As the Tour de France approaches, leading cyclists, including reigning champion Tadej Pogačar and rivals Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel, are engaged in final preparations. Pogačar trains at Isola 2000, while Evenepoel reconnoiters crucial climbs, specifically the challenging Col de la Loze. This climb, pivotal in past Tours, features prominently in the 2025 route and requires exceptional stamina. Evenepoel emphasizes the climb's difficulty, indicating the stage's demanding nature with multiple steep ascents, suggesting the upcoming race will test even the best riders.
It's tough, eh? It's very irregular. The climb is very, very long. It's the longest climb of the Tour de France this year.
Arriving here is never easy, and it's the first time we'll be climbing from Courchevel. I think it will be a pretty tough stage with the Glandon and the Madeleine.
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