{"id":1631,"date":"2025-06-19T17:31:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T15:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/?p=1631"},"modified":"2025-06-19T17:32:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T15:32:45","slug":"stage-16-prediction-and-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/stage-16-prediction-and-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France 2025 Stage 16 Predictions &amp; Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_819aeb-aa, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_819aeb-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_819aeb-aa\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_819aeb-aa mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_819aeb-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_819aeb-aa\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_819aeb-aa img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_819aeb-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_819aeb-aa\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_819aeb-aa wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_819aeb-aa\">This isn\u2019t just a stage \u2014 it\u2019s <strong>Mont Ventoux<\/strong>. The mythical, brutal, spirit-breaking Giant of Provence. Known for its scorching heat, unrelenting gradients, and lunar-like summit, it\u2019s a Tour legend and career-maker.<br><br>After a flat, fast opening from <strong>Montpellier<\/strong>, the stage is all about the final 15.7 km from <strong>B\u00e9doin<\/strong> to the summit. This is where yellow jerseys have been won, hopes buried in the scree, and cycling ghosts linger.<br><br><strong>Expect drama. Expect heartbreak. Expect heroes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_7bb2ca-f3 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_7bb2ca-f3 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1631_7bb2ca-f3\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1631_0ac196-ae > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1631_0ac196-ae > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1631_0ac196-ae > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:500px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1631_0ac196-ae > 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.kb-table-of-content-wrap{border-left:8px solid #ffff00;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1631_dadbfc-b4 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1631_dadbfc-b4 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-size:22px;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_2bafab-99, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_2bafab-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_2bafab-99\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_2bafab-99 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_2bafab-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_2bafab-99\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_2bafab-99 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_2bafab-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_2bafab-99\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_2bafab-99 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_2bafab-99\">Stage 16 <strong>Key Tactics &amp; Team Strategies \ud83d\udd25<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_074fca-bb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_074fca-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_074fca-bb\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_074fca-bb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_074fca-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_074fca-bb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_074fca-bb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_074fca-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_074fca-bb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_074fca-bb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_074fca-bb\"><strong>\ud83d\udccc The Two-Part Battle Plan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 16 splits clean in half<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Long Pre-Mont Ventoux Phase (0\u2013150 km)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>The Mont Ventoux Decider (150\u2013172 km)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_bc0f4d-6f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_bc0f4d-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_bc0f4d-6f\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_bc0f4d-6f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_bc0f4d-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_bc0f4d-6f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_bc0f4d-6f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_bc0f4d-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_bc0f4d-6f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_bc0f4d-6f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_bc0f4d-6f\">Each with different team roles, objectives, and risks.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_decedb-28 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_decedb-28 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1631_decedb-28\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_538d54-56, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_538d54-56[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_538d54-56\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_538d54-56 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_538d54-56[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_538d54-56\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_538d54-56 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_538d54-56[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_538d54-56\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_538d54-56 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_538d54-56\"><strong>\ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\udca8 Early Breakaway: Who and Why?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Expect <strong>8-12 riders<\/strong> to snap off within the first 20 km, likely containing:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Climbers from wildcard teams<\/strong> (TotalEnergies, Cofidis, Arkea)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A couple <strong>GC team helpers<\/strong> sent up the road as future launchpads (think UAE\u2019s Novak or INEOS\u2019s Narv\u00e1ez)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Polka Dot jersey hunters<\/strong> like Ciccone or Healy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_0cd229-33, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_0cd229-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_0cd229-33\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_0cd229-33 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_0cd229-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_0cd229-33\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_0cd229-33 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_0cd229-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_0cd229-33\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_0cd229-33 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_0cd229-33\"><strong>Why?