There's only one individual time trial in this 105th Tour de France, but its characteristics make it unique in the history of the race. The distance isn't huge (31km), but it's up and down all the way, and comes on the penultimate day of racing.
It's a much harder race against the clock than the final one in Marseille last year, which means that the difference between two GC contenders could be up to one minute. The climbs on the route are steep and the descents are very technical. It's definitely not for a pure time triallist, and is more a stage for an all-rounder.
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