Four climbs, 144.9 kilometers and a first summit finish. The sixth stage of the Tour de France 2023, Thursday July 6 between Tarbes and Cauterets-Cambasque (Hautes-Pyrénées), promises to be lively. The day after the victory of Jai Hindley, who also took the yellow jersey on Wednesday at Laruns, the leaders of the general classification could fight for victory. The reaction of Tadej Pogacar, dropped by his great rival Jonas Vingegaard on Wednesday on the steepest slopes of the Marie Blanque pass, is expected, while the French will probably try to slip into the good breakaway. Follow our live.
A first mountain stage. The runners will face four high altitude Pyrenean passes, including Aspin (1,490m), the mythical Tourmalet (2,115m) and the final climb to Cauterets-Cambasque (1,355m). It is the first arrival at the top of this Tour de France 2023.
Jai Hindley in yellow. Winner of the stage at Laruns on Wednesday, the Australian from the Bora-Hansgrohe team scored twice by taking the yellow jersey. The winner of the Tour of Italy 2022 is 47 seconds ahead of the defending champion and big favorite, Jonas Vingegaard, who made a strong impression on Wednesday by dropping Tadej Pogacar and all his rivals in the last pass. Italian climber Giulio Ciccone is in 3rd place overall, 1’03” behind. The first Frenchman, David Gaudu is 10th at 1’56”.
Emmanuel Macron present on site. The Head of State will meet the elected officials of Pau, including the mayor, François Bayrou, before following the sixth stage in the car of the race director, Christian Prudhomme. He will greet “the runners, the organizers and all the public services mobilized to allow the unfolding of this major event of our sporting and cultural heritage”said the Elysée.