A brutal five-climb day faces the peloton ahead of the final time trial in Annecy. Four Category 1 climbs – Cormet de Roselend, Col des Saisies, Col de Romme and Col de la Columbiere – await the riders on the road to the ski station at Le Grand-Bornand. With the Tour’s most densely packed climbing terrain and very little flatland, well-timed attacks may create significant time gaps in the third Alpine stage. The final two-tiered climb of the Romme and Columbiere should see the overall contenders firing all of their ammunition at their rivals.