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The riders are now making their way out through the agreeable looking streets of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne …
There’ll be a wind factor to deal with on today’s stage too, as well as possible rain. And here’s William Fotheringham’s stage guide:
A run out of the Alps through Chambéry, home of the Decathlon-Ag2R team since its foundation in 1992. This should be a second sprint stage, and Decathlon will be fired up to launch their Irish sprinter Sam Bennett, set to return to the Tour for the first time since 2020. He’s won four sprints this year but whether he has the legs of last year’s points winner, Jasper Philipsen, remains to be seen.
