Stage 12 of the Tour de France is one that both breakaway specialists and sprinters will have circled in their road books since the 203.6km route was announced last year. There is a lot of climbing in the two-thirds of the stage from Aurillac, but no major ascents and the reward of a flat finish into Villeneuve-sur-Lot should invigorate the sprint teams.
From a rolling start, the first of three category 4 climbs begins 62km later with the Côte d’Autoire (2.7km at 5.9%), followed 20 kilometres later by the Côte de Rocamadour (2km at 5.8%), which will be tackled in the opposite direction to the route taken by the 2022 Tour time trial.
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Stage 12 Sprints
Stage 12 Mountains
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