A flat Start, a few time trial kilometres and a brutal Alpine-Finale: the route of the Tour de France is a dramaturgy suggests, with a long start-up and a climax at the very end.
After the Start in the Belgian city of Brussels, the drive with a flat stage and a team time of the great Eddy Merckx is to pay homage to, who won 50 years ago in his first Tour de France enters the 106. Tour de France on the 3. Stage on French soil and will not leave him henceforth.
With the exception of the team time trial, which is manageable 27.6 seconds to seconds poker the big Teams with ambitions for the overall classification, belong to the first days of the sprinters. On the 3. (in Epernay), and 5. Stage (in Colmar) – however, the only Sprinter in question, the come to well over a couple of hills away. Here, the host seems to have ASO a type of driver in mind and can usually fight at the end of the Green Jersey – for example, Peter Sagan (Slovakia) and Michael Matthews (Australia).
At the Planche des Belles Filles with open visors
The 6. Stage from Mulhouse to the Planche des Belles Filles the stage for the first clash of the favourites for the Yellow Jersey. The modified route in the seven-kilometre-long rise contains some of the brutal ramps of up to 24-percent slope is open visors of the victory contenders hope.
From Brussels to the South and again back North to Paris – the route of the Tour in 2019
There are five undulating stages (days sections 7-11), which is likely to be a constant battle between breakaways and sprinters ‘ teams to follow between Belfort and Toulouse. In particular, the eighth stage to Saint-Étienne will have some drivers painted red, there are not less than to get seven climbs, a good basis for the ambitions on the polka-dot Jersey.
Short, spectacular Alpine stages
On the 12. Stage it is starting to get serious Col de Peyresourde and Hourquette d’Ancizan are two climbs of first category, and form the stages of the kick-off of the Pyrenees. The following day, the classification riders and the specialists in the fight against the clock to compete – the only individual time trial of the Tour. It measures only 27,2 kilometers and leads in the first part over undulating Terrain. The following two summit finishes on the Col du Tourmalet (14. Stage) and in Foix Prat d’Albis (15. Stage) will raise the overall standings before the two probably hot, but reasonably flat stages promise through the South of France for a short break.
18. Stage heralds the Finale of the Tour: On the Alpine giants, Izoard and Galibier down to the valley in Valloire, the 208-kilometre-long part of the piece, the past leads challengers offers the Chance of an early attack. The 126.5 km short 19. Stage practice the Col de l’iseran climb up to Tignes, in the meantime, happy to have chosen a dramaturg is a means of the Tour organizers. The promise of a previous, more intense clash between the two favourites, while the back of the sprinters will struggle with the time limit. A stage, in front of all the nervous be.
But it was not until the following day, the 20. Stage, you know who will win the Tour. For the re short stage to Val Thorens (a “valley” on 2365 meters) is the last Chance, the wearer of the Yellow Jersey to attack. On the final day on the Champs-Elysées, this will happen as always. The Sprinter may be measured traditionally, for the last Time.
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Who will win the Tour de France?Who makes the race?
Even without the hard-to-ousted Chris Froome it will be a thrilling race. The Tour de France promises to be a voltage, even if the current Sky Team (sponsors exchange is now Ineos) again the strongest. Our candidates check shows, who could be the British dangerous…
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Who will win the Tour de France?10 Enric Mas (Deceuninck-Quickstep)
Sunken cheeks, deeply seated eyes, spindly limbs and short cropped head of hair – Enric Mas many a viewer’s horror. However, the 24-year-old Spaniard is very healthy and extremely in shape. As a strong climber, he was drove to 2018, surprisingly Second in the Vuelta, this year, but so far unremarkable. Forecast: It’s not enough for the whole of the front.
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Who will win the Tour de France?9 Nairo Quintana (Movistar)
The time from Nairo Quintana is already over? From 2013 to 2016, he rode at the Tour, Giro and Vuelta will always be on the places one to four, was on the mountain a Power. But lately, the silence of Colombians, the media appointments falters shy and usually is shielded, of all the serious climbs. It is likely to be his last Chance as a captain in the Tour. Forecast: He doesn’t use them.
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Who will win the Tour de France?8 Romain Bardet (Ag2r La Mondiale)
Hopes weigh heavy Bardet on the narrow shoulders of Romain. The lanky climber is to end the long losing streak to the Frenchman in the Tour. In the last few years, it looked as if he could come closer to this goal. However, currently Bardet, who has a University degree in Management follows, its Form and the opponents. Prediction: Lose in the time trial too much time.
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Who will win the Tour de France?7 Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
“We have taken different paths, but we are very close and talk daily to each other,” says Adam Yates, over his relationship with his twin brother, Simon. Both are talented contenders for the overall classification. In France, Simon was at the Giro captain will continue, probably for Adam. In the mountains, well, in the time trial and solid. Forecast: you Can play, but not win.
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Who will win the Tour de France?6 Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe)
From the talented riders to podium candidate Emanuel Buchmann has in preparation a strong impression of the race left. The mountain of silence Schwabe is now one of the Best in the time trial, he has improved. What is missing from the 26-year-old, is the Punch and self-confidence for a great victory. Forecast: His curve continues upwards.
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Who will win the Tour de France?5 Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida)
The Double of Giro and Tour has proved in the last few years, always too demanding. Also experienced the “shark of Messina” is to point out the hardships of the tour of Italy, which he also lost because of a tactical error, still. But with its constancy and suffering of the 34-Year-old points. Forecast: The shark a couple of teeth for a powerful bite missing.
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Who will win the Tour de France?4 Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ)
The fear of the descents is defeated, his time trial weakness, he has worked in – it is Pinot Thibaut is now finally ready for more than a good placement? Almost. The Frenchman chose a continuous structure and is focused again for the first time on the Tour. His Team is good, but others are better. Forecast: Pinot is to attack his opponents but not all of them can shake off.
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Who will win the Tour de France?3 Geraint Thomas (Ineos)
The title defenders had at the Tour de Suisse, a scary moment: After a severe fall, the dream of a second tour victory out seemed to be already dreaming. But the 33-year-old Welshman can start. His preparation of delivery is not ideal – it’s the lightness of the previous year is missing. Forecast: But to the Podium, it’s still enough.
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Who will win the Tour de France?2 Jakob Fuglsang (Astana)
For years, the Dane was in the employ of other Top riders: Jakob Fuglsang rode for the Schleck brothers, as a helper, and also in Astana, mostly in the shade. Now he is captain, and rightly so. This year, he was the most consistent of the Tour candidates, has increased on the mountain once again. Forecast: the Yellow Jersey is very close.
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Who will win the Tour de France?1 Egan Bernal (Ineos)
Viva Colombia! The Cycling-mad Nation, is looking forward to the next Star, the raptured in July, the home. And this Time it may really. Egan Bernal has exceptional performance data, and driving at Ineos in the strongest Team. At the Tour de Suisse, he was unbeatable, now he could push up the Tour of his stamp. Prediction: He leaves Colombia cheer.
