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Today's Tour de France stage 13 is the longest of the race at 205.8km, running from Dole to Belfort. The stage includes the challenging category-one Ballon d'Alsace climb, first featured in the Tour in 1905. The Ballon d'Alsace is an 8.7km climb with an average gradient of 6.9%, with its summit 30km from the finish.
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