2019 Tour de France Stage 13 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 13 of the 2019 Tour de France! Our live time-trial times and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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Stage 13 on the Tour de France is an out-and-back ITT in Pau. It is the only chance for time trialists to shine this edition. The distance is limited though - only 27 kilometres.
Pau and La Grande Boucle belong to each other like a dog to its boss. It is the most visited location in Tour de France history. In the past nine editions, the race visited the town in the Pyrenees’ foothills nine times. The last two arrivals both boiled down to a bunch sprint with Arnaud Démare (2018) and Marcel Kittel (2017) storming to victory.
No bunch sprint this time though. The Tour de France serves its only ITT on a course of 27 kilometres that’s marked by some uphills. The climb to the village of Mazères-Lezons and the punchy Côte d’Esquillot stand out. The first is crested at kilometre 6,5, the second at kilometre 16.
Pau was home to an ITT on the Tour de France only once. In 1981, Bernard Hinault took the 6th stage and the yellow jersey in a race against the clock. He retained yellow all the way to Paris.
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