For the end of the stage
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"A final at the Milan-San Remo", assures Thierry Gouvenou, the sporting director of the event, with at the end of the stages two hills planted in the last 10 kilometers (passes of Duchère and Croix-Rousse).
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For sprinters-backpackers-punchers
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A breakaway could, like the one formed on the road to Puy Mary (13th stage, Friday) take advantage of the freedom offered by a peloton of favorites with the lead already elsewhere or let sprinters slip by swallowing the last difficulties.
Among the punchers, the Danish Soren Kragh Andersen, member of an inspired Sunweb formation and the Slovenian Jan Polanc (UAE Team Emirates), representative of a fashionable nation could shine.
For the favorite match
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Every day reminds us, the Tour route, even in its stages devoid of difficulties, can be dangerous.
The favorites, Primoz Roglic and Egan Bernal (who finished tested on Friday at the top of Puy Mary) are, like their team, on permanent alert.
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For the French
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Removed in the general classification, the French will have to chase stage victories as far as Paris.
Friday, they were numerous in the good escape, rewarded with places of honor (Valentin Madouas 4th, Pierre Rolland 5th, Nicolas Edet 6th).
Examples to follow.
With a new attempt by Julian Alaphilippe?
For Peter Sagan
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Opportunities to shine will be rare.
The Slovak knows it.
He is chasing a stage victory and an 8th green jersey ...
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