Stage 12 flythrough - Tour de France 2024
A fight of the sprinters teams versus the breakaway and potentially a stressful day for the general classification teams - Hannah Walker takes you through the 203.6km from Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot, with over 2,200m of elevation.
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00:00Stage 12 of the Tour de France is a 203.6km stage from Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lotte.
00:06The first 66km are fast, rolling roads with a tailwind. Teams will be hoping to try and make the day's breakaway.
00:13There are several peaks and troughs along the way, including three 4th categorised climbs.
00:17The longest is 2.7km long, but with gradients of 8%.
00:21Whilst this stage will be a fight of the sprinter's teams versus the breakaway succeeding until the finish,
00:27it can be a stressful day for the general classification teams.
00:30There's lots of small, narrow, twisty roads.
00:33This is the last chance for a potential bunch sprint before the Tour de France heads to the Pyrenees,
00:37so the sprinter's teams don't want to throw away a chance of victory.
00:41Expect to see Alpecin de Koening for Philipsen, Lotto Destiny for Dali,
00:45Intermarché for the Green Jersey leader Gourmet and Astana for Cavendish.
00:48However, riders for the breakaway, Stevie Williams, Magnus Cort or Alberto Bettiol will look to feature.