- The Tour travels 141km to Loudenvielle in the Pyrenees
- Van Aert wins explosive stage as Yates holds on to yellow
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Race leader Adam Scott rides for Mitchelton-Scott, whose daily tour diary is invariably worth the price of admission for the soundtrack alone. Caveat: there isn’t actually a price of admission.
Race director Christian Prudhomme on today’s stage: “The first Pyrenees stage was designed on a course that will be both dynamic and demanding,” he explains. “In less than 100 kilometres, the riders will have to reach the Col de Menté followed by the Port de Balès and the Col de Peyresourde. A fine downhiller could then have the opportunity to make a difference on a descent of around ten kilometres to the finish.”
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