<br><\/strong>Ventoux summit points are mega for the KOM competition \u2014 so polka dot aspirants <strong>will die to be in this move<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_4d11d8-a1 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_4d11d8-a1 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1631_4d11d8-a1\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_02762d-0a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_02762d-0a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_02762d-0a\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_02762d-0a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_02762d-0a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_02762d-0a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_02762d-0a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_02762d-0a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_02762d-0a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_02762d-0a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_02762d-0a\"><strong>Peloton Control: GC Squads\u2019 Game<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the intermediate sprint at <strong>Gordes (around km 125)<\/strong> to the base of Ventoux, you\u2019ll see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>UAE Emirates and Visma\u2013Lease a Bike locking down the tempo<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">No serious attacks here, but they\u2019ll chew up the break\u2019s lead, keeping it within <strong>2\u20133 minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GC teams save legs for the kill zone.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_f76e6c-c9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_f76e6c-c9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_f76e6c-c9\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_f76e6c-c9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_f76e6c-c9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_f76e6c-c9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_f76e6c-c9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_f76e6c-c9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_f76e6c-c9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_f76e6c-c9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_f76e6c-c9\"><strong>\ud83e\udea4 Key Trap Zone: Col des Abeilles Descent<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Narrow, technical descent before B\u00e9doin (km 150)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Risky for punctures, crashes, or surprise moves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Could see <strong>Visma\u2019s Laporte or UAE\u2019s Wellens<\/strong> surge here to position leaders up front<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_05881c-8e .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_05881c-8e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1631_05881c-8e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_599762-5c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_599762-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_599762-5c\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_599762-5c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_599762-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_599762-5c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_599762-5c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_599762-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_599762-5c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_599762-5c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_599762-5c\"><strong>\ud83c\udfd4\ufe0f Ventoux: The Final 15.7 km Warzone<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tactics here split by style:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id1631_83085a-e1{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id1631_83085a-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1631_83085a-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1631_83085a-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:850px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1631_83085a-e1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1631_83085a-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1631_83085a-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1631_83085a-e1 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1631_11395b-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1631_11395b-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1631_11395b-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1631_11395b-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1631_11395b-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1631_11395b-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1631_11395b-3d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1631_11395b-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1631_11395b-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1631_11395b-3d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-table-container1631_7371ba-f7{font-size:15px;overflow-x:auto;}.kb-table-container .kb-table1631_7371ba-f7 th{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table1631_7371ba-f7 caption{text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table1631_7371ba-f7 td{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table1631_7371ba-f7 tr{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(113,128,150,0.57);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-table-container .kb-table1631_7371ba-f7 tr{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(113,128,150,0.57);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-table-container .kb-table1631_7371ba-f7 th{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kb-table-container .kb-table1631_7371ba-f7 td{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kb-table-container .kb-table1631_7371ba-f7 tr{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(113,128,150,0.57);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-table-container kb-table-container1631_7371ba-f7 wp-block-kadence-table\"><table class=\"kb-table kb-table1631_7371ba-f7\">\n<style>.kb-table-container .kb-table tr.kb-table-row1631_4d8441-c1{height:55px;}<\/style><tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row1631_4d8441-c1\">\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_a70f41-d4\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>UAE Emirates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_a9fd7b-00\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Visma\u2013Lease a Bike<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_95ac65-75\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>INEOS Grenadiers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n<style>.kb-table-container .kb-table tr.kb-table-row1631_d08874-24{height:50px;}.kb-table-container  .kb-table tr.kb-table-row1631_d08874-24:hover{background-color:#fcfcfc;}<\/style><tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row1631_d08874-24\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_8c583a-c5\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>High tempo from Soler\/Wellens early<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_e43384-1a\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Steady diesel pace via Kelderman, then Kuss<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_891cbf-15\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>One-two attacks with Rodr\u00edguez &amp; Bernal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<style>.kb-table-container .kb-table tr.kb-table-row1631_f7120f-71{height:50px;}.kb-table-container  .kb-table tr.kb-table-row1631_f7120f-71:hover{background-color:#fcfcfc;}<\/style><tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row1631_f7120f-71\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_f894f2-fd\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Set up Poga\u010dar to attack at 6\u20135 km to go<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_071f46-42\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Hold steady, prevent surges, Vingegaard counters late<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_f6428c-a6\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Try forcing early moves if tempo stalls<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Poga\u010dar\u2019s likely strike zone:<\/strong> <strong>at Chalet Reynard (6 km from summit)<\/strong>, classic spot where the gradient bites and the wind screams.