Day four of the 2023 Tour de France concluded with a stopover in the Pyrenean gateway city of Pau and, while it may traditionally be a rest day host, this year the town will instead herald the arrival of the first mountain stages of the race.
The highest peak on Wednesday is at 1,540 metres above sea level and with a flat finish in Laruns, stage 5 of the Tour is far from the queen stage this July. However, after several days of GC attacks to kick things off in the hilly stages of the Basque Country, it looks likely that we'll see more action among the top favourites on the 8.6% slopes of the Col de Marie Blanque.
