Tour de France 2023 stage 20 preview: Route map and profile of 133km Belfort to Le Markstein today

But the polka dot jersey is still very much on the line. Giulio Ciccone currently wears the famous red and white colours but his tally of 88 points at the top of the standings is not definitive. Austrian rider Felix Gall – winner of the Souvenir Henri Desgrange as the first over the top of the highest point of the race – has 82 points on the board. Then there is Vingegaard, with 81 points. There are 37 points available on stage 20, so this is where the King of the Mountains will be decided.

There is also a final podium spot up for grabs. Pogacar’s UAE Emirates teammate Adam Yates currently occupies third in the general classification, an impressive achievement given the work he has put in for his leader throughout the Tour. But Yates is only a minute or so up on Ineos’s Carlos Rodriguez and his twin brother Simon Yates, while Bahrain Victorious’s Pello Bilbao is around two minutes back from the podium. We can expect some attempts to dislodge Adam Yates, who will now doubt have his teammates’ support in defence of his place, which comes with plenty of prize money as well as prestige.

For Vingegaard, perhaps the only thing missing from this Tour is winning a stage while wearing yellow. That is the ultimate feeling for a GC rider and Jumbo-Visma may try to control the race to set up their leader for a late attack. First though, they will have to reel in a determined breakaway with Gall and Ciccone expected to fight for King of the Mountains points up the road.

Stage 20 route map and profile

Stage 20 profile

Stage 20 map

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Start time

The stage is set to begin at 12.30pm BST and is expected to finish at around 4pm.

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