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Today is almost a rest day for most of the non-climbers. Once the break goes, then BMC will ride tempo for most of the day, there'll be an increase in speed as they approach the foot of the climb, then most of the peloton can sit up as soon as the climb starts and ride tempo to the finish.
It's the mountain stages with 4 or 5 climbs that the non-climbers hate, as they have to ride hard to make sure they get inside the time limit.
andyp
On the flipside, the non-climbers must hate a stage like this... it's not so bad in that they can go slow on the climb and still be in the time window of the finish, but... they have to spend the whole day riding towards a mountain range, with it in front of them, knowing all the while that this climb awaits them when they get there.
I am no climber, I would hate this.