July 16, Stage 11: Besançon – Oyonnax 186km
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A very tight race
The stage after the first rest day. Does this herald the start of a new race? Perhaps… It depends on how things go. I expect it to be a very tight race, with the big favourites within three minutes of each other. Not enough to think the race is done and dusted, but still a sizeable margin in the general classification. This is why we avoided widening the gaps with a time trial, for example, and we sought instead to create undulating stages to promote attacks. This stage could be one for the likes of Peter Sagan.