Stage
10 Report:
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| Stage 10 on the map |
Monday July 14,
2014
Bastille Day
161.5k from
Mulhouse to La Planche Des Belles Filles;
High mountains,
mountaintop finish (mtf)
Rain has passed for
now, and it is partly clear at the start, temps in the mid 60s. The finish line
atop the summit is shrouded in rain and clouds early, but may clear later.
Today is the first
real mountaintop finish...and it's Bastille Day. Most of the parcours is up and down; very little
flat road. On paper, it is the toughest stage the riders have seen, so far. It
should be a good GC battle before the first rest day on Tuesday. Seven
categorized climbs are featured on stage 10. Four of them are category-1
climbs, including the summit finish atop the Planche des Belles Filles (5.9k at
8.5%).
The remaining 183
riders leave the start town of Mulhouse. They have 20k of flat roads to start
the day, before all the climbing begins.
Shortly after the
neutralized opening kms, the attacks begin.
*Ten riders are off
the front, and trying to form a viable break. The peloton lets them go.
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| Stage 10 Profile |
The first seven riders
clear are Westra (AST), Voeckler (EUR), Moinard (BMC), Irizar (TFR),
Visconti (MOV), Gerard (BSE), and Riblon
(ALM). A handful of others are chasing them.
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