 The third stage started where stage two had ended , Saint @-@ Amand @-@ Montrond , and took the riders over a 179 km ( 111 mi ) route to the finish line in Saint @-@ Pourçain @-@ sur @-@ Sioule . The route started with a 146 @.@ 5 km ( 91 @.@ 0 mi ) route , initially heading south @-@ east before turning north in the final part of the stage . The riders then entered another finishing circuit . They first rode the final 13 km ( 8 mi ) of the circuit , then did an entire 19 @.@ 5 km ( 12 @.@ 1 mi ) lap . There was a short climb and two corners in the final kilometre of the stage . 
