Stage 17 – 65 Kilometers -Short and Steep

“65 kms: a distance that will certainly surprise. It will indeed be the shortest normal stage of the last thirty years. Its format will be dynamic for what should prove to be a “dynamite stage”. The finish will be brand new. With a climb of 16 kilometres at an average gradient of over 8% and an altitude of 2,215 m, the Col de Portet has all the assets to become a new Tourmalet.” C. Prudhomme

Mountain Passes

Montee de Peyragudes Category 1 -14.9 kilometers at 6.7%

Col de Val Louron-Azet Category 1 – 7.4 kilometers at 8.3%

Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet Category H -16 kilometers at 8.7%

Intermediate Sprint