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Le Tour 2023 – Stage 17

Tour de France Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc > Courchevel

Distance: 165.7 kilometers.

This is a Mountain stage with 4 climbs to a downhill sprint finish.

  • Col des Saisies 28.4 km (Cat 1: 13.4km @ 5.1%)
  • Cormet de Roselend 66.7 km (Cat 1: 19.9km @ 6.0%)
  • Côte de Longefoy 105.7 km (Cat 2: 6.6km @ 7.5%)
  • Col de la Loze 159.1 km (Hors Catégorie: 28.1km @ 6.0%)

The intermediate sprint is 46.0 km from the start at Beaufort.

Yellow Jersey Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 001) [Yellow] 67h 57′ 51″
Green Jersey Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 106) [Green] 323 Points
Polka Dot Jersey Giulio Ciccone (LIT – 081) [Polka Dot] 88 points
White Jersey Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 011) [White] 2 + 00h 07′ 35″

Stage winner: Felix Gall (ACT – 095)
Combative: Felix Gall (ACT – 095) [Tan numbers]
Team: Team Jumbo-Visma (TJV – 001-008) [Yellow numbers]

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July 19, 2023   Comments Off on Le Tour 2023 – Stage 17

Tropical Storm Don – Day 6

Tropical Storm DonPosition: 33.9N 40.9W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West [270°] near 6 mph [ 9 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb ↓.

Currently about 825 miles [1330 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 19, 2023   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Don – Day 6