PAU, France, July 8 : The Tour de France favourites are set to face their first major high-altitude test on Thursday as the 113th edition of the race passes over the legendary Col du Tourmalet in the final stage of the Pyrenees segment.The peloton will ride 186.2km between Pau and Gavarnie-Gedre during stage

Le peloton de la Grande Boucle arrive déjà en montagne et sur le sol français, lundi, avec une étape qui se conclut à la station de sports d'hiver des Angles.

Stage three of the Tour de France starts in Granollers, north of Barcelona, and takes in four categorised climbs on the 195.9km route