Route
Aurillac
Le Lioran
Distance and type
166.9km
+3,660 m
Medium mountain Summit finish
Schedule
Profile
Key points
Stage info AI translated from Spanish, might contain errors
Bring out the trumpets: it's 'quatorze juillet', France's national holiday, and the Tour serves up a huge medium-mountain day typical of the Massif Central, the kind rarely seen anymore.
As many as seven categorised climbs on a route that largely repeats what was raced when the Tour came to Le Lioran in 2024, with that final sprint between Vingegaard and Pogacar won by the Dane.
Crowning all the day's effort -3,900 m of elevation gain- are the Puy Mary (Cat. 1; 7.8 km at 6%), Pertus (Cat. 1; 4.4 km at 8.5%) and Font de Cère (Cat. 3), topped just before a fast descent and an uphill finish, like the one two years ago.
Bonuses
There are 10-6-4" at the finish. The intermediate sprint only awards points.
Notes
The stage has been moved 10 minutes forward to not clash with TV times for the tribute to the victims of the 2016 Nice terrorist attack.