Stage 17 - Embrun - Chorges

The riders will have the blue waters of Lake Serre-Ponçon as a backdrop. It is a picture postcard setting. But don't imagine this is going to be a bucolic day? Indeed, this stage could turn out to be one of the turning points of the Tour. It has been conceived with the idea of spicing up the duel between the rouleurs who can climb well such as Froome and Contador, although on paper the likes of Wiggins and Quintana should not be excluded from consideration. One thing is sure: those riders who don't perform well on this stage will have some real problems on the next one to Alpe-d'Huez. There won't be any miracle comebacks.

Mountain passes & hills:
Km 6.5 - Côte de Puy-Sanières - 6.4 kilometre-long climb at 6% - category 2
Km 20.0 - Côte de Réallon - 6.9 kilometre-long climb at 6.3% - category 2

Intermediate sprints: N/A

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