Tour de France 2024 – Stage 18 preview

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Stage 18 from Gap to Barcelonnette will be one for the breakaway and should offer a slight reprieve from the high mountains. The up-and-down route with 3,100 metres of elevation gain includes the Col du Festre (3.9km at 6.3%), the Côte de Corps (2.1km at 7.2%) and the Col de Manse (5.1km at 3.6%).

A strong puncheur might be able to go clear on the Côte de Saint-Apollinaire (7km at 5.5%) with 58 kilometres to go and will have even more opportunity to do so on the Côte des Demoiselles Coiffées (3.6km at 5.4%) with 40 kilometres to go.

Stage 18 Sprints

• Intermediate sprint, km 84.3

Stage 18 Mountains

• Col du Festre (3.9km at 6.3%), cat. 3, km 32.2
• Côte de Corps (2.1km at 7.2%), cat. 3, km 57.5
• Col de Manse (5.1km at 3.6%), cat. 3, km 97.3
• Côte de Saint-Apollinaire (7km at 5.5%), cat. 3, km 121
• Côte des Demoiselles Coiffées (3.6km at 5.4%), cat. 3, km 139.1