STAGE 14 OF 21Saturday 18 July

Mulhouse → Le Markstein Fellering

Mountain155.3 KM3,800 M CLIMBINGVosgesSUMMIT FINISH

Seven categorised climbs across the Vosges, including the Grand Ballon — the range's highest point — and a summit finish at Le Markstein. A war of attrition with almost no flat road all day.

KEY CLIMBS

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Grand Ballon

21.5 km · 4.5% avg · 1,424 m summit

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Col du Haag

11.2 km · 7.3% avg

THE TACTICAL READ

WHO IT SUITS

Aggressive GC riders and climbers who relish chaos. Seven climbs with almost no flat is a stage that rewards racing from distance.

WHAT TO WATCH

A long-range move. The Vosges have a history of attacks from 50km out, and a GC rider down on time may gamble everything here.

ROADMAN PREDICTION

Either a big GC name attacks from far out, or a strong break is left to fight it out while the favourites watch. With no flat to hide on, the strongest legs win — not the best sprint.

THE ROADMAN TAKE

WHAT THIS STAGE DEMANDS

Seven climbs in 155km is a repeatability and recovery test. Whether you can do the seventh climb at the same intensity as the first comes down to aerobic base and how well you recover between efforts — the unglamorous endurance work done months earlier, not the last sharp session before the race.

WHAT STEPHEN SEILER WOULD PUSH

The polarised case in full: the rider who logged the high-volume easy hours has the aerobic ceiling to repeat seven hard climbs, while the one who only trained intensity fades after three.

TRAIN FOR IT

The Roadman content that builds what Stage 14 asks for.

VO2max training hub→Polarised vs sweet spot→Pacing strategy for long climbs→

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