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As this
being the last chance for most of the riders, it’s almost impossible to predict
who will end up winning the stage. Still, of course, there are some riders
better at hitting the breaks than others. One of these is Michael Mørkøv. The
Danish Tour de France debutant managed to get in the right break on the three
first stages in a row(!) and has been extremely active in Tour so far. Mørkøv
wants to get on the final podium in Paris as the most aggressive rider in the
Tour and even though he already has good
chance of winning that prize, Thomas Voeckler certaintly candidates for it too.
The French rider has already won two stages and seems sure to win the polka dot
jersey as well. If Michael Mørkøv wants to be crowned as the most aggressive
rider in his debut Tour, he needs to attack again if he manages to get in the
right break then his fast finish could be enough to give him that stage win he has
been chasing since day one.
If it does
come to a mass sprint, and I really doubt it will, it will be a fight between
Peter Sagan and Andre Greipel. There is a cat4 climb, Côte de Lissac-sur-Couze
(1,9km – 5,7%), with its top only 10 km from the line and that should mean some of the remaining
sprinters won’t be there to give it a go in the final. The last climb is also an
excellent opportunity for a rider to attack from a breakaway and if a rider
like Michael Albasini or Arthur Vichot is up there this could be the place they will go solo.
Winner
pick: Michael Mørkøv
Joker:
Michael Albasini
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