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Le Tour 2023 – Stage 14

Tour de France Annemasse > Morzine les Portes du Soleil

Distance: 137.8 kilometers.

This is a Mountain stage with 5 climbs to a downhill sprint finish in the Haute-Savoie.

  • Col de Saxel 13.1 km (Cat 3: 4.2km @ 4.6%)
  • Col de Cou 35.3 km (Cat 1: 7.0km @ 7.4%)
  • Col de Feu 57.2 km (Cat 1: 5.8km @ 7.8%)
  • Col de la Ramaz 101.6 km (Cat 1: 13.9km @ 7.1)
  • Col de Joux Plane 139.8 km (Hors Catégorie: 11.6km @ 8.5%)

The intermediate sprint is is downhill 65.5 km from the start at Col de Jambaz.

Yellow Jersey Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 001) [Yellow] 57h 47′ 28″
Green Jersey Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 106) [Green] 323 Points
Polka Dot Jersey Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 001) [Polka Dot] 54 points
White Jersey Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 011) [White] 2 +00h 00′ 10″

Stage winner: Carlos Rodríguez (IGD – 027)
Combative: Giulio Ciccone (LIT – 081) [Tan numbers]
Team: Ineos Grenadiers (IGD – 021-028) [Yellow numbers]

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July 15, 2023   Comments Off on Le Tour 2023 – Stage 14

Subtropical Storm Don – Day 2

Subtropical Storm DonPosition: 38.2N 48.7W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: North [350°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1007 mb.

Currently about 1175 miles [1895 km] West of the Azores.

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 15, 2023   Comments Off on Subtropical Storm Don – Day 2