Pretty sure it’s been a long time since we’ve seen the Puy de Dôme at the Tour. Forget the averages. It’s semi difficult at the start, easy in the middle and a brute at the end. Over 4k at at least 11% to the finish. Enough to put over a minute into anyone having an off day.
I’m going to assume that Jumbo will think twice about attacking Pog after Thursday and imagine there’ll be a lot of DS’s thinking the same. We should therefore see a real fight for the break as it stands a real chance, even with such a tough finish.
Wouldn’t be surprised for it still to be going at the first cat 4. The question is will UAE think this climb suits Pog and will they be willing to work to help the break in check. With Monday a rest day, you’d think that people will be willing to burn a few matches. Another 50/50 day but it’s getting close to the time when GMart pops himself into a break to get himself back into the top 10 on GC.
Good luck with your picks.
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