{"id":9599,"date":"2026-08-06T09:04:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T07:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/?p=9599"},"modified":"2026-08-06T09:07:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T07:07:51","slug":"tour-de-france-femmes-2026-stage-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026-stage-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France Femmes 2026 \u00c9tape 6 : Montbrison \u00e0 Tournon-sur-Rh\u00f4ne \u2014 12 secondes et une derni\u00e8re embuscade avant le Ventoux"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_58f989-12, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_58f989-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_58f989-12\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_58f989-12 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_58f989-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_58f989-12\"] 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-heading9599_58f989-12 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_58f989-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_58f989-12\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading9599_58f989-12 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_58f989-12\">Tour de France Femmes 2026 Stage 6: Montbrison to Tournon-sur-Rh\u00f4ne \u2014 12 Seconds and One Last Ambush Before Ventoux<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 6 of the Tour de France Femmes 2026 is a 153.4-kilometre stage from Montbrison to Tournon-sur-Rh\u00f4ne on Thursday 6 August, crossing from the Loire into the Ard\u00e8che across six categorised climbs before a distinctive structural quirk defines the finale: forty of the final fifty kilometres are downhill. The neutralised start rolls out at 13:35 CEST, with the finish expected around 17:41.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marlen Reusser leads this race by twelve seconds. Not twelve minutes, twelve seconds, over Demi Vollering, after the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026-stage-5-results\/\">Stage 5 results<\/a><\/strong> in which Vollering attacked repeatedly on Mont Brouilly&#8217;s steepest ramps and still couldn&#8217;t shake her. That margin is the thinnest anywhere near the top of a Grand Tour general classification, and it means Stage 6, the last hilly day before Mont Ventoux arrives today, carries far more weight than its billing as a transitional stage suggests. With that much downhill road in the finale, the smart move for anyone hoping to gain time isn&#8217;t to wait for the last kilometre. It&#8217;s to go early, while the group is still together and the descent still favours the bold.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9599_e6254d-64 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9599_e6254d-64 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9599_e6254d-64 > .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-id9599_e6254d-64 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9599_e6254d-64 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9599_e6254d-64 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9599_e6254d-64 alignnone 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var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id9599_edda8d-6d .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-size:22px;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TL;DR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What is Stage 6?<\/strong> A 153.4km stage from Montbrison to Tournon-sur-Rh\u00f4ne on Thursday 6 August, crossing six categorised climbs through the Loire, Haute-Loire, and Ard\u00e8che, with the final 50km dominated by descent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What just happened?<\/strong> Demi Vollering won Stage 5 in a three-up sprint from Marlen Reusser and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney after attacking repeatedly on Mont Brouilly. Reusser held on to retain yellow, but her lead over Vollering shrank to just 12 seconds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Why does today matter?<\/strong> With 40 of the final 50 kilometres downhill, the finale is likely to ignite well before the finish \u2014 and with a margin this thin at the top of the GC, this is genuinely the last chance for an ambush before Mont Ventoux changes the calculation entirely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9599_107855-48 .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9599_107855-48 .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-9599_107855-48\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">TDF Femmes 2026 Stage 6 key facts<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9599_38154c-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9599_38154c-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9599_38154c-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:700px;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-id9599_38154c-91 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9599_38154c-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9599_38154c-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9599_38154c-91 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-column9599_327312-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9599_327312-6b > .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-column9599_327312-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9599_327312-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9599_327312-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9599_327312-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9599_327312-6b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9599_327312-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9599_327312-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9599_327312-6b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Detail<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Confirmed data<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Stage number<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">6 of 9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Date<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Thursday, 6 August 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Start<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Montbrison (Loire)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Finish<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tournon-sur-Rh\u00f4ne (Ard\u00e8che), near Quai Farconnet<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Distance<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">153.4 km<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Elevation gain<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">~2,500\u20132,600m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Neutralised start<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">13:35 CEST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Est. finish<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">~17:41 CEST (16:53\u201317:41)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Highest point<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">~1,148m, reached roughly 46km into the stage<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Weather<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Start ~28\u00b0C, sunny. Finish ~33\u00b0C, sunny, light-to-moderate wind<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">How Stage 5 became a genuine three-way duel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marlen Reusser&#8217;s yellow jersey survived Wednesday, but only just. FDJ United-Suez controlled the pace through the Beaujolais climbs before the race exploded properly on the Col de Durbize, where the final 1.3 kilometres averaged close to 10% and dropped the field down to a handful of genuine contenders. C\u00e9lia Gery delivered a huge final pull for her team before swinging aside, and Demi Vollering attacked immediately, the first of several surges she&#8217;d launch on the steep ramps of Mont Brouilly that followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of them worked cleanly. Reusser, a rider built for the sustained power of a time trial rather than repeated accelerations on an 8% gradient, had to dig deep every time Vollering went, but she never let the gap open. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney matched both of them, and the trio descended together, still locked as a group entering the final kilometre. Niewiadoma tried one last surprise move before the line; it didn&#8217;t stick. Vollering took the sprint, with Reusser second and Niewiadoma third, and the bonus seconds attached to that finish (10 for Vollering, 6 for Reusser, 4 for Niewiadoma) cut Reusser&#8217;s overall lead from 14 seconds down to just 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day&#8217;s other major story was considerably less dramatic to watch but just as significant for the overall race. Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot, the defending champion, lost another 2 minutes 35 seconds on the decisive climbs, dropping to 17th overall and roughly 4 minutes 48 seconds behind Reusser. Combined with her rough time trial two days earlier, her title defence is now effectively over, even with Mont Ventoux and four further stages still to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Why today could ignite 50 kilometres from the finish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 6 has an unusual shape. Rather than building toward a hard finishing climb the way Stage 5 did, the terrain flips the script: after a genuinely difficult opening 105 kilometres that includes the day&#8217;s highest point and the Col de Lalouvesc, the route spends the remaining 47.6 kilometres mostly heading downhill, broken only by one final categorised climb roughly two-thirds of the way through that stretch. Forty of the final fifty kilometres are pure descent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That structure rewards aggression rather than patience. A rider or small group with a real gap heading into that long downhill run has genuine room to hold it, particularly a strong descender who can extend an advantage rather than just defend one. It&#8217;s exactly the kind of profile that tempts a rider like C\u00e9drine Kerbaol, known for her descending ability, and it means the tactically smart move for anyone with ambitions today is to force the action on the Col de Lalouvesc or Boucieu-le-Roi rather than wait and hope the finale sorts itself out in the final kilometres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The route: six climbs through the Loire, Haute-Loire, and Ard\u00e8che<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stage leaves Montbrison and climbs almost immediately, tackling the C\u00f4te de P\u00e9rigneux (1.4km at 6.2%, summit 642m) and the C\u00f4te de la Prunerie (2.9km at 4.9%, summit 774m) inside the first 27 kilometres, with barely a proper descent separating them. After dropping into the Loire valley, the C\u00f4te d&#8217;Aurec (3.3km at 6.1%, summit 670m) follows, and the road continues rising, gently but persistently, through the C\u00f4te de Praneuf (1.2km at 6.5%, summit 821m) toward the highest point of the day at roughly 1,148 metres \u2014 reached only after nearly 20 kilometres of near-continuous gradual climbing beyond Praneuf&#8217;s summit.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9599_60907c-83 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9599_60907c-83 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9599_60907c-83 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:900px;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-id9599_60907c-83 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9599_60907c-83 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9599_60907c-83 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9599_60907c-83 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-column9599_f1729e-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9599_f1729e-ac > .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-column9599_f1729e-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9599_f1729e-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9599_f1729e-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9599_f1729e-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9599_f1729e-ac{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9599_f1729e-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9599_f1729e-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9599_f1729e-ac\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tour de France Femmes 2026 Stage 6 Route Animation | Montbrison to Tournon-sur-Rh\u00f4ne\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pM1KDjqiWaU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Col de Lalouvesc \u2014 the last real summit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Category 2 | 8.6km | 5% average | summit 1,099m | 47.8km from the finish<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the road finally turns downhill from the day&#8217;s high point, it doesn&#8217;t stay down for long. The Col de Lalouvesc arrives as the final genuine climbing test of the stage, and everything that follows it is fundamentally about managing a long descent rather than surviving another ascent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Col Robert Marchand: the climb named for a 109-year-old world record holder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between the Col de Lalouvesc and the town of Saint-F\u00e9licien, the route crosses a col named after a man whose story deserves to be told properly rather than passed over as a place name on a route sheet. Robert Marchand was born in Amiens in 1911. He worked as a Paris firefighter through the 1930s and took an active part in the 1936 general strikes that helped establish modern French employment law. During the Second World War, he was held as a prisoner of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of that is why the Ard\u00e8che named a climb after him. Marchand became, later in life, one