Everything you need to know about the race and its side with the twentieth stage of the Tour de France between Nantua and Pontarlier.
The profile of the stage: Nantua-Pontarlier (184.2 km)
The Tour de France leaves behind the Alps and a masterful number of Dutch Thymen Arensman in La Plagne. runners will have to travel 184.1 kilometers, on a very damaged land, between Nantua (Ain) and Pontarlier (Doubs). The Col de la Croix de la Serra (12.1 km at 4.1%; km 24.7) should promote the formation of a large breakaway. The Côte de Valfin (5.7 km at 4.2%; km 45.1) and the Coast of Théy (3.6 km at 8.9%; km 121.6) should start the organisms, then the Longeville coast (2.5 km at 5.5%; km 160.1) could be used as a launch ramp with a steep final. It is a strong man who should prevail, once again!
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Writing favorites and big rating
We saw him dismembe it on almost all terrains, support his leaders, go in escapes, lead the peloton and run out in his role as a model teammate. Quinn Simmons, figure of the peloton, must play his personal card on a land that suits his adventurous profile.
The big rating: After a good start to the Tour de France, Romain Grégoire disappeared from radars. The penultimate stage could inspire the Bisontin and the Groupama-FDJ team.
The timetables of the twentieth step
The fictitious departure will be given at 12:05 pm from Nantua and the real departure at 12:15 pm. The arrival is scheduled at 4:23 p.m. with an average of 45 km/h.
How to follow the stage on TV
France 2 from 1:25 p.m. In full by paying on Eurosport.
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The curiosity of the day
Classified in tourism, Nantua is known for its abbey Saint-Michel (XIe century), its church of Romanesque origin of Clunisian influence which houses the painting of Eugène Delacroix The martyrdom of Saint Sébastienits museum of resistance and deportation of Ain and Haut-Jura and its Memorial to the deportees of the Ain.
Renowned for its Sainte-Bénigne church (XVe century) and its stained glass windows from Alfred Manessier, Pontarlier-city-stage for the eighth time-is a very sporty town with its 9,900 licensees in 56 associations which welcomes, among others, the Tour du Doubs and the Triathlon of Lac Saint-Point.
The expression of the day: “running in rat”
Take advantage of the efforts of other runners without making a single one.
