PREVIEW | Tour de l'Avenir 2023 stage 7b - Second mountain stage of the day a big test for American Matthew Riccitello's lead

Preview 7b. 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 7b in the meantime, the second one of the day, is 69 kilometers long and finishes 1500 meters above it's starting altitude. Many of those are in slight rises through the valley before the Col du Mont Cenis, however the riders will then go up it. 9.7 kilometers at 7% end close to the finish, before a small plateau which leaves the riders on the finish line of a tough day out.

Prediction Tour de l'Avenir 2023 stage 7b:

*** Matthew Riccitello, Isaac del Toro
** Davide Piganzoli
* William Junior Lecerf, Giulio Pellizzari, Jan Christen, Johannes Kulset, Mathys Rondel

Pick: Matthew Riccitello