This flatter stage will offer some respite for those whose legs are tired from the Alps, as well as a chance for the sprinters to shine when the Tour itself comes through a week later. We’re expecting Stage 13 to be a highlight for many, as it squeezes so many of France’s finest landscapes into a single day’s cycling. Riders will start their day in the Alps, pedal through the gorgeous greenery and stunning cliffs of the Vercors massif, and finish off among the flat open vineyards of the Provençale countryside. Although we’ll finish the day lower down than we begin it, it won’t all be downhill – there’ll be a couple of ‘bumps’ in the Vercors to keep it fun, interesting and to make sure our legs are working hard.
