1:14 pm – A 15th Sunday stage favorable to the attackers at the Tour de France

The Tour de France is visiting the green countryside of southern France on Sunday during the 15th stage that connects Millau to Carcbadonne on a 181.5 kilometer course favorable to the attackers. Britain's Geraint Thomas (Sky) is still in yellow and leads a field of 151 riders on the eve of the second day of rest on Monday. The start was given at 13h10.For the disadvantage of pure sprinters, two pbades are to cross. If the first (Sié, ranked in the second category) has a moderate slope to reach the small town of Lacaune known for its ham, the second, the Pic de Nore (first category), is more demanding (12.3 km to 6, 3%). Once the scene of the International Critérium's hill climb, the Pic de Nore, at an altitude of 1,205 meters, marks the entrance to the department of Aude. It is also, 41.5 kilometers from the finish, the beginning of a long and technical descent to the vineyards of Cabardès and the plain. The arrival in Carcbadonne (47,000 inhabitants) is judged on the boulevards that surround the city center. A short distance from the medieval city, a World Heritage Site, which makes the city famous. City-departure in 2014 and 2016, Carcbadone had no stage finish since 2006 (victory of Yaroslav Popovych). It will be the seventh finish in the Aude. A Belgian, André Rosseel, had prevailed in 1951. The departure of Millau was given at 1:10 pm (real departure at 1:20 pm). The arrival in Carcbadonne is scheduled around 17:47 (forecast at 41 km / h average). (Belga)

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