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Le Tour 2023 – Stage 20

Tour de France Belfort > Le Markstein Fellering

Distance: 133.5 kilometers.

This is a Mountain stage with six climbs and a sprint finish.

  • Ballon d’Alsace 24.0 km (Cat 2: 11.5km @ 5.2%)
  • Col de la Croix des Moinats 56.5 km (Cat 2: 5.2km @ 7.0%)
  • Col de Grosse Pierre 64.9 km (Cat 2: 3.2km @ 8.0%)
  • Col de la Schlucht 79.4 km (Cat 3: 4.3km @ 5.4%)
  • Petit Ballon 108.2 km (Cat 1: 9.3km @ 8.1%)
  • Col du Platzerwasel 125.3 km (Cat 1: 7.1km @ 8.4%)

The intermediate sprint is 37.2 km from the start at Fresse sur Moselle.

Yellow Jersey Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 001) [Yellow] 79h 27′ 34″
Green Jersey Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 106) [Green] 377 Points
Polka Dot Jersey Giulio Ciccone (LIT – 081) [Polka Dot] 105 points
White Jersey Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 011) [White] 2 + 00h 07′ 29″

Stage winner: Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 011)
Combative: Thibaut Pinot (GFC – 037) [Tan numbers]
Team: Team Jumbo-Visma (TJV – 001-008) [Yellow numbers]

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July 22, 2023   Comments Off on Le Tour 2023 – Stage 20

Hurricane Don – Day 9

Hurricane DonPosition: 41.4N 49.6W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [015°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 75 mph [120 kph].
Wind Gusts: 85 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 90 miles [150 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 15 miles [ 30 km].
Minimum central pressure: 988 mb.

Currently about 405 miles [ 650 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 22, 2023   Comments Off on Hurricane Don – Day 9