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Hello everybody! The riders journey through the neutral zone ahead of today’s Queen stage has begun and they will be given the signal to begin racing once they’ve covered about four kilometres.
Christian Prudhomme on today’s stage: “The stage will be a great challenge, with more than 5,000 metres of vertical gain to deal with or exploit across the day,” writes the Tour director. “The finale will feature the Tour’s second visit to the impressive Col de la Loze, then plunge into Courchevel, where the final battle will take place on the altiport’s 18% runway.”
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