STAGE 10 OF 21Tuesday 14 July

Aurillac → Le Lioran

Mountain166.6 KM3,700 M CLIMBINGMassif CentralSUMMIT FINISH

Bastille Day in the Massif Central, with the French desperate for a home win. A brutally lumpy stage over the volcanic Puy Mary and a string of short, steep climbs to the summit finish at Le Lioran.

KEY CLIMBS

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Pas de Peyrol (Puy Mary)

7.8 km · 6% avg · 1,589 m summit

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Col de Pertus

4.4 km · 8.5% avg

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Col de Prat de Bouc

3.2 km · 5.8% avg

THE TACTICAL READ

WHO IT SUITS

Punchy climbers and French riders desperate for a home win on July 14. The string of short, steep walls suits an explosive attacker over a tempo grinder.

WHAT TO WATCH

An ambush. The repeated double-digit ramps over the Puy Mary and into Le Lioran are perfect for an attack from distance rather than a waiting game.

ROADMAN PREDICTION

Aggressive, unpredictable racing and a French rider throwing everything at it. Whether the GC favourites let the break go or fancy the bonus seconds decides if it is won from the front or behind.

THE ROADMAN TAKE

WHAT THIS STAGE DEMANDS

Short steep climbs — 8% and up — are a strength-and-power story, not just an aerobic one. Riders who do off-the-bike strength work and low-cadence torque intervals hold the wheel when the road pitches to double figures. This is where the gym pays its dividend on the road.

WHAT DAN LORANG WOULD PUSH

Strength on and off the bike is a recurring theme — heavy lifting in the base phase builds the force you need on a 10% ramp, then converts to durable climbing power in the season.

TRAIN FOR IT

The Roadman content that builds what Stage 10 asks for.

Strength & conditioning hub→Climb faster — five fixable reasons→Stop getting dropped on climbs→

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