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By Belga
Geraint Thomas and Team Sky will try to keep the yellow jersey in a step that should, a priori, rather favor the fighters.
Tour de France visits the green countryside of southern France, Sunday, on the occasion of the 15th stage that connects Millau to Carcbadonne on a course of 181.5 kilometers 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 1:10 pm
For the disadvantage of the pure sprinters, two pbades are to be crossed. 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 Critérium International'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 towards the vineyards of Cabardès and the plain.
The arrival in Carcbadonne (47.000 inhabitants) is judged on the boulevards which surround the city center. A short distance from the medieval city, world heritage, which is the city's celebrity.
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 (actual departure at 1:20 pm). The arrival in Carcbadonne is expected around 17:47 (forecast at 41 km / h average).
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