Overview
- Organisers confirmed a second morning revision that reduced the stage to 47 km and delayed the start to about 13:45 local time.
- The finish was moved to Isola, previously slated for an intermediate sprint, after the planned Auron summit became untenable.
- ASO first trimmed the queen stage from 138 km to 120 km on Friday and removed the final climb due to a rain–snow line near 1,100 metres.
- Technical director Thierry Gouvenou said the changes aimed to keep riders off risky early descents and expressed hope that snow at Isola would melt by race time.
- The revised profile includes a 7.3 km climb at 7.2% to the line and is expected to suit breakaway specialists, with Jonas Vingegaard leading the overall after Harold Tejada’s stage 6 win.