 The sixth stage was relatively short at 143 km ( 88 @.@ 9 mi ) long . After a near @-@ flat opening 50 km ( 31 @.@ 1 mi ) , which included the day 's intermediate sprint at Albertville , the race moved towards the hills , with four categorised climbs within a 40 km ( 24 @.@ 9 mi ) period . The first was the shallowest of the quartet , with the fourth @-@ category Côte d 'Arvillard averaging 5 @.@ 3 % over 2 @.@ 2 km ( 1 @.@ 4 mi ) , before the first @-@ category Col du Barioz − a narrow climb averaging 7 @.@ 3 % over 7 @.@ 1 km ( 4 @.@ 4 mi ) . After a speedy descent , the riders climbed once again , with the second @-@ category Col des Ayes averaging over 8 % . Another short , sharp climb of the Col des Mouilles finished the categorised climbing for the day . 
