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Le Tour 2023 – Stage 19

Tour de France Moirans-en-Montagne > Poligny

Distance: 172.8 kilometers.

This is a Hilly stage with two climbs and a group sprint finish.

  • Côte du Bois de Lionge 23.7 km (Cat 4: 1.9km @ 5.7%)
  • Côte d’Ivory 144.7 km (Cat 3: 2.3km @ 5.9%)

The intermediate sprint is 97.7 km from the start at Ney.

Yellow Jersey Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 001) [Yellow] 75h 49′ 24″
Green Jersey Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 106) [Green] 377 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: Matej Mohoric (TBV – 067)
Combative: Victor Campenaerts (LOD – 182) [Tan numbers]
Team: Team Jumbo-Visma (TJV – 001-008) [Yellow numbers]

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July 21, 2023   Comments Off on Le Tour 2023 – Stage 19

Tropical Storm Don – Day 8

Tropical Storm DonPosition: 37.4N 48.6W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [310°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Wind Gusts: 70 mph [110 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 998 mb.

Currently about 680 miles [1100 km] South-Southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland..

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 21, 2023   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Don – Day 8