The runners in the Col de la Loze during the 17th stage of the Tour de France, September 16, 2020. -

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: And I will also give you our anticipated summary of the stage.

Frankly, since the start of the Tour, we haven't been wrong once (it's wrong).

See you soon !

This is the last opportunity for backpackers-climbers to have fun today.

So obviously, the escape is a sought-after commodity.

Nobody can really stand out in the first kilometers, but the Cormet de Roselend, placed after 25 race markers, allows you to sort it out.

Carapaz is still ahead.

After failing to do much in the past two days, the Ecuadorian wants his stage victory.

Alaphilippe, who had promised to rest, too.

"I didn't do it on purpose," he will say on arrival.

Pinot wanted it, but did not succeed.

This Tour does not want it.

The group of 12, which also includes Sanchez, Chaves, Sicard and Barguil, definitely takes off in the Col des Saisies.

Behind, the Movistar and Barhain-McLaren do the job instead of the Jumbo.

Obviously, Landa and Mas will be released as soon as Pogacar puts one in the Glières plateau.

The last HC pass of the Tour is a butcher's shop.

The young Slovenian is resisting (do you have it?) And tries once, twice, three times.

There is only Kuss to defend Roglic, with Lopez in the wheel.

The teammate in the yellow jersey impresses, again.

Especially when he takes the time to put on a McFlurry stretched out by a spectator on the rise.

Further on, Kuss moves away.

In fact, it does not digest strawberries.

Pogacar goes to the top with 30 seconds ahead of Roglic, but the yellow jersey returns on the descent.

Nothing to do, they will complete the stage together.

In front, Carapaz takes a few steps ahead just before entering La Roche sur Foron.

He won the race, but 500m from the line, a big hedgehog suddenly crosses the road and knocks him down.

Definitely, when it doesn't want to… Alaph takes the opportunity and takes the stage.

A peak.

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: We will meet again in half an hour for the start, but before that I encourage you to read, if you have not already done so, the paper from our special correspondent in the Alps on how non-climbers lived la Loze yesterday.

A clue: bad. 

How did the Gruppetto du Tour experience the “galley” of the Col de la Loze?

via @ 20minutesSport https://t.co/0ATtnSFwoH

- 20 Minutes Sport (@ 20minutesSport) September 16, 2020

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: Here is the profile of the stage.

Basically, it goes up, it goes down, it goes up, it goes down and then we arrive. 

# TDF2020 - Stage 18


🚩 Méribel


🏁 La Roche-sur-Foron


🚴🏻‍♂️ 175 Km


Road: https://t.co/gPl2zRCN1V pic.twitter.com/euZpgjsh5v

- The Red Flame (@ laflammerouge16) September 17, 2020

12h00

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Ladies and gentlemen lovers of the little queen of the great convict road loop, good morning.

Huge mountain stage still today, with five passes on the menu.

And since it's going to be madness from the start, we'll deliver it to you in full. 

No respite for the peloton.

In the aftermath of a very painful stage for everyone, with this damn Col de la Loze to finish, the runners will not be able to count on the day's route to calmly redo the icing.

It's a damn tough stage that is offered to them this Thursday, with no less than five passes on the program, including the last out of category of the Tour, the Glières plateau, as short (6 km) as it is steep (11.7 %).

This is the last opportunity for outsiders Pogacar and Lopez to try to shake the yellow Primoz Roglic jersey.

It will be very complicated, with a finish judged 30 miles after the last summit.

But with courage and imagination, anything is possible. 

>> At an exceptional stage, an exceptional device.

We'll meet at 12:30 p.m. to follow this step in full ...

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