Le Tour 2023 – Stage 1
Bilbao > Bilbao
Distance: 182.0 kilometers.
A Hilly stage with 5 Category climbs, it ends with a downhill sprint.
- Côte de Laukiz 13.8 km (Cat 3: 2.2km @ 6.9%)
- Côte de San Juan de Gaztelugatxe 67.8 km (Cat 3: 3.5km @ 7.6%)
- Col de Morga 140.9 km (Cat 4: 3.9km @ 4.1%)
- Côte de Vivero 154.9 km (Cat 2: 4.2km @ 7.3%)
- Côte de Pike 172.4 km (Cat 3: 2.0km @ 10.0%)
The intermediate sprint is 88.2 km from the start at Gernika-Lumo.
Adam Yates (UAD – 019) [Yellow] 4h 22′ 00″
Adam Yates (UAD – 019) [Green] 30 Points
Neilson Powless (EFE – 046) [Polka Dot] 5 points
Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 011) [White] 3
Stage winner: Adam Yates (UAD – 019)
Combative: Adam Yates (UAD – 019) [Tan numbers]
Team: Team Jumbo-Visma (TJV – 001-008) [Yellow numbers]
Withdrew:
Enric Mas (131 – MOV)
((Note: due to changes made by others, it is going to take a bit for me to come up to speed))
Note: Wikipedia has a simple article on the Mountain classification used on the Tour. The basic fact is that climbs fall into five types, with the four numbered types decreasing in difficulty as the numbers get larger, and then there is the Hors Catégorie, literally “without category”, which generally makes you look for an elevator or Sherpas.
