Let the hype begin! It's a showdown between Pog and Vinge, before their real showdown at the TDF. But there's also a lot of other talent here.
Also notable is the TTT of 32 km, where stronger teams will take a lot of time.

Notable GC mentions: Pogacar, Vingegaard, Martinez, Skjelmose, Powless, Simon Yates
Notable sprinters: De Lie, Pedersen, Laporte, Demare, Matthews, Merlier







Live video stream available on Eurosport/GCN.



Full startlist (not yet final):
 
La Verrière > La Verrière
03/05/2023 - Stage 1 - 169,5 km




Bazainville > Fontainebleau
03/06/2023 - Stage 2 - 164 km



Dampierre-en-Burly > Dampierre-en-Burly
03/07/2023 - Stage 3 - 32,2 km - Team Time-Trial



Saint-Amand-Montrond > La Loge des Gardes
03/08/2023 - Stage 4 - 165 km




Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise > Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
03/09/2023 - Stage 5 - 212,5 km




Tourves > La Colle-sur-Loup
03/10/2023 - Stage 6 - 197,5 km



Nice > Col de la Couillole
03/11/2023 - Stage 7 - 143 km




Nice > Nice
03/12/2023 - Stage 8 - 117,5 km


 
Can’t find any profiles of the stage 6 climbs so I’ll be mapping those out later this week, the final KOM is the same as in the 2018 stage into Vence won by Molard though. In the meantime, these are the hills on the first stage and the KOM + preceding climb of stage 4.

Edit: ended up finding a profile of the final climb on stage 6.

Edit 2: All climbs added.

Stage 1
Côte de Senlisse (the one up to Cernay-la-Ville)


Côte de Saint-Rémy-lès-Chévreuse:


Côte de Milon-la-Chapelle (KOM):


Côte des 17 Tournants:



Stage 4
Col du Beaulouis:


La Loge des Gardes:



Stage 5
Côte de Coise + Côte de l'Aubépin:


Côte de Trèves:


Côte d'Aleyrac:



Stage 6
Côte des Tuillières:


Côte de Callian:


Côte de Cabris:


Côte de la Colle-sur-Loup:




Stage 7
Côte du Tourette-du-Château:


Col de la Couillole:




Stage 8
Côte de Levens:


Côte de Châteauneuf:


Côte de Berre-les-Alpes:


Côte de Peille:


Col d'Èze:
 
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Can’t find any profiles of the stage 6 climbs so I’ll be mapping those out later this week, the final KOM is the same as in the 2018 stage into Vence won by Molard though. In the meantime, these are the hills on the first stage and the KOM + preceding climb of stage 4.

Edit: ended up finding a profile of the final climb on stage 6.

Stage 1
Côte de Senlisse (the one up to Cernay-la-Ville)


Côte de Saint-Rémy-lès-Chévreuse:


Côte de Milon-la-Chapelle (KOM):


Côte des 17 Tournants:



Stage 4
Col du Beaulouis:


La Loge des Gardes:



Stage 6
Côte de la Colle-sur-Loup
Thanks.

Stage 4 looks like an uphill sprint of a small group probably. Stage 6 is far from the finish, but the fact that there's not a descent immediately makes me somewhat optimistic that it can at least be shattered into small groups there.
 
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Did you not ask Gaudu about it that time you saw him at a bus stop?
That was before that whole thing happened. Or, at least before it became public knowledge.
Besides, I think we established that it probably wasn't actually Gaudu, because not only am I pretty sure he was racing at the time, but also why the frick would he be at a random bus stop in Tranbjerg?
 
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