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Stage 11 Preview
and Results

Categorized Climbs for Stage 11:
Km Climb Length Grade Max Cat Google Earth Streetview
28.5Côte de Tonnac3.6 km4.9 %n/a3 3D Tour Streetview
135.5Côte de Puylaurens4.2 km3.8 %n/a4 3D Tour Streetview


Stage 11: Blaye-les-Mines → Lavaur
Date: Wednesday, July 13
Distance: 168 km
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Stage 11 start time: Wednesday 13:15 CET (11:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Blaye-les-Mines, France
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:02 CET (3:02:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lavaur, France

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Stage 11 preview: Blaye-les-Mines → Lavaur, 168 km (rolling)


An aerial shot of the stage 11 finish host, Laveur, just northeast of Toulouse, where a mass field sprint is expected to unfold (photo credit: wikipedia)



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July 11 post: Stage 11 starts in Blaye-les-Mines where, as the name suggests and like yesterday's finish in nearby Carmaux, is an old mining town. Just 3,000 people live there now so the Tour visit should be a real boost to this tradition community.

The course is shaped like a 'S' passing through the rolling, farmland hills of the Tarn department just northeast of Toulouse and includes two minor categorized along the way. The course profile ending with a straight, wide flat finish in Lavaur shapes up well for a mass sprint. However, 10 years ago, the last time the Tour finished in Laveur, a break succeeded won by Belgian rouleur Rik Verbrugghe.

As race director Jean-François Pescheux points out, "after this stage the sprinters will not have a lot of chances left to show off their skills. They will have just two stages left on which to shine: in Montpellier and then in Paris with the finish on the Champs-Élysées." — Steve