The Frenchman will, however, have a hard time keeping his yellow jersey this Sunday. If the San Luca hill (1.9km at 10.4%), to be climbed twice in the final, corresponds to his qualities on paper, he must expect to see the big favorites of the Tour engage in a first fight . Especially since bonus seconds (8, 5 and 2) will be awarded to the first three during the last passage, located 12.5km from the finish.
We can therefore expect to see Pogacar, Roglic, Evenepoel and Vingegaard come out of their lairs for the first time on this climb known for being the arbiter of the Tour of Emilia, the Italian classic of October… on which Roglic and Mas have beaten Pogacar in the last two years. The difference is that this time there will be a little over 12 kilometres of transition to the finish, which could allow a regrouping and a late attack by an outsider.
If Remco Evenepoel can hope to win a sprint between favorites, Wout Van Aert will try to hang on with a view to a possible regrouping and a sprint in a larger committee. Fifth this Saturday and very comfortable on steep slopes, Maxim Van Gils will also be on the lookout.
Romain Bardet winner of the 1st stage and yellow jersey of the Tour de France: an ode to instinct
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