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Le Tour 2022 – Stage 7

Tour de France Tomblaine > La Super Planche des Belles Filles

Distance: 176.3 kilometers.

A Mountain stage with three Category climbs and a summit finish.

  • Col de Grosse Pierre 87.2 km (Cat 3: 3.1km @ 6.4%)
  • Col des Croix 205.0 km (Cat 3: 3.2km @ 6.3%)
  • La Super Planche des Belles Filles 176.3 km (Cat 1: 7.0km @ 8.7%)

The intermediate sprint is at 101.2 km at Gérardmer.

Yellow Jersey Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001) [Yellow] 24 hours 43 minutes 14 seconds
Green Jersey Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016) [Green] 203 Points
Polka Dot Jersey Magnus Cort Nielsen (EFN – 146) [Polka Dot] 11 points
White Jersey Thomas Pidcock (IGD – 025) [White] 7

Stage winner: Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001)
Combative: Simon Geschke (COF – 073 ) [Red numbers]
Team: Ineos Grenadiers ( IGD – 021-028 ) [Yellow numbers]

Update: Daniel Oss (TDE – 186) did not start Stage 6 because an accident on Stage 5 fractured a cervical vertebra and he will be in a brace for some time. The accident was caused by spectators.

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July 8, 2022   Comments Off on Le Tour 2022 – Stage 7

Tropical Storm Bonnie – Day 12

Tropical Storm BonniePosition: 19.1N 123.7W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [285°] near 20 mph [31 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Wind Gusts: 75 mph [120 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1001 mb ↑.

Currently about 925 miles [1490 km] West-Southwest of the southern tip of Baja California.

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.]

July 8, 2022   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Bonnie – Day 12