of the most remarkable athletes cycling has ever produced \u2014 a centenarian who set official world records for both the 100-kilometre distance and the one-hour distance, and did it twice over, holding separate records in the 100\u2013104 and over-105 age categories. He remained a beloved fixture of L&#8217;Ard\u00e9choise, the region&#8217;s famous amateur cycling event, celebrated there as its mascot right up to close to his death in 2021, at the age of 109. A man who survived a world war and set cycling records past his hundredth birthday has a real claim to having a mountain named after him, and this stage rides directly over it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">C\u00f4te de Boucieu-le-Roi \u2014 the last launch point<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Category 3 | 3.8km | 5.7% average | cresting 15.9km from the finish<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a 28-kilometre descent from Lalouvesc, interrupted only by a brief false-flat section, the final climb of the day arrives at Boucieu-le-Roi. It&#8217;s not an extreme gradient, but arriving after more than 130 kilometres of racing, it&#8217;s more than capable of forcing one last genuine selection \u2014 whether that&#8217;s a shrinking breakaway finally reduced to its strongest riders, or a peloton attack from someone unwilling to leave the stage to a sprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Stage 6 Full verified climb profile<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9599_150bfe-f6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9599_150bfe-f6 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9599_150bfe-f6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:900px;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-id9599_150bfe-f6 > 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.aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9599_fab418-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9599_fab418-a0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9599_fab418-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9599_fab418-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9599_fab418-a0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image9599_280cc6-76 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image9599_280cc6-76 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-femmes-avec-swift-2026-stage-6-profile.jpg\" alt=\"tdf-femmes-avec-swift-2026-stage-6-profile\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-9290\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-femmes-avec-swift-2026-stage-6-profile.jpg 960w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-femmes-avec-swift-2026-stage-6-profile-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-femmes-avec-swift-2026-stage-6-profile-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-femmes-avec-swift-2026-stage-6-profile-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Climb<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Category<\/th><th>km marker<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Distance<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Avg gradient<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Summit altitude<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C\u00f4te de P\u00e9rigneux<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cat. 4<\/td><td>20.2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1.4 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">6.2%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">642m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C\u00f4te de la Prunerie<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cat. 4<\/td><td>26.6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2.9 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">4.9%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">774m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C\u00f4te d&#8217;Aurec<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cat. 3<\/td><td>46.3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">3.3 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">6.1%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">670m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C\u00f4te de Praneuf<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cat. 4<\/td><td>68.0<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1.2 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">6.5%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">821m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Col de Lalouvesc<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cat. 2<\/td><td>~105.6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">8.6 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">5%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1,099m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C\u00f4te de Boucieu-le-Roi<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cat. 3<\/td><td>~137.5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">3.8 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">5.7%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9599_b73d03-17 .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9599_b73d03-17 .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-9599_b73d03-17\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Saint-Barth\u00e9lemy-le-Plain bonus sprint \u2014 closer to the finish than it looks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At kilometre 144.2, just 9 kilometres from the finish line, Saint-Barth\u00e9lemy-le-Plain offers time bonuses of 6, 4, and 2 seconds to the first three riders through. On a day when the entire race lead sits at just 12 seconds, that&#8217;s not a minor detail; it&#8217;s a genuine, late-stage opportunity for the GC to shift again before Tournon-sur-Rh\u00f4ne, positioned deliberately close enough to the finish that it can&#8217;t simply be ignored by anyone with something to gain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stage winner and GC prediction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ard\u00e8che&#8217;s narrow, rugged roads and the day&#8217;s early-igniting finale favour breakaway specialists over a controlled bunch finish, and the sheer volume of downhill kilometres in the closing stretch specifically rewards a strong, confident descender \u2014 C\u00e9drine Kerbaol&#8217;s name comes up repeatedly in this context for good reason. Among the GC contenders, expect Reusser, Vollering, and Niewiadoma-Phinney to continue marking each other closely rather than fully committing to an all-out effort, with Mont Ventoux looming the following day as a far higher-stakes opportunity to actually settle their duel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">World start times and how to watch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Moment<\/th><th>CEST (France)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">BST (UK)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">EDT (USA)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">AEST (Australia)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Neutralised start<\/td><td>13:35<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">12:35<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">07:35<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">21:35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Estimated finish<\/td><td>17:41<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">16:41<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">11:41<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">01:41 +1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Schedule \u2014 France, UK, USA &amp; Australia Time Zones<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Times below use the official pace range (39 km\/h fast, 35 km\/h slow). UK is one hour behind CEST (BST); US Eastern is six hours behind (EDT); Australia is eight hours ahead (AEST).