Pau → Gavarnie-Gedre

Elevation profile

Stage preview

The most selective Pyrenean stage of the race mixes the classic with the new. If the favourites attack early on the Col d'Aspin and the Tourmalet, this is where real time could be lost. If not, it's down to the climbers in the breakaway on the long, gentle run-in (18.7 km at 4%) to the Cirque de Gavarnie.

Stage favourites

Stage 6 (Pau → Gavarnie-Gedre, 186.2 km) is a mountain stage with 3,978 m of cumulative climbing — one of the race's queen stages. Pure climbers capable of sustaining high power output on long ascents are the ones to watch.

⚡ The real race begins on the final climb. Any rider distanced before the summit will lose significant time on GC rivals.

Ranked by suitability for this stage's terrain