Binche > Longwy

Distance: 219.9 kilometers.

Time Trial
A Hilly stage with three Category climbs and a 1.6 km climb at 5.2% up Côte des Religieuses to the finish.

• Côte des Mazures 87.2 km (Cat 3: 2.0km @ 7.6%)
• Côte de Montigny-Sur-Chiers 205.0 km (Cat 4: 1.6km @ 4.9%)
• Côte de Pulventeux 214.6 km (Cat 3: 0.8km @ 12.3%)

The intermediate sprint is at 145.9 km at Carignan.

Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001) [Yellow] 20 hours 44 minutes 44 seconds
Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016) [Green] 198 Points
Magnus Cort Nielsen (EFN – 146) [Polka Dot] 11 points
Thomas Pidcock (IGD – 025) [White] 5

Stage winner: Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001)
Combative: Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016 ) [Red numbers]
Team: Ineos Grenadiers ( IGD – 021-028 ) [Yellow numbers]

Alex Kirsch (TFS – 174) withdrew and Daniel Oss (TDE – 186) didn’t start. Losses expected after yesterday’s cobblestones.

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Position: 18.1N 116.9W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West [280°] near 17 mph [28 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 90 mph [150 kph].
Wind Gusts: 110 mph [175 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 15 miles [ 30 km].
Minimum central pressure: 980 mb.

Currently about 560 miles [ 905 km] Southwest of the southern tip of Baja California.

The storm is headed towards cooler water and will weaken over the next few days.

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

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