<br><strong>Vingegaard will mark him like a shadow.<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong> <strong>Rodr\u00edguez may gamble for a long-range move if feeling good.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_c2ab59-b0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_c2ab59-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_c2ab59-b0\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_c2ab59-b0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_c2ab59-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_c2ab59-b0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_c2ab59-b0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_c2ab59-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_c2ab59-b0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_c2ab59-b0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_c2ab59-b0\"><strong>\ud83d\udca8 Wind Factor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ventoux\u2019s upper slopes are notorious for <strong>side and headwinds past Simpson Memorial (1.5 km from summit)<\/strong>.<br>If it\u2019s savage crosswinds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Single-file lines<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Domestiques blow early<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strongmen like Poga\u010dar, Vingegaard survive alone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_af187d-a1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_af187d-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_af187d-a1\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_af187d-a1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_af187d-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_af187d-a1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_af187d-a1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_af187d-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_af187d-a1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_af187d-a1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_af187d-a1\"><strong>Late Explosions &amp; Time Loss<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone cracked here can lose <strong>2\u20133 minutes easily<\/strong>. Watch for mid-GC names like <strong>O\u2019Connor<\/strong> or <strong>Bardet<\/strong> risking everything in one last counter.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_411f4d-67, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_411f4d-67[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_411f4d-67\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_411f4d-67 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_411f4d-67[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_411f4d-67\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_411f4d-67 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_411f4d-67[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_411f4d-67\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_411f4d-67 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_411f4d-67\"><strong>Final Tactic Note<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No echelons, no surprise flatland ambushes.<br>This is pure <strong>altitude attrition racing<\/strong>.<br>The strongest legs win. Period.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_a00847-19 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_a00847-19 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1631_a00847-19\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_322b0d-70, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_322b0d-70[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_322b0d-70\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_322b0d-70 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_322b0d-70[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_322b0d-70\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_322b0d-70 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_322b0d-70[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_322b0d-70\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_322b0d-70 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_322b0d-70\"><strong>\u26a1\ufe0f Who Benefits? GC Killers &amp; Ventoux Climbers \ud83d\ude80<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_4eaf4b-14, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_4eaf4b-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_4eaf4b-14\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_4eaf4b-14 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_4eaf4b-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_4eaf4b-14\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_4eaf4b-14 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_4eaf4b-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_4eaf4b-14\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_4eaf4b-14 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_4eaf4b-14\"><strong>\ud83c\udfc6 This Stage Is Built For:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pure climbers and GC contenders<\/strong> with ruthless uphill stamina, serious altitude resistance, and the nerve to attack when the wind turns savage.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_249e66-b2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_249e66-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_249e66-b2\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_249e66-b2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_249e66-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_249e66-b2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_249e66-b2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_249e66-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_249e66-b2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_249e66-b2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_249e66-b2\"><strong>Key Names to Watch For Stag 16<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id1631_f1befc-84{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id1631_f1befc-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1631_f1befc-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1631_f1befc-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:850px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1631_f1befc-84 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1631_f1befc-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1631_f1befc-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1631_f1befc-84 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1631_a06b19-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1631_a06b19-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1631_a06b19-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1631_a06b19-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1631_a06b19-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1631_a06b19-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1631_a06b19-04{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1631_a06b19-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1631_a06b19-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1631_a06b19-04\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-table-container1631_792845-55{font-size:15px;overflow-x:auto;}.kb-table-container .kb-table1631_792845-55 th{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table1631_792845-55 caption{text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table1631_792845-55 td{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table1631_792845-55 tr{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(113,128,150,0.57);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-table-container .kb-table1631_792845-55 tr{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(113,128,150,0.57);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-table-container .kb-table1631_792845-55 th{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kb-table-container .kb-table1631_792845-55 td{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kb-table-container .kb-table1631_792845-55 tr{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(113,128,150,0.57);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-table-container kb-table-container1631_792845-55 wp-block-kadence-table\"><table class=\"kb-table kb-table1631_792845-55\">\n<style>.kb-table-container .kb-table tr.kb-table-row1631_1ca1fc-a7{height:55px;}<\/style><tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row1631_1ca1fc-a7\">\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_3cff64-60\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rider<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_531bd3-6e\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_e562ac-2c\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why They Love This Stage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n<style>.kb-table-container .kb-table tr.kb-table-row1631_86332f-e4{height:50px;}.kb-table-container  .kb-table tr.kb-table-row1631_86332f-e4:hover{background-color:#fcfcfc;}<\/style><tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row1631_86332f-e4\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_dc55d5-d9\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_f3cb83-45\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">UAE Team Emirates<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_51819f-34\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">King of long, steep climbs. Proven Ventoux destroyer.<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row1631_ab18cb-84\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_a60499-69\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jonas Vingegaard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_511927-4f\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Visma\u2013Lease a Bike<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_32b2d3-90\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Featherweight diesel. Thrives on relentless gradients<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row1631_dcb2b4-d4\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_3030ba-4a\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Carlos Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_e5b005-5b\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">INEOS Grenadiers<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_84ba60-17\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Young, fearless, agile. Has punch for final 3 km.<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row1631_c72c5a-39\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_c09abc-10\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Egan Bernal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_239d00-2c\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">INEOS Grenadiers<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_514e3d-68\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Back in form. Good history with heat &amp; Ventoux-style climbs.<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row1631_2b3141-d5\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_0c8ea2-70\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Michael Woods<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_29d6d6-9a\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Israel\u2013Premier Tech<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_050987-f3\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Breakaway option if GC squads hesitate. Loves long, brutal drags.<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row1631_6b23a9-a4\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_c399f0-1c\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Romain Bardet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_2eb9d0-90\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">DSM-Firmenich PostNL<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data1631_97fe57-fe\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Old-school mountain goat. French fans will scream him uphill.<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_3f4661-4b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_3f4661-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_3f4661-4b\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_3f4661-4b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_3f4661-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_3f4661-4b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_3f4661-4b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_3f4661-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_3f4661-4b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_3f4661-4b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_3f4661-4b\"><strong>Wind Warriors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ventoux\u2019s upper slopes often decide the Tour.<br>Riders like <strong>Vingegaard<\/strong> (steady pacing under wind) and <strong>Poga\u010dar<\/strong> (explosive acceleration into headwind) have the toolkit.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_b59d59-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_b59d59-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_b59d59-2d\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_b59d59-2d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_b59d59-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_b59d59-2d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_b59d59-2d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_b59d59-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_b59d59-2d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_b59d59-2d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_b59d59-2d\"><strong>\ud83e\udd74 Who\u2019s in Trouble?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sprinters &amp; Heavy Classics Specialists<\/strong> \u2014 stick a fork in \u2018em by B\u00e9doin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Pure Rouleurs<\/strong> like <strong>Stefan K\u00fcng<\/strong> and <strong>Filippo Ganna<\/strong> \u2014 solid domestiques but this final 15.7 km is leg murder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_346848-b0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_346848-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_346848-b0\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_346848-b0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_346848-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_346848-b0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_346848-b0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_346848-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_346848-b0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_346848-b0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_346848-b0\"><strong>\ud83d\udca3 Breakaway Wildcards<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If GC teams play poker and hesitate:If GC teams play poker and hesitate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ben Healy<\/strong> (EF Education-EasyPost)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>David Gaudu<\/strong> (Groupama-FDJ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Giulio Ciccone<\/strong> (Lidl-Trek)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Could slip away early and cling on through the lunar death zone.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_6f8f69-ed, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_6f8f69-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_6f8f69-ed\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_6f8f69-ed mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_6f8f69-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_6f8f69-ed\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_6f8f69-ed img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_6f8f69-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_6f8f69-ed\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_6f8f69-ed wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_6f8f69-ed\"><strong>Race Dynamics Tip<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8\">If anyone\u2019s legs crack here, it\u2019s not a small gap.