“The latest forecasts make an arrival in the Auron resort unfeasible, with the rain-snow line estimated to be around 1,100 metres altitude,” said race organisers on Friday evening., external
“The conditions do not allow the finish to be moved to another mountain top.”
Denmark’s two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard holds a comfortable lead of three minutes and 22 seconds in the general classification after winning the fourth and fifth stages.
The 29-year-old Visma Lease a Bike racer, who is aiming to win the stage race for the first time, said after coming through Friday’s stage: “I have my winter pants, so I wouldn’t say I hope we go to the finish [on Saturday], that wouldn’t be nice even with my winter pants.”