Tour de France Femmes 2023 Route stage 2: Clermont-Ferrand – Mauriac

Tour de France Femmes 2023Monday 24 July - The 2nd stage of the Tour de France Femmes is a hilly race of 151.7 kilometres. There are six opportunities to gain KOM points, while the uphill home straight is situated 1.2 kilometres after the last climb.

The route climbs from the start and the riders reach the highest point of the day – at 1,265 metres – 30 kilometres later. No KOM points up for grabs though, that happens approximately 10 kilometres later, after a descent and the short climb up the Côte du Mont-Dore – 1.3 kilometres at 6.6%.

That sets the tone. The riders face a multitude of short climbs on a route that’s going either up or down. Shortly after the Mont-Dore the Côte de la Stèle appears – 1.8 kilometres at 5.1% – before a long dowhill takes the riders to Bort-les-Orgues.

The longest climb of the day begins shortly after moving through kilometre 100. The Côte des Plaines is 4.5 kilometres long and averaging 5.5%. Virtually with nog descent the route continues to climb on the Côte des Boissières – 1.2 kilometres at 7.2% – and six kilometres later the riders cross the line for the first time.

The finishing circuit is 36.5 kilometres long and features the Côte de Merlhac – 1.9 kilometres at 5.5% -, while the Côte de Trébiac is expected to be decisive, as the 3.4 kilometres climb at 5.8% peaks out with 1 kilometre remaining. The first half of the last kilometre runs downhill before the second half climbs at 5.6% to the line.

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Tour de France Femmes 2023 stage 2: route & profile

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