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STAGE 11 OF 21Wednesday 15 July

VichyNevers

Flat161.3 KMSPRINT FINISH LIKELY

A transitional flat stage out of the spa town of Vichy to Nevers. The sprinters who survived the mountains take their chance before the race tilts east toward the Jura and Vosges.

KEY CLIMBS

Côte de Billy-Chevannes

1.5 km · 6% avg

THE TACTICAL READ

WHO IT SUITS

The sprinters who survived the Pyrenees and the Massif Central, on their first clear chance since the mountains thinned the fast men out.

WHAT TO WATCH

Whether the surviving sprinters' teams still have the bodies to control a break, a day after the Bastille Day climbs and with heavy legs all round.

ROADMAN PREDICTION

A bunch sprint, but not a certain one. The fast men's teams should reel in any move, though legs this deep into the race make the chase less tidy than it looks.

THE ROADMAN TAKE

WHAT THIS STAGE DEMANDS

Coming off a rest day and a mountain block, the body is carrying deep fatigue. Pros use these flatter days to top up glycogen and let the legs come back. The amateur lesson: after a hard training block, an easy week is not lost fitness — it is when the adaptation actually lands.

WHAT JOE FRIEL WOULD PUSH

The author of The Cyclist's Training Bible has long argued that fitness is built in recovery — the stimulus is the hard day, but the gain comes when you back off and let the body absorb it.

THE DAILY DEBRIEF

Anthony’s daily Tour podcast lands here on the evening of the stage.

DAILY DEBRIEFWednesday 15 July

Stage 11 Debrief — Vichy to Nevers

The sprint, the tactics, the day's talking points — Anthony's debrief from Vichy to Nevers.

Get it First in SkoolDrops on the evening of the stage.

TRAIN FOR IT

The Roadman content that builds what Stage 11 asks for.

PLAY THE FANTASY TOUR

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