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...

There are a couple of sprint locations, a lot of up and down and weather will play a factor. Wind or heavy rain could make the race much more difficult.

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

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

This stage has got a stinger in the tail.

It’s really, really fast. We have three mid-race sprints.

It’s a category one climb – very tough. Then there is a pretty screaming downhill.

What will be very interesting at this stage is that for a lot of guys, this will be the first time that they have raced all year.