Stage 7, the longest of the eight stages at 167km and the first mountain stage, will start in Champagnole and finish at Le Grand-Bornand on August 17. The stage includes five categorised climbs: Col de la Croix de la Serra (12km at 5.1%), Côte de Bois d’Ariod (2.4km at 4.6%), Côte de Cercier (4km at 4.9%), Col de Saint-Jean-de-Sixt (5.4km at 5.1%) that leads into the final ascent Montée du Chinaillon (7km at 5.1%) into Le Grand-Bornand.
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