The comment of Christian Prudhomme

It is custom in France to hope for French fireworks at the finish line on Bastille Day, a hope that is evidently not shared by the rest of the pack… After the start from Chambéry, which also hosts the Classique des Alpes Juniors every year, the Laffrey climb and the Noyer mountain pass will be the two major hurdles on the race programme before the stage finish in Gap, the county town of Hautes-Alpes.

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