76 Mur de Péguère : A wall of a climb to welcome another three days in the high mountains |
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78 Pyrenees passes : Seven demanding climbs at altitude tackled over two stages |
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80 Final time trial : A rolling 40km ITT to Rocamadour could well upset the GC |
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82 The sporting stakes : Prize money and covetable jerseys |
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83 Role of honour : Past winners of the GC & other classifications |
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PHOTOGRAPHS : AURELIEN VIALATTE / ASO , CHARLY LOPEZ / ASO |
YOUR GUIDE TO THE 109TH EDITION OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE
12 Defending champ : Tadej Pogačar is as amped to ride as ever as he heads into his third Tour as GC favourite
26 Tour history : Seventy years ago Fausto Coppi won the Tour ’ s very first summit finish
34 The favourites : Roglič , Vingegaard , López , Adam Yates : who could thwart Pogačar ’ s bid for another title ?
38 Jumbo-Visma : Determined to get yellow as Van Aert targets the green jersey
40 Peter Sagan : New team , new goals – can he win an eighth points classification ?
42 Van der Poel : Last year ’ s firstweek hero is planning to go all the way to Paris in 2022
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44 Saffa potential : The four local pros who could be lining up in Copenhagen on 1 July
64 Tour director ’ s overview : There ’ s lots to spice things up this year says Christian Prudhomme of the 2022 route
67 The map : The 3 346km route from Copenhagen through the Alps and Pyrenees to Paris
68 The Grand Départ : There ’ s no easy action in Denmark with a fast ITT and two windy coastal stages
70 Secteurs pavés : Stage 5 will shake up the peloton over the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix
71 The Vosges : A mountain showdown at La Super Planche des Belles Filles
72 Col du Granon : The fearsome pass that will end a hard day of climbing in the Alps
74 Alpe d ’ Huez : A rendezvous with history on Bastille Day
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86 L ’ Étape du Tour : The amateurs head to the Alps for the Tour ’ s hardest stage
89 The 21 stages : Race director Thierry Gouvenou talks us through key action points , plus all the stage maps and profiles from Paris HQ
119 The 22 teams : Two-time Tour winner Bernard Thévenet looks at who ’ s targeting stage wins , jerseys and overall GC
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2022 TOUR DE FRANCE | 7 |