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Aveyron, Tarn, Aude: the Tour visits the green countryside of southern France, Sunday, in the 15th stage to connect Millau to Carcbadonne on a course of 181,5 kilometers favorable to the attackers.
For the disadvantage 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 Critérium International's hill climb, the Pic de Nore, at 1205 meters above sea level, marks the entrance to the Aude department. 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, a World Heritage Site, which makes the city famous.
The Prefecture of Aude receives the Tour for the 10th time. City-departure in 2014 and 2016, she had not had a stage finish since 2004 (victory of Yaroslav Popovych).
Departure from Millau at 13:10 (real departure at 13:20), arrival in Carcbadonne around 17:47 ( mean speed of 41 km / h)
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