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Point<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Distance to Finish<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CEST (France)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">BST (UK)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">EDT (USA East)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">AEST (Australia)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Start \u2014 Montbrison<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">153.4 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">13:35<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">12:35<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">07:35<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">21:35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C\u00f4te de P\u00e9rigneux<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">133.2 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">14:16\u201314:20<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">13:16\u201313:20<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">08:16\u201308:20<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">22:16\u201322:20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Col de Lalouvesc<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">47.8 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">16:27\u201316:46<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">15:27\u201315:46<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">10:27\u201310:46<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">00:27\u201300:46+1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Col Robert Marchand<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">42.5 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">16:35\u201316:55<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">15:35\u201315:55<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">10:35\u201310:55<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">00:35\u201300:55+1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Finish \u2014 Tournon-sur-Rh\u00f4ne<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">0 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">17:41\u201318:08<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">16:41\u201317:08<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">11:41\u201312:08<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">01:41\u201302:08+1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Most Crucial Viewing Window<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Best join point: Col de Lalouvesc, roughly 48 km to go (CEST 16:27\u201316:46 \/ BST 15:27\u201315:46 \/ EDT 10:27\u201310:46 \/ AEST 00:27\u201300:46+1).<\/strong> With over 45 km still to race from the summit, any move made here has real time to either stick or unravel; this is where the day&#8217;s genuine GC threats will show their hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stay through Col Robert Marchand immediately after<\/strong> \u2014 back-to-back climbs with barely a valley between them is exactly the kind of terrain that punishes a rider already carrying fatigue from yesterday&#8217;s Mont Brouilly sprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given Reusser has now been tested twice and survived by inches both times, don&#8217;t assume today is calmer just because the profile spreads the difficulty out; if anything, an evenly hard stage after a physically brutal Beaujolais day is precisely when cumulative fatigue starts deciding races rather than single climbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to watch:<\/strong> Today is a partial-coverage day rather than one of the Tour&#8217;s three full flag-to-flag broadcasts, with live television confirmed from around 15:50 CEST, including coverage from Boucieu-le-Roi&#8217;s giant screen. France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions and France 2 carry the stage in France; Eurosport and HBO Max cover the rest of Europe, with TNT Sports providing UK coverage. See the regional full <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"6926\">detailed coverage guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Spectator guide \u2014 Boucieu-le-Roi&#8217;s big day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Few villages on this Tour have prepared as elaborately as Boucieu-le-Roi. At the base of the day&#8217;s final climb sits a giant bicycle sculpture built entirely from straw bales, alongside a full day of activities: a guided gourmet tour of the village, a local producers&#8217; market, a colouring fresco and photo booth for children, mini hot-air balloon and kite workshops, phone-charging bikes, slackline, and more. A special heritage train, the historic &#8220;Mastrou,&#8221; rebranded the &#8220;Train du Tour de France&#8221; for the occasion, runs visitors in from Lamastre, departing at 12:15. The caravan is expected around 16:20, with riders following between roughly 17:00 and 17:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Road closures across the Ard\u00e8che<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race enters the Ard\u00e8che department shortly before 15:00, crossing from west to east through Saint-Andr\u00e9-en-Vivarais, Rochepaule, Lalouvesc, Satillieu, Pailhar\u00e8s, Saint-F\u00e9licien, Bozas, Colombier-le-Vieux, Arlebosc, Boucieu-le-Roi, Saint-Barth\u00e9lemy-le-Plain, and Vaudevant before reaching Tournon-sur-Rh\u00f4ne. Standard closures apply from 1 hour 15 minutes before the first rider through to 1 hour after the last, with specific extended restrictions around Bozas running from 7:00 to 17:00 on race day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Montbrison and Tournon-sur-Rh\u00f4ne \u2014 Loire meets Ard\u00e8che<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Montbrison, the start town, sits in the Loire department at the edge of the Forez hills, a region better known for its agricultural heritage than for wine or dramatic cuisine, but a fitting quiet launch point for a stage that only reveals its real character once it crosses into the Ard\u00e8che. Tournon-sur-Rh\u00f4ne, on the river&#8217;s edge opposite Tain-l&#8217;Hermitage, sits in genuine wine country and carries a historic centre worth exploring beyond the finish line itself. Near the finish, the V\u00e9lorail des Gorges du Doux offers a distinctive local activity, a rail-bike experience through the same gorge country the peloton has just descended through, for anyone wanting to experience the terrain at a rather more leisurely pace than the professionals just did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">FAQ \u2014 Tour de France Femmes 2026 Stage 6<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9599_a04899-ff > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9599_a04899-ff > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9599_a04899-ff > .