Stage 16 - Vaison-la-Romaine / Gap
Never will a rest day have been as well deserved! After the Ventoux, the riders will be able to breathe a little easier for 24 hours in the Vaucluse. It is a short respite, as another series of difficulties await them. This stage, for example: it's only 168km, but this is testing terrain where the Tour has almost been lost in the past. You just have to look at the list of winners in Gap: Vinokourov, Fédrigo, Paulinho, Hushovd. Can you also remember an attack made by Contador that messed up the strategy of the Schleck brothers? In short, this is a stage that will favour attacking riders. Some of them may get the opportunity to push themselves back into contention before the time trial.
Mountain pa**es & hills:
Km 17.5 - Côte de la Montagne de Bluye - 5.7 kilometre-long climb at 5.6% - category 3
Km 48.0 - Col de Macuègne - 7.6 kilometre-long climb at 5.2% - category 2
Km 156.5 - Col de Manse - 9.5 kilometre-long climb at 5.2% - category 2
Intermediate sprints: Km 123.0 - Veynes
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