AG2r Prevoyance News

Today the riders will face just the three big Alpine monsters: the climb up Col de la Madeleine , the Col du Telegraphe , and the Col du Galibier .

Today the riders face 212.5 mostly flat miles from La Chataigneraie to Tours. There are three Cat 4 climbs along the way... one near the start, one at 161.5km and one at 179.5km. This should be another day for the breakaway riders to spar with the teams of the sprinters.

Well, today the 162 riders face a relatively flat stage of 173.5 km from Miramas to Montpellier.

Welcome to live coverage of Stage 6 of the Tour de France. Today the riders face a day that is long but not necessarily flat on the roads between Troyes and Nancy.

When Ag2r Prevoyance were selected as the last Tour de France wild card, there was little controversy: they are regarded generally as a team on the cusp of the ProTour quality level, just lacking some bigger names.