Strong winds give Tour de France has brought had a tremendous impact

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Step 6 is tailor-made for the sprinters. However, a strong wind could blow through the stroke. The platoon moves to the west of Aix-en-Provence and Montpellier will face the wind for most of the scene.

It 'hard to say how big of an impact will the wind, but it is safe to say that all the GC riders need to stay in front to prevent a fall. This will help in a fast pace and high temperatures, it will be a very difficult day in the saddle.

Mark Cavendish Omega Pharma-Quick Step Step 5 rolled to perfection on Wednesday and it is difficult not to choose Cavendish as the favorite in this step. sky cycling jersey Cavendish is not only the fastest sprinter in the world, but also has the best team for the crosswind. With Gert Steegmans, Sylvain Chavanel, Niki Terpstra, and Michal Kwiatkowski, Omega Pharma has half of his race team classics. Add to Tony Martin, Peter Velits and Matteo Trentin and he can not do better.

Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) opened his account in 2013 Tour de France on Wednesday, and is the title for the sixth stop of the day in Montpellier likely favorite, but a sprinter must prevail after 176.5kms is the battle between the survival that could be crucial to the GC contenders.

According to meteorologists, the platoon can expect strong cross wind, the mistral between north with gusts up 60/70km/h between km 50 and km 140. This is the package for augers to be in a constant struggle for position and as we all know, not everyone can be in the front and out of danger.

Cavendish won the last time the Tour visited Montpellier. In 2011, he won his fourth leg of the race and tightened his grip on the green jersey. Team Cycling Jerseys His victory in 2009 near La Grande Motte could be more important, however, that this point has come from the same direction as that of today. This stage in La Grande Motte is probably still fresh in the mind of someone who was there that day, as an internal battle within Astana race.

Despite a big pile-up in the final, Daryl Impey Orica-GreenEdge finished two places ahead of team-mate Simon Gerrans on stage 5. This means Impey has now just finished seven seats in front of Gerrans step 6 to be the first South African rider in the yellow jersey.

This is a period of relative inactivity, it is not too long (176.5 km), and, in theory, should be the realm of the sprinters. The scenery is beautiful, through Les Baux-de-Provence. That said, the scene is not only a year of transition. Heat, which can be extreme, could play a role, especially after 229 km the day before. And there is always the possibility that the wind could kick. On a path almost identical, almost wind played a very bad turn of Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) in 2009. However, more than likely, candidates for the green jersey delight in this scene.