This stage has got a stinger in the tail.

The riders who get away on that climb are going to try to hold that.

The American riders tend to do a lot better on the finish circuit. They are more used to it than the European-based riders. This will definitely play into who wins the stage - it's who wins the turns. I like one of the American teams for this stage.

They are going to look straight up at the ridge right in front of them.

It's a category one climb - very tough. Then there is a pretty screaming downhill.

My hunch is this is going to be the setting stage for things to come.