alpecin-Deceuninck’s third victory over this 112nd edition of the Grande Boucle after Jasper Philipsen and the Dutch Mathieu Van der Poel on the first two stages.
In the general classification, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates-XRG) retains its yellow jersey and should therefore win its 4th Tour de France on Sunday in Paris. The world champion is ahead of the Danish Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease A Bike) of 4:24 and the German Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) of 11:09.