- Apr 8, 2023
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Shamelessly copied from Devil's Elbow (thanks agian for the hard work!)
The first 20 kilometres are easy, the 20 after it are the day’s hardest, with three KOMs. If the break goes here, it is likely to be a strong one.
Côte de Vitteaux:
Côte de Villy-en-Auxois:
Côte de Verrey-sous-Salmaise:
Next up is the intermediate sprint in Lamargelle.
After crossing over into the Haute-Marne, the hills return, with the Côte de Santenoge…
…and the Côte de Giey-sur-Aujon.
With that, at 60k to go, the KOMs are done, hence why this isn’t even remotely worth calling a hilly stage. The only place of note on the route is the departmental capital of Chaumont, notable for its spectacular railway viaduct and for being the headquarters of the American forces in the First World War. There is one hill, Côte de Sexfontaines at 14k to go, that I’m surprised has not been categorised, but it’s hard to see that hill in isolation being enough to force splits.
The finale is almost completely straight from Juzennecourt onwards. The final 1.2 kilometres average 3.3%, ramping up to 5.1% in the final 180 metres, but they will enter this section at high speed.
Expect lots of talk about Charles De Gaulle who's got a mixed reputation depending on who you talk to (and the man that was the target in the movie "Day of the Jackel"). The Tour famously has only ever stopped when it did so to honour the man.
What to expect :
Most of the sprinters should back themselves here. With this being the best opportunity for the likes of Pedersen and De Lie, it’s hard to see the break having a shot either.
The first 20 kilometres are easy, the 20 after it are the day’s hardest, with three KOMs. If the break goes here, it is likely to be a strong one.
Côte de Vitteaux:
Côte de Villy-en-Auxois:
Côte de Verrey-sous-Salmaise:
Next up is the intermediate sprint in Lamargelle.
After crossing over into the Haute-Marne, the hills return, with the Côte de Santenoge…
…and the Côte de Giey-sur-Aujon.
With that, at 60k to go, the KOMs are done, hence why this isn’t even remotely worth calling a hilly stage. The only place of note on the route is the departmental capital of Chaumont, notable for its spectacular railway viaduct and for being the headquarters of the American forces in the First World War. There is one hill, Côte de Sexfontaines at 14k to go, that I’m surprised has not been categorised, but it’s hard to see that hill in isolation being enough to force splits.
The finale is almost completely straight from Juzennecourt onwards. The final 1.2 kilometres average 3.3%, ramping up to 5.1% in the final 180 metres, but they will enter this section at high speed.
Expect lots of talk about Charles De Gaulle who's got a mixed reputation depending on who you talk to (and the man that was the target in the movie "Day of the Jackel"). The Tour famously has only ever stopped when it did so to honour the man.
What to expect :
Most of the sprinters should back themselves here. With this being the best opportunity for the likes of Pedersen and De Lie, it’s hard to see the break having a shot either.
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