The 2019 Tour de France was billed as the 'highest' for many years, with no fewer than seven climbs that break through the 2,000-metre altitude barrier. Six of them are to be found in the Alps over the next three days, which will decide the race once and for all.
With altitude such a key theme, and potentially such a decisive factor in the outcome of the race, Cyclingnews spoke to an expert to get a better understanding of how it affects performance.
Samuel Bellenoue is the head of performance at Wanty-Gobert, and is a specialist in altitude training. He used to run AG2R La Mondiale's training camps in Sierra Nevada in southern Spain, where Romain Bardet can be found performing sprints 3,000m above sea level, and Bellenoue gave us the low-down on how altitude might shape the Tour.
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Climbs above 2,000m in the final three stages:
Col de Vars – 2,109m
Col d'Izoard – 2,360m
Col du Galibier – 2,642m
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