Malemort → Ussel

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Getting into a breakaway here will come at a price: 3,300 m of climbing through the Correze. The irregular ascent to Suc-au-May and the attack on Mont Bessou should do the sorting, leaving 25 rolling kilometres into Ussel for whoever survives.

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Stage 9 (Malemort → Ussel, 185.5 km) is a hilly stage with 2,427 m of cumulative climbing. Puncheurs who can follow explosive accelerations on short, steep climbs will have the edge over flat-out sprinters.

⚡ Watch for lone attacks on the final climb, or a reduced sprint between a small group of survivors off the last ascent.

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