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-id9599_a04899-ff > 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kt-pane9599_14adb9-d8\"><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><strong>Who won Stage 5 and what are the current GC standings?<\/strong><\/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-heading9599_618dd4-93, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_618dd4-93[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_618dd4-93\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_618dd4-93 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_618dd4-93[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_618dd4-93\"] 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-heading9599_618dd4-93 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_618dd4-93[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_618dd4-93\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading9599_618dd4-93 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_618dd4-93\">Demi Vollering won Stage 5 in a three-rider sprint finish, beating Marlen Reusser and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney after attacking repeatedly on Mont Brouilly. Reusser retains the yellow jersey, but her lead over Vollering has shrunk to just 12 seconds, with Niewiadoma-Phinney third at 1 minute 17 seconds.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane9599_8c4ee0-75\"><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><strong>Who is Robert Marchand and why is a climb named after him?<\/strong><\/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-heading9599_ee7fe0-ff, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_ee7fe0-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_ee7fe0-ff\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_ee7fe0-ff mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_ee7fe0-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_ee7fe0-ff\"] 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-heading9599_ee7fe0-ff img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_ee7fe0-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_ee7fe0-ff\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading9599_ee7fe0-ff wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_ee7fe0-ff\">Robert Marchand was a French firefighter, a participant in the 1936 general strikes, and a Second World War prisoner of war who later became a celebrated centenarian cyclist, setting official world records for the 100km and one-hour distances in two separate age categories before his death in 2021 at age 109. He was a beloved mascot of L&#8217;Ard\u00e9choise, the region&#8217;s major amateur cycling event, which the col commemorates.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane9599_4825c4-21\"><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><strong>Why might Stage 6 ignite well before the finish?<\/strong> <\/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-heading9599_6c4f3a-e5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_6c4f3a-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_6c4f3a-e5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_6c4f3a-e5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_6c4f3a-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_6c4f3a-e5\"] 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-heading9599_6c4f3a-e5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_6c4f3a-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_6c4f3a-e5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading9599_6c4f3a-e5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_6c4f3a-e5\">Stage 6&#8217;s final 50 kilometres are dominated by descent, with 40 of those kilometres downhill. This structure rewards riders who attack early, particularly on the Col de Lalouvesc or the final climb at Boucieu-le-Roi, since a genuine gap heading into the long descent is far easier to hold than to create in a flat sprint finish.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-4 kt-pane9599_c2effb-26\"><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><strong>What is the hardest climb on Stage 6?<\/strong><\/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-heading9599_705dac-df, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_705dac-df[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_705dac-df\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_705dac-df mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_705dac-df[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_705dac-df\"] 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-heading9599_705dac-df img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9599_705dac-df[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_705dac-df\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading9599_705dac-df wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9599_705dac-df\">The Col de Lalouvesc is the longest and highest climb of Stage 6, at 8.6 kilometres averaging 5% and cresting at 1,099 metres, 47.8 kilometres from the finish. The final climb at Boucieu-le-Roi, though shorter, arrives late enough in the stage to force a genuine selection among tired legs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-5 kt-pane9599_829988-a6\"><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>What happened to Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot&#8217;s title defence?<\/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\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The defending champion lost 2 minutes 35 seconds on Stage 5&#8217;s decisive climbs, dropping to 17th overall and roughly 4 minutes 48 seconds behind race leader Marlen Reusser. Combined with a difficult time trial performance two days earlier, her chances of defending her title are considered effectively over.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-6 kt-pane9599_a2e543-c8\"><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>Where exactly does Stage 6 finish?<\/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\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 6 finishes in Tournon-sur-Rh\u00f4ne, in the Ard\u00e8che department, with the finish area located near the Quai Farconnet on the town&#8217;s riverfront.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane 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