After setting off from the Bellecin water sports centre in liaison format and riding past the foot of Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption church in Orgelet, a 15th-century fortified church with a belfry, imperial domed bell tower and lantern, the peloton heads into the foothills of the Jura mountain range, to reach the Jura vineyards near the village of Rotalier, before tackling the first time trial of the day of around 5km, the climb to Saint-Laurent la Roche. This is followed by a series of difficult climbs, including Bornay, Montaigu and Conliège, before taking a breather on the first plateau and reaching Lac de Chalain for a well-deserved stop at the second refreshment area of the day on the beach at Doucier. This will also be the time to decide whether to continue on the main route or take the discovery route. The main course will again offer its share of difficulties, with the second time trial of the day, an 11km stage, designed for punctual riders, which takes in the second plateau as far as the village of Franois, with its famous lakes that are the pride of the Jura! After a final refreshment stop at the Saut Girard lookout, competitors will head back down the Ain valley to the Bellecin water sports centre.