On the eve of the arrival in Madrid, the 20th stage of The return promises to be a justice of the peace. This Saturday, September 13, the peloton will start from Robledo de Chavela to reach the legendary Bola del Mundo after 165.6 kilometers and more than 4,200 meters of elevation gain. The alto sequence of Escondida (9km at 4.1%), Puerto de la Paradilla (5.8km at 5.7%) and Alto Del León (7.1km at 7.3%) in the first kilometers should allow a break -in of strong to create. After a portion of plain, the runners will face the terrible final sequence with the Puerto de Navacerrada (6.9km at 7.5) and Bola del Mundo (12.4 km at 8.6%, including the last 3 kilometers at more than 12%).
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Final battle for the general
And in view of the tight differences, everything remains to play on this last step. Starting with the red jersey, since only 44 seconds separate the leader Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) de son dauphin JOAO ALMEIDA (UAE Team Emirates XRG). The battle for the podium should also be raging since Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) is only 39 seconds in advance on Jai Hindley (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe). And everything could also tip over for the top 5, with very tight deviations between Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), Matthew Riccitello (Israel-Premier Tech) et Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R). A breakaway could also be played there, even if the most likely scenario remains that the general's leaders also compete for victory.
The 20th stage course
– Saturday September 13 – STEP 20 : Robledo de Chavela – Ball of the Munda Puerto de Navacerrada / 156 km – 4106m D+
