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Tomorrow's stage is the 192kms from Le Bourg d'Oisans to Saint-Etienne. With two Category 3 climbs and a Category 2 climb, plus a mid-stage Sprint, it should be a relatively easy day for everyone. It won't suit the climbers, so they'll probably save themselves for Saturday and Sunday. It won't suit the pure sprinters, unless their teams protect them and deliver them in good condition near the finish. It should suit riders like Wout van Aert and Peter Sagan (in his prime) and also a strong breakaway group, so look out for Fred Wright and Stefan Kung.

Saint-Etienne is probably most famous for it's football team, who won Ligue 1 ten times, and their stadium will be used for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The city was also the birthplace of composer Jules Massenet.

Saint-Etienne is also featured on Saturday as the starting point of the 192km Stage 14 to Mende, where the finale is set for another steep climb to the usual airport runway battle. It's definitely more hilly and testing than Friday, having 5 categorised climbs, but still nothing too severe, so look out for the breakaway again and a lot of probing from Vingegaard and Pogacar to test each other out. Warren Barguil and Dylan Teuns might feature and never rule out Wout van Aert on this type of stage, if Jumbo-Visma allow him freedom from his domestique duties.