Tour de France | Analysis
Stage 20
Stage 20 Breakdown:
Stage 20 bring the riders on a hilly 184km trip from Nantua to Pontarlier. The stage contain four categorized climbs with varying degree of length and gradients. None of them are long and steep enough to likely make a significant impact, but the overall hilly nature of the stage will suit a puncheur better than a sprinter.
The final kilometres takes within the town of Pontarlier and is fairly technical. Between the 5km and 4km mark they pass a sharp 180 degree corner. Between 3km and 1km mark, they pass 2 roundabouts, and the last 500m is S-curved toward the line. Don’t rule out a late move from a rider trying to go by himself the final kilometres.
Favorites:
| +++ | Wout van Aert, Victor Campenaerts, Quinn Simmons
| ++ | Axel Laurance, Neilson Powless, Julian Alaphilippe
| + | Tim Wellens, Jonas Abrahamsen
TourManager:
Etappe 20, årets nest siste etappe, er en kupert etappe fra Nantua til Pontarlier. Etappen inneholder 4 kategoriserte stigninger med varierende lengde og stigningsprosent. Dette er en typisk puncheur etappe og det finnes gode muligheter for et brudd. Vi er nå inne i de siste 2 etappene av touren og dette er en god mulighet til å bruke gjenværende bytter på å omstille laget fra klatrere til spurtere / puncheurs.
Outsidere til TourManager:
– Quinn Simmons (Ungdom)
– Victor Campenaerts (Tempo)
– Axel Laurance (Ungdom)
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