After the thrills and spills of the first two days came a more sedate stage three, as the peloton decided to ease off on the attacks and a breakaway failed to emerge. Instead the sprinters ...

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First used in the Tour de France in 1911, the Col du Galibier is slightly less steep, with a “mere” 6.9 percent average grade, and the last kilometer going up to 9 percent before the descent.