Preview stage 4. From the 20th to the 27th of August takes place the
Tour de l'Avenir. More commonly known as the under-23 Tour de France, the race will see 9 stages throughout France where the best U23 riders of all specialties will come together to reveal many of the stars of the future.
Stage 4 will be a day dedicated to the puncheurs. The GC contenders have to be on their A-game, however the finale is very explosive and won't be hard enough for big gaps. Into Evaux-les-Bains, the riders take on two laps of a circuit with two hilltops, the final coinciding with the finish line with approximately 3.5 kilometers at 5%.