Today, an important day in the Tour to Galibier: Pogacar and Vingegaard are in danger

After yesterday’s calm, today the storm comes to the Tour with the first high mountain stage, with the attraction of offering a short, difficult and explosive route and with the incentive of the big favorites, most of them tied to times in the general classification .

It’s not unusual to face a day as tough as today, 139.6 kilometers, so early, with two second-class climbs in the first 70 kilometers and in a row (Sestrières and Col de Montgenevre) and with the incentive of climbing one of the mythical heights in cycling such as Galibier cabbagespecial category, 23 kilometers at 5.1%, ending 19 kilometers from the finish line.

Discovered at the turn of the century, the Galibier (2,642 meters) was climbed for the first time in 1911 and quickly became a magical setting whose race was crowned 38 times, but only hosted a high finish in 2011 to celebrate centenary of testing.

A scenario where the big favorites must act, where Pogacar should force Vingegaard to check whether the response the Dane had to the whip given by the Slovenian San Luca Is it a mirage or is the Dane really in top shape. One day when Roglic must make up for lost time, where landa should be a big help to Evenepoel, who has a big test ahead of him, and where Rodríguez and Mas They must endure the type.

A terrible memory

A stage won by going up and down. After being crowned the Galibier cyclists have to tackle a 19-kilometer descent to Valloire where they have to take great care, just remember what happened in the descent of Galibier in 1935. Francisco Cepeda He suffered a horrific fall that would end his life, making the Biscayan the first cyclist to die in the Tour.