Cycling: Le Markstein is actually a small French winter sports resort in the Vosges. Tomorrow, however, everything will revolve around the racing bikes. The last stage before Paris is about the podium of the Tour de France and the day's victory.
Six mountain classifications according to Le Markstein
The last stage before Paris should have decided the Tour de France 2023. Nobody would have expected that the leader Jonas Vingegaard would already have a lead of more than seven minutes before this section. Therefore, tomorrow's race will be over 133,5 kilometers from Belfort to Le Markstein at least in the fight for yellow no longer exciting. However, it is still tight behind them and nobody can be sure of their position in the overall standings. With the Ballon d'Alsace, the Col de la Croix des Moinats, the Col de Grosse Pierre, the Col de lagorge, the Petit Ballon and the Col du Platzerwasel, there are a whopping six mountain classifications on the program. As all the drivers are already tired, we can experience an epic battle for the stage win and for the podium.
Velomotion Prognosis: Victory for a Breakaway
The Dane jonas vingegaard has impressively demonstrated that he is the strongest rider in this year's Tour de France. If he wants, he can probably win tomorrow's stage from the field as well. But will his team invest everything again just to be able to claim another stage win? Probably not. The UAE team Emirates is also injured because of a Tadej pogacar not be interested in a tough race. That's why we'll see a breakaway for the day's win again tomorrow. It is possible that drivers from the top 10 will go on the offensive early on. Jumbo – Visma could react and Sepp kuss send along. That would fit in with the DNA of the team to also enable the loyal helpers to win the day.
*** Sepp Kiss (Jumbo – Visma)
** Felix Gall (AG2R – Citröen), Thomas Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers)
* Guillaume Martin (Cofidis), Emanuel Buchmann (Bora – hansgrohe), Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X)