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Le Tour 2022 – Stage 4

Tour de France Dunkerque > Calais

Distance: 171.5 kilometers.

A Hilly stage with six Cat 4 climbs and a downhill finish.

  • Côte de Cassel 30.7 km (Cat 4: 1.7km @ 4.2%)
  • Côte de Remilly-Wirquin 71.8 km (Cat 4: 1.1km @ 6.8%)
  • Côte de Nielles-Lès-Bléquin 97.2 km (Cat 4: 1.1km @ 7.7%)
  • Côte de Harlettes 102.7 km (Cat 4: 1.3km @ 6.0%)
  • Côte du Ventus 123.6 km (Cat 4: 1.1km @ 4.8%)
  • Côte du Cap Blanc-Nez 160.7 km (Cat 4: 0.9km @ 7.5%)

The intermediate sprint is at 63.2 km at Lumbres.

Yellow Jersey Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016) [Yellow] 13 hours 02 minutes 43 seconds
Green Jersey Fabio Jakobsen (DQT – 051) [Green] 109 Points
Polka Dot Jersey Magnus Cort Nielsen (EFN – 146) [Polka Dot] 11 points
White Jersey Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001) [White] 3

Stage winner: Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016)
Combative: Anthony Perez (COF – 076 ) [Red numbers]
Team: Jumbo – Visma ( TJV – 011-018 ) [Yellow numbers]

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Hurricane Bonnie – Day 9

Hurricane BonniePosition: 15.7N 107.1W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [285°] near 15 mph [24 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 110 mph [175 kph].
Wind Gusts: 125mph [200 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 105 miles [165 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 30 miles [ 45 km].
Minimum central pressure: 968 mb ↑.

Currently about 335 miles [ 545 km] South-Southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

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