Today, for the second time in a row, the Tour de France is making a guest appearance in the Alps, and things are slowly starting to get going. The relatively short stage has four difficult climbs and promises to be exciting right from the start. Here you can find out everything about the section and where you can watch the stage live on TV, live stream and live ticker.
The second stage of the Alps will also be a real hassle. At 108.5 kilometres, the section is relatively short, but no less treacherous. The stage leads from Albertville (at 441 metres) up to La Rosiere at an altitude of 1,855 metres. There are four difficult climbs on the plan, two of them of the most difficult category.
Right from the start, the stage promises a lot of action. After a sprint at kilometre eleven, the 12.4-kilometre climb to Montee de Bisanne follows. After the descent it goes directly to the next HC mountain classification at Col du Pre, before the riders reach the Cormet de Roselend at an altitude of 1,968 meters after a small wave. Finally, a 17.6-kilometre hassle awaits us at the finish line in La Rosiere.
The start of the stage is at 2 pm, the finish is expected between 5.10 pm and 5.37 pm.
Both One and Eurosport are on air right from the start of today’s stage. The coverage on One starts at 1.50 pm, Eurosport starts at 1.55 pm. As usual, ARD will take over the stage finale from 4.05 pm.
The sports show also offers a continuous live stream on the Internet. Eurosport also streams, but with costs in the Eurosport Player.
If you don’t have a chance to follow the stage on one of these channels, SPOX also offers a live ticker.
After the tenth stage, there was a lot of movement in the jerseys. Greg van Avermaet still wears the yellow jersey and also Peter Sagan didn’t let himself be lulled off by the founded jersey on the first alpine stage. Stage winner Julian Alaphillipe, on the other hand, took over the mountain jersey thanks to his awesome performance. The jersey of the best young rider will be worn by French rider Pierre Roger Latour on the eleventh leg.
Yesterday, the Frenchman Julian Alaphillipe took the first of three mountain stages thanks to a courageous escape attempt. In the previous stage John Degenkolb scored the first German stage victory of this year’s tour. Earlier, Peter Sagan, Dylan Groenewegen and Fernando Gaviria had each celebrated two stage victories.
For the overall victory, however, it will not be enough for any of the drivers mentioned. Here, Chris Froome is still the star attraction. Quintana, Nibali and Co. can only be granted an outsider role.