This stage starts with the first portion of the stage set between Puget-Théniers and La Penne in 2021, with a very quick, long uphill section with several hairpins, heading for Col Saint-Raphaël (876m). The second part takes up the very rapid start of “Col Saint-Raphaël / Tourette du Château”, a stage run in the 90s, until the crossroads of the downhill road to the village of Saint-Antonin. After the village, there are a lot of spectacular hairpins.
The stage has a good few official spectator locations, although, some of the mid stage spots can only be accessed before the stage starts and left after it has finished as access is along the stage itself.