This will get everyone's climbing l🌌egs warmed nicely. Rather than go for a full-on mountain stage, Tour boss Prudhomme has opted for someth🅰ing slightly gentler but potentially unpredictable.
It's a shame the Tour seldom comes to the Jura region, because this is wonderful cycling country, with narrow rᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚoads switching back and forth through dense forest. There are six climbs, which get progressively harder as the stage progresses. The favourites shouldn't get into trouble, but this is ideal ambush country.
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