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The Tour’s final march to Paris begins in the Alps
- Updated: July 20, 2016
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BERN, Switzerland (AFP) — Spending four days in the Alps might sound relaxing, but it will be anything but that for Chris Froome and his Tour de France rivals.
Wednesday sees the start of the final push from Bern, Switzerland all the way to Paris and Tour glory.
In the meantime, there will be a lot of suffering, starting with the 184.5-kilometer 17th stage to Finhaut-Emosson.
It’s an aptly-named destination, Finhaut meaning “high finish” and reaching almost 2,000 meters above sea level. The finish line arrives at the end of a 30km stretch that includes 23km of climbing.
It will surely test Froome and his rivals to their limits, coming at the end of a mountainous stage that penetrates deep into the Alps.
The Sky rider has a healthy lead of 1:47 over his closest rival, Dutchman Bauke Mollema (Trek – Segafredo), but all the pre-Alpine talk was about attacking the yellow jersey and trying to prevent Froome landing a third Tour title in four years.
Having secured top-10 finishes in the previous three Tours, the 29-year-old Mollema is …
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