<br>You can lose <strong>2+ minutes on Ventoux alone<\/strong>.<br>One bad kilometer near <strong>Simpson Memorial<\/strong> and your GC dreams blow away with the wind<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id1631_e28fc8-9a{margin-top:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id1631_e28fc8-9a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1631_e28fc8-9a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1631_e28fc8-9a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1000px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1631_e28fc8-9a > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1631_e28fc8-9a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1631_e28fc8-9a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1631_e28fc8-9a alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1631_045926-de > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kadence-column1631_045926-de > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1631_045926-de > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1631_045926-de > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1631_045926-de > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1631_045926-de > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1631_045926-de > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1631_045926-de{position:relative;}.kadence-column1631_045926-de, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column1631_045926-de:not(.specificity){margin-top:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1631_045926-de > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1631_045926-de > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1631_045926-de\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_5e8d8f-0b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_5e8d8f-0b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_5e8d8f-0b\"]{padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;border-left:3px solid var(--global-palette6, #718096);border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_5e8d8f-0b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_5e8d8f-0b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_5e8d8f-0b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_5e8d8f-0b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_5e8d8f-0b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_5e8d8f-0b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_5e8d8f-0b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_5e8d8f-0b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_5e8d8f-0b\"]{border-left:3px solid var(--global-palette6, #718096);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_5e8d8f-0b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_5e8d8f-0b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_5e8d8f-0b\"]{border-left:3px solid var(--global-palette6, #718096);}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_5e8d8f-0b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_5e8d8f-0b\"><strong>GC fireworks guaranteed. No hiding. No fake tempo games. This is pure watt-bomb warfare.<br><\/strong> A day where legends are made, and Tour ambitions die.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_2670f9-4d .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_2670f9-4d .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1631_2670f9-4d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_4bde26-b1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_4bde26-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_4bde26-b1\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_4bde26-b1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_4bde26-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_4bde26-b1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_4bde26-b1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_4bde26-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_4bde26-b1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_4bde26-b1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_4bde26-b1\"><strong>\ud83d\udd2e Predictions &amp; Fan Polls: Who Conquers The Giant of Provence? \ud83c\udfd4\ufe0f\u26a1<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_113627-7c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_113627-7c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_113627-7c\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_113627-7c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_113627-7c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_113627-7c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_113627-7c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_113627-7c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_113627-7c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_113627-7c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_113627-7c\"><strong>Pro Analyst Predictions:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>GC Contenders:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Tadej Poga\u010dar:<\/strong> The favorite. His punchy accelerations on steep gradients and ability to endure long, sustained climbs makes him lethal here. Expect a big move at Chalet Reynard (6 km to go).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Jonas Vingegaard:<\/strong> If the heat\u2019s up and pacing\u2019s steady, Vingegaard thrives on the longer, less punchy ramps \u2014 he could reel in gaps in the final 3 km.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Carlos Rodr\u00edguez:<\/strong> Dark horse pick. If Pogi and Vinge watch each other too closely, Rodr\u00edguez could sneak away from a reduced group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Breakaway Threats:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Michael Woods:<\/strong> The Canadian\u2019s love affair with Ventoux\u2019s gradients is no secret. If he makes the break, he\u2019s the man.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Guillaume Martin:<\/strong> French fans\u2019 best shot at glory on home roads. Expect an attack early on the lower slopes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Romain Bardet:<\/strong> Another local favorite, especially if the GC teams hesitate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wildcard Alert:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Giulio Ciccone:<\/strong> If Trek-Segafredo set him up, this explosive climber could devastate in the final 5 km.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_b9c8d9-45 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_b9c8d9-45 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1631_b9c8d9-45\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_0bed41-6f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_0bed41-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_0bed41-6f\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_0bed41-6f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_0bed41-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_0bed41-6f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_0bed41-6f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_0bed41-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_0bed41-6f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_0bed41-6f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_0bed41-6f\"><strong>\ud83d\udcca Fan Polls: Who Will Win Stage 16?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question:<\/strong> <em>Who\u2019ll conquer Mont Ventoux first?