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The race sets off near the Pont du Gard. Everyone still in the race has something to play for.What a way for mountain stages to bow out too. The 5.2 kilometres climb at 5.4% is crested inside the last 8.5 kilometres before the riders fly down to the finish line in Gap.Gap is a regular host of the Tour the France.

It’s heralded as the ‘Rome of France’ , the ‘most Roman’ city outside of Italy and it’s easy to see why with its marvellous amphitheatre, the Arena of Nîmes.The clockwise loop today sticks within the boundaries of the Gard department and serves as something of a solitary respite between an almost exclusive barrage of mountains that have passed in the Pyrenees and remain in the Alps.It’s the final chance for the sprinters, or what remains of them if they haven’t succumbed to the brutal time cuts, before Paris, but again, it’s one of those ‘French flat’ stages, more rolling than pan flat.There’s a short, sharp climb around 17km from the finish, but it shouldn’t pose an issue for even the most flat track of bullies.Today has solo move written all over it, as the peloton finally heads into the Alps ahead of three successive gruelling stages.We begin at the Pont du Gard, a magnificent first century structure — France’s most-visited ancient monument — that was once the highest (48m) aqueduct of the Roman world, built to supply water to nearby Nîmes, then a hub of the empire.It served as an aqueduct until the 6th century before becoming a tollgate in the Middle Ages and a road bridge from the 18th to 20th century. It’s a mere speed bump for a Tour peloton, however, and a large bunch will have it all to play for on the flat finish.Nancy has been a Tour de France staple since the third edition in 1905.

Thanks! The slope kicks up a bit on the Côte de La Rochette-du-Buis and, in quick succession, the Col de Mévouillon, before the route reaches an elevation of 883 metres at kilometre 110.5.The Tour de France continues on predominantly flat roads to the foot of the Col de la Sentinelle. Cycling Plus Features Editor and tireless domestique John has been putting in a shift for the magazine for seven years. Mais une voiture de la marque tchèque retient particulièrement l’attention, il s’agit bien évidemment de la Skoda Superb modifiée à cette occasion pour le patron de la Grande Boucle, Christian Prudhomme. This ancient Roman aquaduct crosses the Gardon River 25 kilometres northeast of Nîmes. For long stretches, nothing much may seemingly happen.Such stages, however, remain totally valid in the context of a three-week Grand Tour. Today has two, rather than three cols, and while it finishes on the massive 19km, 7.4 percent Tourmalet, the peloton might not be so cowed by it.After being primed on the category 1 Col du Soulor, the race climbs the Tourmalet from the western Luz-Saint-Sauveur side; it’s the equal in terms of average gradient (7.4 percent) as the La Mongie side from the east, but it’s the lesser of the two in terms of satisfaction (this western side is preceded by a huge stretch of false flat in the valley from Argeles- Gazost).This will be the 81st time the Tourmalet has featured in the race – more than any other climb – but it’s just the third summit finish (the lack of infrastructure at the top makes it problematic).The last time they finished here, in 2010, Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck shadow-boxed their way to the summit, as Schleck attempted — and failed — to shake the stubborn Spaniard off his wheel.

Won by Egan Bernal before Simon Yates (2nd) and Warren Barguil (3rd). The 2019 Tour de France features 22 teams battling it out over 21 stages.

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