Regarding the profile of the day: “The race will engage on flat roads, on the borders of the Dombes and the plain of the Ain. The competitors will brush the Glandieu waterfall before being hampered, further, by the coast of Saint-Franc. Then, by the scales and the Gorges du Guiers Vif, they will seek the Col du Granier (8.9 km at 5.4%). The arrival, tried in front of the Chambéry Savoie Stadium, promises to be fast and technical. “
The Frenchwoman yesterday Maeva Squiban won the sixth stage in Ambert in Puy-de-Dôme where the favorites in the general classification were neutralized.
In the general classification, these favorites stand closely. Kim short is still in yellow, behind, we find Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (26 seconds) and the outgoing winner, Katarzyna Niewiadomacompletes the provisional podium 30 seconds from the head. The Polish is ahead of three Dutch: Demi full ringthe big favorite of the event, second last year (at 31 seconds), Anna van der Breggen (at 35) and Pauliena Rooijakkersthird last year (at 53).
