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Le Tour 2023 – Stage 16

Tour de France Passy > Combloux

Distance: 22.4 kilometers.

An Indivual Time Trial stage with one climb. Intermediate times are taken at Passy Chef-Lieu (7.1 km), Domancy (16.1 km), and Côte de Domancy (18.9km). Riders leave the start every 1½ minutes (about 3½ hours for all of the riders to start, and under an hour to the finish.)

  • Côte de Domancy 18.9 km (Cat 2: 2.5km @ 9.4%)

Yellow Jersey Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 001) [Yellow] 63h 06′ 53″
Green Jersey Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 106) [Green] 323 Points
Polka Dot Jersey Giulio Ciccone (LIT – 081) [Polka Dot] 63 points
White Jersey Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 011) [White] 2 +00h 01′ 48″

Stage winner: Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 001)
Combative: Not Applicable for Time Trials (xxx – 000) [Tan numbers]
Team: Team Jumbo-Visma (TJV – 001-008) [Yellow numbers]

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July 18, 2023   Comments Off on Le Tour 2023 – Stage 16

Tropical Storm Don – Day 5

Tropical Storm DonPosition: 33.9N 39.0W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: South [190°] near 3 mph [ 6 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1006 mb.

Currently about 715 miles [1150 km] West-Southwest 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 18, 2023   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Don – Day 5