Dan Martin believes this year's Tour de France route will pose significant challenges due to its design, particularly concerning the Hautacam climb. Recognized as the hardest single climb in the Pyrenees, Hautacam is scheduled deep in the second week, which could impact riders' adaptation and increase their suffering. Martin notes three consecutive hard stages, raising questions about whether riders will exert maximum effort on Hautacam with a time trial following. He suggests the climb's irregularities make teamwork less effective, and fatigue from prior stages will affect riders' explosivity during stage 12.
Former champion rider Dan Martin believes the Tour's route this year will complicate the opening high mountain rounds, making them more challenging than usual.
The Hautacam is regarded by Martin as the hardest climb in the Pyrenees, and its placement in the second week of the Tour will increase riders' suffering.
According to Martin, stage 12's finish at Hautacam is ideal for attacks due to its irregular climb featuring significant changes in both gradient and pace.
Martin emphasizes that the cumulative fatigue from two previous hard days will reduce the riders' explosivity by the time they reach stage 12.
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