Le Tour 2022 – Stage 8
Dole > Côte du Stade Olympique
Distance: 186.3 kilometers.
A Hilly stage with four Category climbs and a summit finish.
- Côte du Maréchet 75.6 km (Cat 4: 2.0km @ 5.7%)
- Côte des Rousses 101.3 km (Cat 3: 6.7km @ 5.0%)
- Côte de Pétra Félix 136.9 km (Cat 4: 2.4km @ 5.6%)
- Côte du Stade Olympique 186.3 km (Cat 3: 4.8km @ 4.6%)
The intermediate sprint is at 46.9 km at Montrond.
Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001) [Yellow] 28 hours 56 minutes 16 seconds
Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016) [Green] 264 Points
Magnus Cort Nielsen (EFN – 146) [Polka Dot] 11 points
Thomas Pidcock (IGD – 025) [White] 7
Stage winner: Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016)
Combative: Mattia Cattaneo (DQT – 054 ) [Red numbers]
Team: Ineos Grenadiers ( IGD – 021-028 ) [Yellow numbers]
Vegard Stake Laengen (UAD – 004) & Geoffrey Bouchard (ACT – 032) did not make the start, while Kevin Vermaerke (DSM – 118) & Gianni Moscon (APT – 136) had to withdraw. These guys are tough, but their only protection is a helmet. The bikes are a bigger threat than the road.
Top 10 below the fold
1 Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001) 28h 56′ 16″
2 Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 018) + 00h 00′ 39″
3 Geraint Thomas (IGD – 021) + 00h 01′ 14″
4 Adam Yates (IGD – 028) + 00h 01′ 22″
5 David Gaudu (GFC – 091) + 00h 01′ 35″
6 Romain Bardet (DSM – 111) + 00h 01′ 36″
7 Thomas Pidcock (IGD – 025) + 00h 00′ 39″
8 Neilson Powless (EFN – 147) + 00h 01′ 41″
9 Enric Mas (MOV – 061) + 00h 01′ 47″
10 Daniel Martinez (IGD – 022) + 00h 01′ 59″
Note: Wikipedia has a simple article on the Mountain classification used on the Tour. The basic fact is that climbs fall into five types, with the four numbered types decreasing in difficulty as the numbers get larger, and then there is the Hors Catégorie, literally “without category”, which generally makes you look for an elevator or Sherpas.
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