Week two of the 2024 Tour de France begins with a four-day ride south to the Pyrénées, starting with stage 10, from Orléans to Saint-Amand-Montrond. The 187.3km day, on paper, looks like a straightforward run for the sprinters but history has shown there is a risk it could be anything but an easy return from the rest day for the overall contenders.
Mark Cavendish (Astana-Qazaqstan) may have good memories from that memorable 2013 Tour de France stage to Saint-Amand-Montrond, where he sprinted to victory ahead of a green jersey-clad Peter Sagan to claim his 25th win but the GC contenders may be hoping for a less chaotic day than unfolded a little over a decade ago.
