Tour De France 2017: Stage 13 Route, Live-Stream Schedule & TV Info for July 14

The Tour de France continues through the Pyrenees on Friday, with a 101-kilometre route from Saint-Girons to Foix, that finishes in a thrilling descent to the finish.

Friday July 14 is Bastille Day in France, which could well inspire AG2R La Mondiale's French general classification hope Romain Bardet on this, the shortest of all the stages in this year's Tour.

Route

Stage 13 may be short, but it is still relentless with three first category climbs; the Col de Latrape followed by the Col d'Agnes and finally the Mur de Peguere.

The stage then concludes with a 27-kilometre descent to the finish that should provide plenty of excitement.

While the descent itself is not too technical, there are gradients of up to 18 per cent in the final three kilometres, and also several tight corners which could prove hazardous

Here's a video of the route:

Date: Friday, July 14

Start Time: 11 a.m. (BST), 12 p.m. (Local), 6 a.m. (ET)

TV Info: Eurosport 1 (U.K), ITV 4 (U.K.)

Live Stream: Eurosport Player (U.K.), ITV Hub (U.K.)

Marcel Kittel of Quick-Step Floors has repeatedly demonstrated his brilliance in sprinting in the last few stages, but the two mountain days of Stage 12 and 13 could shake up the standings.

According to Gregor Brown at Cycling Weekly, Chris Froome of Team Sky is expecting an aggressive start to the race, particularly from Trek-Segafredo's Alberto Contador.

"Alberto has had a tough race up until now, he's lost more than five minutes," he said.

"OK, he's not someone I would have to race straightaway if he did move, but we've seen Alberto's style of racing, he's never shy to have an attack from far out.

"I think a stage like we have on Friday, I wouldn't be surprised to see Contador attacking on the first climb. We're ready for that."

According to Chris Marshall-Bell at Cycling Weekly, Froome has a chance of victory, but it is Bardet who could yet scoop his second stage win in a row, due to his brilliance at descending.