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Profile of the stage: Dole-Lausanne (186.3 km)
Before the start of serious things on the slopes of the Alps, Saturday, the punchers will have the opportunity to highlight themselves by leaving the Jura to reach the Olympic capital, Lausanne.
Like Friday with the stage of the Planche des Belles Filles, we will have to wait until the end of the course to attend a great explanation between the favorites.
With an uphill finish and very good percentages in the last kilometer (up to 13%), the final promises to be explosive.
He could have perfectly suited a Julian Alaphilippe, who was finally absent, but could also have smiled on a rider like Benoît Cosnefroy (A2R Citroën) or Alexis Vuillermoz (TotalEnergies) who distinguished themselves on Thursday at the finish in Longwy before getting stuck in the last lengths.
But teams with punchers in their ranks must first ensure that the race is locked in order to avoid the multiplication of breakaway attempts.
And there will undoubtedly be many on this hilly route without major major difficulties.
Dole-Lausanne (186.3 km) ASO
Schedules:
The actual start is set at 1:30 p.m. and the estimated arrival at 5:40 p.m. with an average speed of 42 km/h.
The prognosis of... Gilles Maignan, former runner, driver of the management car
I can see a good breakaway that will go to the end in Lausanne.
I'm looking at the profile of the stage with a few hills… I would bet on a victory for Bauke Mollema (Trek Segafredo).
He's a hell of a courier, the kind of backpacker who, when he starts work, doesn't let go.
And the stage is not too difficult either, it may suit him.
But if I had the infused science of prognosis, I would give you the lottery figures, not the winner of the day!
Not to be missed on the course:
In Dole, we will first pay tribute to this benefactor of humanity with the discovery of the rabies vaccine that is Louis Pasteur, born 200 years ago in this Jura town.
The birthplace of the French scientist, located in a picturesque area, has been transformed into a museum.
City of art and history, Dole is also home to a magnificent 16th century Notre-Dame collegiate church.
In Lausanne, there is no shortage of points of interest, starting with the Olympic Museum, the Fondation de l'Hermitage museum, dedicated to the fine arts, but also Aquatis, the largest freshwater aquarium in Europe.
The specialty to get your teeth into:
Let yourself be tempted by dishes based on Comté, Jura cheese served with Franche-Comté pork or a tasty Morteau sausage.
To accompany it all, a glass of yellow wine or straw wine seems to be a must.
You will be spoiled for choice in Lausanne: papet vaudois (Vaudois sausage, leeks and potatoes) or lighter, a fillet of perch to enjoy by the lake, of course.
Also throw your eyes closed on the cut with greubons, a savory pastry, made of puff pastry and pork fat.
A curiosity on which you will be able to crack: the Vaudois corks, confectionery resembling corks.
Phrase of the day: “Meet a bear”
Never a good sign when you like to tease the pedal since this expression means being the victim of a big stroke of the pump.
The origin is very uncertain but probably linked to the crossing of the mountain ranges where bears live.
Ex: “Until the foot of the Col du Coq, I was on my feet but on the climb, I met a bear.
Burned, emptied, at a standstill!”
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