Dole > Côte du Stade Olympique

Distance: 186.3 kilometers.

A Hilly stage with four Category climbs and a summit finish.

• Côte du Maréchet 75.6 km (Cat 4: 2.0km @ 5.7%)
• Côte des Rousses 101.3 km (Cat 3: 6.7km @ 5.0%)
• Côte de Pétra Félix 136.9 km (Cat 4: 2.4km @ 5.6%)
• Côte du Stade Olympique 186.3 km (Cat 3: 4.8km @ 4.6%)

The intermediate sprint is at 46.9 km at Montrond.

Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001) [Yellow] 28 hours 56 minutes 16 seconds
Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016) [Green] 264 Points
Magnus Cort Nielsen (EFN – 146) [Polka Dot] 11 points
Thomas Pidcock (IGD – 025) [White] 7

Stage winner: Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016)
Combative: Mattia Cattaneo (DQT – 054 ) [Red numbers]
Team: Ineos Grenadiers ( IGD – 021-028 ) [Yellow numbers]

Vegard Stake Laengen (UAD – 004) & Geoffrey Bouchard (ACT – 032) did not make the start, while Kevin Vermaerke (DSM – 118) & Gianni Moscon (APT – 136) had to withdraw. These guys are tough, but their only protection is a helmet. The bikes are a bigger threat than the road.

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Movement: West [270°] near 21 mph [33 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 15 miles [ 30 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1009 mb ↑.

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