Le Tour 2023 – Stage 2
Vitoria-Gasteiz > Saint-Sébastien
Distance: 209.0 kilometers.
The longest stage on this Tour it is a Hilly stage with 5 Category climbs, it ends with a 440 meter drop in altitude and an 8 km sprint.
- Col d’Udana 81.3 km (Cat 3: 4.5km @ 5.1%)
- Côte d’Aztiria 87.6 km (Cat 4: 2.7km @ 5.3%)
- Côte d’Alkiza 140.9 km (Cat 3: 4.2km @ 5.7%)
- Côte de Gurutze 174.2 km (Cat 4: 2.6km @ 4.7%)
- Jaizkibel 192.4 km (Cat 2: 8.1km @ 5.3%)
The intermediate sprint is 40.6 km from the start at Legutio.
Adam Yates (UAD – 019) [Yellow] 09h 09′ 18″
Victor Lafay (COF – 125) [Green] 65 Points
Neilson Powless (EFE – 046) [Polka Dot] 11 points
Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 011) [White] 2 +00h 00′ 06″
Stage winner: Victor Lafay (COF – 125)
Combative: Neilson Powless (EFE – 046) [Tan numbers]
Team: Team Jumbo-Visma (TJV – 001-008) [Yellow numbers]
Did not start:
Richard Carapaz (EFE – 041)
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.
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