Tour de France 2018: How far is Stage 11, what time does it start and how to watch

The Tour de France continues its Alpine adventure in 2018 with a short stage from Albertville to La Rosiere.

Well, short in mileage anyway.

Only four official climbs, too, following Tuesday’s first mountain stage – but these ones all count.

A pair of classification-busting ascents come first, the Montee de Bisanne and the Col du Pre.

Then comes the Cormet de Roselend at 2000 metres above sea level, before a final climb up to La Rosiere itself.

Leader Greg van Avermaet will be looking to extend his unlikely run in the yellow jersey, after the Belgian stayed clear with the breakaway on Monday.

But his days are numbered after a big effort on the tenth stage, with bigger challenges still to come and the main contenders biding their time in ominous fashion.

Tour de France 2018: Stage 11

Distance: 108.5km
Profile: Four meaty climbs and two big descents lie in store on the 11th day of racing. Expect a real battle between the climbers.

How to watch and start time

The action will be live on SuperSport 5 from 13:50 and should finish at around 17:30. If you don’t have a Dstv subscription, you can follow Le Tour’s YouTube channel for all the highlights.

What happened on Stage 10

Julian Alaphilippe became the first Frenchman to win a stage at the 2018 Tour de France on the first day in the Alps on Tuesday.

The Quick-Step Floors man made a bid for freedom at the top of the Col de Romme, with nearly 30km still left to ride.

He clung on to record his own first stage win on Le Tour.

Greg van Avermaet was also part of the break and he held firm to deny the doubters and bolster his yellow jersey status.

The Belgian is now two minutes and 22 seconds ahead of second-placed Geraint Thomas.

Team Sky’s joint-leader came through in the main group alongside team-mate, 2017 champion and would-be rival Chris Froome.