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udfe1 Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\ud83d\udd35 Jonas Vingegaard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udd34 Carlos Rodr\u00edguez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\ud83d\udfe2 Michael Woods (breakaway)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u26aa Romain Bardet (breakaway)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\ud83d\udfe3 Someone Else<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Vote Now:<\/strong> <em>Poll running live on GCN+, France TV Sport, and Twitter\/X<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_cd2756-08 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_cd2756-08 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1631_cd2756-08\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_950243-c7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_950243-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_950243-c7\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_950243-c7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_950243-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_950243-c7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_950243-c7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_950243-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_950243-c7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_950243-c7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_950243-c7\"><strong>&nbsp;Current Fan Sentiment:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<em>(as per fan forums, preview shows, and GCN+ pre-stage votes)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tadej Poga\u010dar \u2014 <strong>44%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Jonas Vingegaard \u2014 <strong>28%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Woods \u2014 <strong>14%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Carlos Rodr\u00edguez \u2014 <strong>9%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Romain Bardet \u2014 <strong>4%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Other \u2014 <strong>1%<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_14e5dc-e9 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_14e5dc-e9 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1631_14e5dc-e9\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_b3b8cf-57, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_b3b8cf-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_b3b8cf-57\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_b3b8cf-57 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_b3b8cf-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_b3b8cf-57\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_b3b8cf-57 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_b3b8cf-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_b3b8cf-57\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_b3b8cf-57 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_b3b8cf-57\"><strong>\ud83d\udca3 Prediction Summary:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My Call as Your Pro Insider:<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong> <em>Tadej Poga\u010dar launches a brutal acceleration with 5.5 km to go. Jonas Vingegaard chases hard but loses 20 seconds at the summit. Michael Woods wins from a breakaway 3 minutes ahead, if the GC teams allow it. Expect fireworks on the moonscape slopes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Time gaps prediction at summit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Poga\u010dar \u2192 Vingegaard: +20s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vingegaard \u2192 Rodr\u00edguez: +30s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top breakaway finisher: -3:00 before GC group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This isn\u2019t just a stage. It\u2019s a battle for the history books.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_4b436c-f0 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1631_4b436c-f0 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1631_4b436c-f0\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1631_6383e7-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1631_6383e7-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1631_6383e7-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:400px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1631_6383e7-48 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1631_6383e7-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1631_6383e7-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1631_6383e7-48 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1631_19d3ee-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1631_19d3ee-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1631_19d3ee-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1631_19d3ee-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1631_19d3ee-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1631_19d3ee-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1631_19d3ee-1a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1631_19d3ee-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1631_19d3ee-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1631_19d3ee-1a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_e6229d-31, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_e6229d-31[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_e6229d-31\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:0px;text-align:center;font-style:normal;border-bottom:8px solid #ffff00;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_e6229d-31 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_e6229d-31[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_e6229d-31\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_e6229d-31 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_e6229d-31[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_e6229d-31\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_e6229d-31, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_e6229d-31[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_e6229d-31\"]{border-bottom:8px solid #ffff00;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_e6229d-31, 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.wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1631_6a2309-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:850px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1631_6a2309-87 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1631_6a2309-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1631_6a2309-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1631_6a2309-87 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1631_7fd33f-30 > 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It can blast riders sideways in the final 7 km. GC squads will need to protect leaders up there.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane1631_e80bf1-30\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Any Breakaway chances in Stage 16?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_1e2bdc-66, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_1e2bdc-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_1e2bdc-66\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_1e2bdc-66 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_1e2bdc-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_1e2bdc-66\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_1e2bdc-66 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1631_1e2bdc-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_1e2bdc-66\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1631_1e2bdc-66 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1631_1e2bdc-66\">Slim to none. <strong>GC teams like UAE, Visma, and INEOS will control from halfway onwards<\/strong>. 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