After the Pyrenees storm, HE Tour de France descends into the plain with a stage dedicated to the “sprint”It will also serve the memory of Luis Ocaña, who died in 1994 at the Mont de Marsans hospital, the starting city of the day that will end in Bordeaux.
The city’s velodrome will be named after the man from Cuenca from which it came. 50th anniversary of victory in the gala tourremembering him also in the fourth stage, ending in Nogaro, next to Caupenne d’Armagnac, where he turned into a vineyard and shot himself with a hunting rifle, devastated by debts.
the name of the cyclist known as “The Spaniards of Mont de Marsans”The only one tying Eddy Merckx to the ropes will fly on a flat day. 196.9 kilometers that will culminate on a 2 kilometer straight on a gentle slope where the “comers” will max out their bikes.
Arrival at the Plaza de Quinconces, home to the finish line when the race stops in the French wine city, the second city to wear the Tour the most, surpassing only Paris.
on this occasion the finish line will be a little narrowerbecause now the tram is passing, which will make controversial places even more expensive.
Thirteen years had passed since the tour had set its goal in Bordeaux; The final winner was Brit Mark Cavendish, who aspires to achieve his 35th victory in his last entry, thus surpassing Belgian Eddy Merckx as the most individual cyclist. victories in the race.
Although the strongest man in this edition is Belgian Jasper PhillipsenHe has already won two major “sprints” that are controversial.
Stage 7: Marsan Mountain – Bordeaux
Distance: 169.9 km
Exit: 13:30
Expected arrival: 17:17
Mountain: Cota de Beguey (4th), 1.2 km from the finish line at 4.4% – 38.9.