The 2025
Tour de France will be the biggest and most important race of the season and will be taking place between the 5th and 27th of July. This is the sport's climax of the season and every year it delivers memorable action. We
preview stage 20.
Stage 20 will be a hilly day and into Pontarler we should have a breakaway succeed. This one could include many classics riders, sprinters and even climbers or GC figures trying to make a final impact in the overall classification.
Stage 20: Nantua - Pontarler, 185.1 kilometers
It's unusual for stage 20 to have this format but it's an interesting novelty from the Tour. The 12-kilometer ascent early in the day can absolutely see some hard-hitting uphill action, and all around it are different sorts of climbs where the men-in-form can really take advantage of to go up the road and seek a stage win.
With 63 kilometers to go the riders face the Côte de Thesy, which is hard enough even with the big GC contenders to launch a last-bid attack to try and change the outcome of the overall classification. In such a stage, there could be a massive tactical aspect in case the GC does explode, as on paper it's a certain breakaway day where many different kinds of riders can be in the head of the race.
Even if not, it will still be a very interesting stage with lots of rolling climbs all throughout the final hour of racing. Terrain for rouleurs and classics riders... The last one comes with 10 kilometers to go.
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Map Tour de France 2025 stage 20
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Original: Rúben Silva