Giant :
Team director Christian Guiberteau already sent Giant - Alpecin riders working up front but he warns about John Degenkolb's rivals today:
"The climb is really hard with percentages reaching 15 pc. We're going to lose some sprinters along the way. Normally it's a course that suits John but it also suits Alejandro Valverde, who knows the finale like the palm of his hand. And it suits Peter Sagan just as much. Tom Dumoulin did a great climb yesterday. It's a climb that suited his qualities but we're still really impressed by his form and will see how far he can go."

Saxo:
Tristan Hoffman (Tinkoff-Saxo team director) also asked his rider to work. Here's what he had to say ahead a stage that really suits Peter Sagan:

"Today's stage will depend a lot on the scenario with those two climbs along the way. If there's a 20-man breakaway with no one serious for the GC, I doubt Orica will chase. If it's a smaller break, then it could be different. It's a finale Peter Sagan knows well from 2010 but if my memory serves me well, they only climbed the Alto de la Cresta del Gallo once that year. It makes a real difference. But of course, Peter has ambitions for today."

PS: evt fouten doorgeven aan de vuelta verslaggevers. ( ik copy alleen, bij absentie van daan)