Tour de France sampling the summer sun in the mountains
The Tour gets back under way today after a rest on Monday with the biggest day in the Alps – a lung-busting 204.5km. The category-one climbs of Col de la Colombiere and Col des Saisies are mere hors d’oeuvres to the final climb of the day – the hors (toughest) category Col de la Madeleine.
It’s an energy-sapping 27km ride to the summit with a vertical climb of 1625m. But there is no summit finish, just a further 30km downhill section before riders can expect to have the finish line in their sights.
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