Preview Stage 14 Tour de France – Saint-Gaudens – Plateau de Beille

The last of the big Pyrenean stages with six tough climbs, Col de Portet-d’Aspet, the Col de la Core, the Col de Latrape, the Col d’Agnes, the Port de Lers and the finish at the Plateau de Beille. These climbs don’t have the same notoriety as the Aubisque and Tourmalet, but the cumulative amount of climbing, the very steep gradients on Portet d’Aspet and the unrelinting 14km climb to Plateau de Beille will surley point out the winner of this years tour, or at least show us who can’t win. At 168km, it’s short so there will be attacks right when the flag drops. Every rider who has previously won at Plateau de Beille has arrived in Paris in the Yellow Jersey.

• Km 26.5 - Col de Portet-d’Aspet (1 069 m) – 4.3 km climb to 9.7 % – Category 2
• Km 62.5 - Col de la Core (1 395 m) – 14.1 km climb to 5.7 % – Category 1
• Km 94.0 - Col de Latrape (1 110 m) – 5.6 km climb to 7.2 % – Category 2
• Km 109.0 - Col d’Agnes (1 570 m) – 10.0 km climb to 8.2 % – Category 1
• Km 118.0 - Port de Lers (1 517 m) – 3.8 km climb to 5.5 % – Category 3
• Km 168.5 - Plateau de Beille – 15.8 km climb to 7.9 % – Category H

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