Welcome to the mountains! Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) defended the yellow jersey in style by winning Stage 6, but she will need to call on every drop of her legendary powers to hold-off the GC favourites on Saturday as three Cat.
1 climbs await. Ad/> Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar), Demi Vollering (SD Worx) and Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) are all expected to chance their arm and put Vos under pressure.
Longo Borghini leads the fancied trio in fourth at 35”, with Vollering and Van Vleuten at 1’11” and 1’28” respectively. Tour de France FemmesTDF Femmes: How to watch Stage 6 as GC battle hots upYESTERDAY AT 07:07 The peloton will tackle three peaks on the penultimate stage, starting with the misleadingly named Petit Ballon: 9.3km of 8.1% followed by a steep descent.
There’s no respite at the bottom as the climbing begins again immediately with the Col du Platzerwasel: 7.1km at 8.3%. The Col has a short passage around its peak before a lengthy descent and then thankfully comes some chill time.