Massif Central

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Mas·sif Cen·tral

(mă-sēf′ sĕn-träl′, säN-)

A mountainous plateau of south-central France. It includes the Cévennes and the Auvergne Mountains, which rise to the plateau's highest point, 1,886 m (6,188 ft).

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Massif Central

(French masif sɑ̃tral)

(Placename) a mountainous plateau region of S central France, occupying about one sixth of the country: contains several extinct volcanic cones, notably Puy de Dôme, 1465 m (4806 ft). Highest point: Puy de Sancy, 1886 m (6188 ft). Area: about 85 000 sq km (33 000 sq miles)

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Mas•sif Cen•tral

(ma sif sɑ̃ˈtral)
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a plateau in S central France.

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Massif Central - a mountainous plateau in southern France that covers almost one sixth of the country

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On the first hot day of the Tour in the Massif Central, temperatures reached 36 degrees Celsius as the riders headed for the first Pyrenean stage, a 162.5-km trek to the Lac de Payolle featuring the category-one climb to the Col d'Aspin.

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The BMC rider had been part of a nine-man breakaway early in the 216km stage from Limoge but left behind the last of the other escapees - fellow Belgian Thomas De Gendt, of Lotto-Soudal - at the foot of the penultimate climb of a challenging day, which took the race into the Massif Central.

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The BMC rider attacked out of the day's breakaway, leaving the last of the other escapees - fellow Belgian Thomas De Gendt of Lotto Soudal - at the foot of the penultimate climb that took the race into Massif Central.

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On the eve of the first mountain stage in Massif Central, the race's main favorites enjoyed a quiet day safe in the peloton.