The comment of Christian Prudhomme

Drôme again and Bourg again with Bourg-de-Péage, also making its début appearance on the map of the Tour de France. Ardèche will then be crossed from east to west with, notably, the main challenge of the day, the Suc de Montivernoux. The Croix Neuve hill climb, the Jalabert Climb, as it has been renamed, will precede the finish on the runway of the Mende airfield.

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