Guide to stage 14published at 11:39 British Summer Time
11:39 BST
Mountains, 182.6km, Pau to Luchon-Superbagneres
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A classic and mouth-watering mountain stage in the Pyrenees awaits at the end of week two.
Nearly 5,000m of elevation gain is packed into climbs up the mighty hors-categorie Tourmalet followed by the Col d’Aspin and Col de Peyresourde.
On a day when the GC riders will be need to be at their very best, the strongest climbers will have their focus on the fight for the King of the Mountains jersey and hope to contest the stage on the pull up to the ski resort of Luchon-Superbagneres.
The gruelling 12.4km slog at 7.3%, which rises up to 10% in a couple of sections, should give Tadej Pogacar’s rivals a chance to put pressure on the race leader.