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Tour de France Femmes begins with hilly Lausanne opener
The 5th Tour de France Femmes begins with a Grand Départ in Lausanne, Switzerland. The opening stage finishes on the Côte Saint-François (2.6 km at 4.6%), where the race's first yellow jersey will be awarded.
Is a 2.6km, 4.6% finishing climb like the Côte Saint-François the perfect way to open a Grand Tour, or does it unfairly exclude pure sprinters?