There is no rest for the weary at the Tour de France, and after a brutal day in the mountains to the Col de la Loze on Thursday, the peloton will tackle another daunting day of racing on stage 19 into La Plagne on Friday.
The stage was originally 129.9km from Albertville to La Plagne, but has been rerouted and shortened to 95km, bypassing the Col des Saisies, due to the discovery of an outbreak of contagious nodular dermatitis affecting cattle in a herd located in that area.
