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Preview: 2024 Tour de France, stage 20

Another sawtooth profile, another day for the climbers.

Dane Cash
by Dane Cash 19.07.2024 More from Dane +

Stage 20: Nice to Col de la Couillole – 132.8 km

Date: Saturday July 20, 2024

Streaming: πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Peacock/πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ FloBikes/πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Discovery+/ITV/πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Eurosport/πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί SBS

Estimated finish time: πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ 11:30 am EDT/πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ 4:30 pm BST/πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί 5:30 pm CEST/πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί 1:30 am AEST

Stage type: Mountains

Summary: With four solid climbs spread across just 132.8 km of racing, stage 20 should be an entertaining finale for the climbers – and the descenders too. There is not a whole lot of flat on the profile, and the break β€“ which could form on the slopes of the Col de Braus and thus be full of climbers – has a great chance of going the distance.

Fantasy favorites: Tadej Pogačar said that he would let the breakaway have this one. If you believe him, you should look to the in-form climbers that can go up the road without drawing the ire of the GC riders as the stage 20 favorites. We like Richard Carapaz, Simon Yates, Enric Mas, Matteo Jorgenson, Felix Gall, Derek Gee, and even Mikel Landa, who is 15 minutes back even though he is fifth overall. Of course, don’t be shocked if Pogačar changes his mind and catches all of them.

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