Tour de France: everything you need to know about the 6th stage between Binche and Longwy

Not necessarily decisive for the general classification, the 6th stage could be especially valuable for its suspense and the climb to the citadel of Longwy.

When a world champion wins at the top of the citadel

At the top of the very demanding Côte des Religieuses (1.6 km at 5.8%), the first real difficulty of the Grande Boucle 2017, it was Peter Sagan who won ahead of Michael Matthews and Dan Martin.

The Slovak world champion was clearly the strongest on Monday, July 3, 2017, since he took off his shoes a few meters from the finish to finally glean the 8th victory of his career on the Tour in a strong suit.

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Happiness will be short-lived for him.

The following day, in the Vittel stage, he was held responsible for the fall of Briton Mark Cavendish in the final sprint.

After two hours of discussion, the sanction falls: Peter Sagan is excluded from the Tour…

The last kilometer of the 3rd stage, magnificent final sprint!

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— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 3, 2017

The eye of Thierry Gouvenou

“It's the longest stage of the Tour.

Longwy, We have already been there in 2017 with this uphill finish in the climb of the citadel and where, in the middle of a sprint, Peter Sagan had taken off his shoes, put his foot back in the hold and still won.

There, the final will be tougher, always with a view to favoring the punchers, we have unearthed a new climb, the wall of Pulventeux, 5 kilometers from the finish.

It's 800m at 8.5% so we can expect all scenarios, it's clearly favorable for the punchers.

Clearly, I can see a van Aert or even a Pogacar being comfortable on this stage.

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The favorite: and why not Pogacar?

A Tour de France is also a psychological match.

Wout van Aert's number on Tuesday at Cape Gris-Nez, where only Jonas Vingegaard had managed to follow the acceleration of the Belgian from Jumbo-Visma, made an impression.

Tadej Pogacar, the outgoing double winner, is not the type to take this kind of blow without responding.

On the final ascent of the coast of the nuns (1.6 km at 5.8% average), the Slovenian has the means to be the most explosive and the most resistant and to offer himself his first stage victory. on this round.