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After the drama of Mont Ventoux today’s stage is a little bit of an unknown. It’s listed as flat, but the first 75km are essentially an uphill drag and then there are two category four climbs just before the riders get to Nice. It’s hard to see where the opportunity for an attack from the general classification contenders might come from, but at the same time this not straightforward for sprinters.
Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney was so impressive in snatching away the yellow jersey it is difficult to imagine her crumbling now, but Demi Vollering is only some stage-win bonus seconds and change behind the Polish rider. This is not over, but the window is narrowing for Vollering.
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