"they have been clearing them using dynamite - but that the snow on the slopes is melting and there is a risk of avalanches."

"Sunday's climbs up Col du Mont Cenis and the legendary Col du Galibier were in doubt. The problem with Galibier was not the actualy snow on the roads."

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"Because of the horrendous Italian weather and the snow in the Alps,"

"A reminder that we are waiting for official confirmation that Sunday's stage 15 will A) take place and, if so, B) which route it will take. An announcement is due at 1800 BST, apparently."

"before the peloton reaches the second categorized climb of the day – a punchy 5.7km climb to Andrate at an average gradient of 9%"

"The flat middle portion of the stage features two intermediate sprint points, potentially rewarding any sprinters who succeed in maintaining contact over the climb."

"At such a slight average gradient, it shouldn’t trouble too many riders, and those who do fall off the pace will have a long descent and over 100km of flat road to bridge the gap to the peloton."