When: Tuesday, July 17
Where: Val d'Isere-Briancon
Length: 159km
DESCRIPTION
After the first rest day at Tiognes, the race descends out of the Vanoise National Park. Two of the highest cols ever used in the Tour de France appear on the route of today's stage - the 2,770 metre Col de l'Iseran and the 2,645 metre Col du Galibier.
The summit of the Galibier is a full 39km from the finish, meaning that any breakaways or attacks can be reeled in before Briancon. There will be fireworks on the stage, and the winner will simply be the best climber on the day... Will Michael Rasmussen hang on to the leader's jersey today? Or will the Astana duo of Alexandre Vinokourov and Andreas Kloden make a stunning rest-day recovery to go on the rampage?
CW STAGE RATING
Scenery: 10/10
Difficulty: 8/10
Impact on overall: 8/10
ROUTE DETAILS
Km, Location, ETA, Feature
0, VAL D'ISERE, 12:30, START
15, Col de l'Iseran, 13:16, Climb hors-category
33.5, Le Villaron, 13:34, Sprint
60, Bramans, 14:08, Sprint
72, Modane, 14:26, Feed zone
99, Col du Telegraphe, 15;21, Climb cat 1
122, Col du Galibier, 16:15, Climb hors-category
159.5, BRIANON, 17:01, FINISH
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