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road.cc Fantasy Cycling: Tour de France stage 13 preview

Pau > Lourdes

There’s only one climb today, but since that’s the Aubisque, it’s not one to be taken lightly. That’s crested some 50km from the stage finish in Lourdes, twice a stage town in the past, and the likelihood is that the GC contenders will mark each other tightly, although Samuel Sanchez may well look to use his descending skills to pick up a bit of time over his rivals.

Thought for the Day

It may be a day late, but today could be the day for a French rider to go all the way to victory, so look for the likes of Thomas Voeckler and Pierrig Fedrigo to look to emulate their successes in last year’s race.

GT’s tips

I don't think the GC guys will go full gas on the way down to the finish, so it could be a pretty straightforward stage for them. It seems like a day when there's a pretty good chance of a breakaway stage.

Dave is a founding father of road.cc, having previously worked on Cycling Plus and What Mountain Bike magazines back in the day. He also writes about e-bikes for our sister publication ebiketips. He's won three mountain bike bog snorkelling World Championships, and races at the back of the third cats.

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