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Le Tour 2023 – Stage 15

Tour de France Les Gets les portes du soleil > Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc

Distance: 179.0 kilometers.

Still in the Haute-Savoie this is a Mountain stage with 5 climbs including a summit finish.

  • Col de la Forclaz de Montmin 82.8 km (Cat 1: 7.2km @ 7.3%)
  • Col de la Croix Fry 124.5 km (Cat 1: 11.3km @ 7.0%)
  • Col des Aravis 133.3 km (Cat 3: 4.4km @ 5.8%)
  • Côte des Amerands 170.6 km (Cat 2: 2.7km @ 10.9%)
  • Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc 179.0 km (Cat 1: 7.0km @ 7.7%)

The intermediate sprint is 72.0 km from the start at Bluffy.

Note: Tomorrow is the final Rest Day. Tuesday are the individual time trials and Tadej Pogačar’s chance for the Yellow.

Yellow Jersey Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 001) [Yellow] 62h 34′ 17″
Green Jersey Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 106) [Green] 323 Points
Polka Dot Jersey Giulio Ciccone (LIT – 081) [Polka Dot] 58 points
White Jersey Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 011) [White] 2 +00h 00′ 10″

Stage winner: Wout Poels (TBV – 068)
Combative: Adrien Petit (ICW – 115) [Tan numbers]
Team: Team Jumbo-Visma (TJV – 001-008) [Yellow numbers]

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July 16, 2023   Comments Off on Le Tour 2023 – Stage 15

Subtropical Depression Don – Day 3

Subtropical Depression DonPosition: 39.4N 45.8W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: East [090°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1011 mb ↑.

Currently about 1015 miles [1635 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 16, 2023   Comments Off on Subtropical Depression Don – Day 3