It doesn’t matter how you cut it, 230km is a long, long way! Fortunately this stage will be flattish in the morning and actually flat in the afternoon – providing the perfect opportunity to team up for group riding as we roll south-west through wooded slopes, fields, forests and river valleys. Save some energy for the final kilometres into Chalon-sur-Saône, where British rider Brian Robinson won his second Tour stage in 1959, with a gap of 20 minutes.
If you pace yourself and enjoy the company, there’ll be plenty to enjoy on stage 7 – and plenty of bike-time to enjoy it!
