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Stage 11 of the Tour de France will be a relaxed one for the peloton coming off the Pyrenees, tackling a flat 162 kilometres on their way towards the east coast of France. Catch all the live racing action and updates on The Roar from 10pm (AEST).
Michael Matthews and Orica-Bike Exchange dominated Stage 10 to give the Australian his first Tour de France stage victory, however it’s still Chris Froome who holds the leader’s yellow jersey.
The stage is classified flat, and is that way for the majority, but two Category 4 climbs in the opening half after starting in Carcassonne will ensure the riders have to put in a little work.
Going to Montpellier, the sprinters have their best chance at a clean run since Stage 6. An upside down ‘u’ shape (or lower-case ‘n’?) greets the riders coming into the west entrance of Montpellier, setting up for a bunch sprint to the finish.
This will be the 30th visit for the Tour to French hub of Montpellier, where today’s stage finishes.
Prediction
Sprinters. This is a day for the fast men who had a rough time in the mountains before the rest day.
The possible breakaway should jump before the two aforementioned category climbs, but it will be tough for anyone to take it to the finish.
All the usual suspects are big chances for the stage win. Marcel Kittel (Etixx-Quickstep) hasn’t been as strong as he would have liked, so keep an eye out for him, as well as Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) and Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal), who are always up for a fight on the line.
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