2024 Tour de France Stage 11 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 11 of the 2024 Tour de France! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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The 11th stage of the Tour de France traverses the Massif Central. At 211 kilometres, the riders travel from Evaux-les-Bains to Le Lioran. Promising finale with a series of short but demanding climbs!
It’s the first time Evaux-les-Bains has been on the Tour de France, which is not the case for Le Lioran. The 2016 edition says a stage finish in the ski area after a finale with the Pas de Peyrol, Col du Perthus and Col de Font de Cère. The same climbs are on the menu in the last 31 kilometres of this year’s 11th stage. So, respectively 5.4 kilometres of climbing at 8.1% (last 3 kilometres at 12%), 4.4 kilometres at 7.9%, and 3.3 kilometres at 5.9%.
The Col de Font de Cère peaks out with 2.5 kilometres remaining. Most of it goes downhill before the last few hundred metres rise at 6% to the line.
Eight editions ago, Greg Van Avermaet soloed to victory from the breakaway in Le Lioran. He launched his winning attack on the Col du Perthus and took both the stage and the yellow jersey. The Olympic Champion of Rio de Janeiro thus succeeded his compatriot Michel Polentier, who was victorious in Le Lioran in 1975.
The last hour of action is harder than in 2016, as the Peyrol/Perthus/Font de Cère combination is preceded by Col de Néronne, a punchy test of 3.8 kilometres at 9.1%. The total elevation gain in the 11th stage of the Tour de France is 4,200 metres.
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