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© Tim de Waele - Getty Images Coming out of the second rest day, the peloton hits the first—and easiest—of three stages in the Alps.Stage 17 - Grenoble to Méribel Col de la Loze - 170km - Wednesday, September 16
Stage 17 is the hardest of the final week—and maybe the entire Tour—with two “Beyond Category” climbs, including a summit finish on the Col de la Loze, one of the highest paved roads in France and definitely the highest climb in the 2020 Tour de France.
The stage begins in Grenoble and heads northeast along the valley toward the Intermediate Sprint in La Rochette, where BORA-Hansgrohe’s Peter Sagan will do his best to earn more points in an effort to tear the green jersey away from Quick-Step’s Sam Bennett—even if it means going on the attack to do it.
The race then loops south—still in the valley—to the base of the Col de la Madeleine (17.1km at 8.4 percent). The Madeleine is long and steep, and after two-and-half weeks of racing, it’s going to hurt. Jumbo-Visma will likely ride tempo up the Madeleine, doing their best to weaken the competition, hopefully isolating a rider or two well before the final climb. A select peloton should emerge by the top.
A long descent brings the riders back down into the valley, followed by a false flat to the base of the Col de la Loze (21.5km at 7.8%) which looms above the Méribel ski resort. The Tour famously visited Méribel in 1973, when Frenchman Bernard Thevenet won the stage but was unable to gain significant time on Spain’s Luis Ocaña, who went on to win the Tour.
The race hasn’t been back since, but the construction of a new cyclists-only roadway from the resort to the summit of the nearby Col de la Loze has given the organizers a good reason to return. The new roadway adds another 7km to the climb, much of which is steeper than 10 percent—with one pitch topping-out at 20 percent! One of the highest paved roads in France, the Col’s 2,304 meters is easily the highest in the entire 2020 Tour.
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This stage is as straightforward as it is difficult: it all comes down to the Col de la Loze, particularly the new, additional 7km to the summit. Jumbo-Visma’s Primož Roglič could have his hands full defending the jersey against the likes of UAE’s Tadej Pogačar and Astana’s Miguel Ángel López, who both looked frisky at the end of Stage 16. Roglič has an advantage of 1:45 over López, a fairly sizable lead this late in the Tour. But Pogačar sits only 40 seconds behind his compatriot and appears ready to pounce. When it’s all said and done, the winner of Stage 17 could very well go on to win the Tour.
Riders to Watch
Arkéa–Samsic’s Nairo Quintana and INEOS Grenadier’s Egan Bernal both lost more time on Stage 16, which means they’re either really struggling—or they’re saving themselves for Stage 17. Both riders have the talent to hang with the GC leaders up the final climb and are now far enough down on the General Classification to not get chased if they attack. Otherwise, this stage will go to one of the Tour’s podium contenders, of which Pogačar and López both look to be the best at the moment.
When to Watch
The Col de la Loze is where all the action will go down, so plan your day accordingly. The leaders should hit the base around 10:15 a.m. EDT, with the stage set to end around 11 a.m. Whatever you do, don’t miss the final 5km, the steepest portion of the ascent.
© Chris Auld The race heads for the big mountains, with some tricky descents.Stage 8: 141km – Cazères-sur-Garonne to Loudenvielle – Saturday, September 5
There are no summit finishes in the Pyrenees in this year’s Tour, but Saturday’s opening salvo in the big mountains is a serious stage that could affect the fight for the yellow jersey.
The primary difficulties are mostly in the back half of the stage. After an initial ascent of the Col de Menté, the race then tackles the Hors Categorie Port de Balès (11.7km at 7.7 percent average), and then the Col de Peyresourde, which gets a Category 1 ranking with 9.7km of climbing at 7.8 percent average.
The northern approach to the Balès was paved only in 2006, and it’s steep and ramp-y, including a 2km-long section in the middle at 10 percent average (with some spots to 14 percent) before backing off slightly to the summit. It’s also narrow; there’s not much room for a group to maneuver. But the real story with the Balès is the trip down the other side, which is exposed to weather, high-speed, and narrow; Graeme Fife’s guidebook Great Road Climbs of the Pyrenees calls it “…a truly hairy descent.” And if there’s fog, visibility is limited (current forecast is partly cloudy, with little chance of precipitation).
The Balès is far enough from the finish that it may serve mainly to soften up riders’ legs rather than spring attacks. Expect Jumbo-Visma and perhaps INEOS Grenadiers to set a high pace on the climb to discourage attacks, as well as keep the likely early breakaway at a reasonable gap. But aggressive riders may push the pace on the descent in the hopes of putting pressure on less-confident bike handlers. There’s zero flat ground in the valley between the Balès and the final climb for dropped riders to close any gaps that opened on the descent.
© Courtesy Tour de France tour de france stage 8 mapAs for the Peyresourde, again, Jumbo and INEOS will likely do their team-time-trial thing to keep riders from jumping off the front. It’s a good climb for a high, steady pace, as it doesn’t vary much in steepness. Most likely, if there’s an attack, it will come high on the climb as riders try to get a gap they can hold on the descent, where the superteams’ firepower is less effective.
The final descent isn’t as tricky as the Balès; it’s steep to start but straight; most of the switchbacks are lower down on the mountain. But farther down it’s a bit more technical until the course bottoms out with 3km to go for the final sprint to the finish. Expect anything from a single, bold escapee to a small group of favorites to contest the stage.
Riders to Watch
An early breakaway is almost a certainty, although after Stage 7’s difficulties it’s hard to say who might have the legs. If that group is large and motivated, they may get enough of a gap for at least a couple of survivors to make it to the finish ahead of the favorites group.
Among contenders, Tadej Pogačar (UAE-Emirates) may want to try to steal back some of the time he lost today; Bahrain-McLaren’s Mikel Landa and the Trek-Segafredo duo of Bauke Mollema and Richie Porte might be similarly inclined. Movistar’s Alejandro Valverde is always a threat on a day like this.
When to Watch
As Stage 7 showed, timetables are a guide, not a bible. But we’d expect the most interesting part of the stage to start on the Port de Balès, which the riders will summit as soon as 10:15 a.m. EDT by the fastest projected speed. If you pull up your feed around 10 a.m., you should catch the last part of the climb, the crucial descent, and the final climb and descent of the Peyresourde for a likely finish around 11 a.m.
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