Hengelo - Eindhoven   

Heading west from Hengelo, the rider’s route today will take them through the border into Germany before continuing south-westerly towards Eindhoven. The stage is completely flat, and a stage in which the purer sprinters may not hold all the cards. The wind and relentless route on the approach to Eindhoven favours strong riders on flat roads capable of sustained power rather than those with a short, sharp sprint. The narrow ...

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Heading west from Hengelo, the rider’s route today will take them through the border into Germany before continuing south-westerly towards Eindhoven. The stage is completely flat, and a stage in which the purer sprinters may not hold all the cards. The wind and relentless route on the approach to Eindhoven favours strong riders on flat roads capable of sustained power rather than those with a short, sharp sprint. The narrow approach to the finish, between the railway station and Eindhoven university makes overtaking a challenge and the peloton is often strung out. As with the previous stage, time gaps come only in the form of bonus seconds. At the halfway point of the tour, the general classification will have begun to take shape and some riders will already be consigned to fight for stage honours in the coming stages.