Sunday, on the eve of the second day of rest, the riders of the Tour de France have an appointment with the 15th stage (Les Gets Les Portes du Soleil / Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc) and the second mountainous Alpine stage of the weekend. end. On the program for today’s stage, some 179 kilometers to cover and a profile of five listed climbs showing 4,483 meters of elevation gain. The finish is judged at the summit, at 1,372 meters above sea level. The yellow jersey and the places in the general classification will be fiercely contested, in addition to the stage victory. And once again Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are expected as winners.
The peloton will set off from Les Gets Les Portes du Soleil at 1:05 p.m. for the fictitious start before reaching kilometer zero after a neutralized parade. And it is at 1:20 p.m. that Christian Prudhomme will give the real start of this new mountain stage towards the summit of Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc. After moving through the departments of Haute-Savoie and Savoie, the first runners are expected on the finish line around 6 p.m. (38 km/h on average).
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The more the kilometers go by, the more the difficulty will increase.
Since July 14 and the Grand Colombier stage, the organizers have not spared the riders still in the Tour de France race. And in order to deserve this second day of rest even more, in view of the proposed playing field, we have to recognize that the day after the Morzine stage, this Sunday, the more the kilometers will pass and the more the difficulty will increase. . Once again the runners’ bodies will be put to the test and it is the best runners who will be able to do battle on the slopes of Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc.
On the side of route and profile of the day’s stage, and although the start of the stage is given uphill to leave Les Gets, it is rather an acceptable playground which is offered to the champion cyclists up to kilometer 75, since the last hundred kilometers will be the scene of the five climbs listed. Alternately, the peloton will successively climb first the Col de la Forclaz de Montmin (7.2km at 7.3%) follow-up Col de la Croix Fry (11.3km at 7%) classified in 1st category. Will follow immediately after, at kilometer 133, the Col des Aravis (4.4km at 5.8%) classified in 3rd category. And finally will come the main course with a two-step ascent. The last 13 kilometers are divided into two climbs starting with the terrible and formidable Côte des Amerands (2.7km at 10.9%) classified in 2nd category then the final climb to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc (7km at 7.7%).
THE intermediate sprint will be contested before the race takes a completely different turn. The points for the green jersey of which Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) is the solid leader will be awarded at kilometer 72, to Bluffy.
The TV program for Sunday July 16
This Sunday July 16 and on the occasion of the 15th stage of the Tour de France 2023 you will have an appointment with either Alexandre Pasteur, Yoann Offredo, Laurent Jalabert, Marion Rousse and Thomas Vockler on France 3 from 12:55 p.m. then France 2 from 3 p.m.. As for the subscription-based pay channel, the images will be broadcast live from 1:20 p.m. and until 6:15 p.m. on Eurosport 1. And in this case the comments will be provided by Guillaume di Grazia assisted by his TV consultants, Jacky Durand and Steve Chainel. The program “Les Rois de la Pédale” will precede and follow the day’s stage. Still on the same channel a replay of the summary is proposed from 9 p.m. (75 minutes).
The favorites for the 15th stage of the Tour de France 2023
*** Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard
** Romain Bardet, Thibaut Pinot, David Gaudu, Guillaume Martin
* Tobias Johannesen, Ruben Guerreiro, James Shaw, Carlos Rodriguez, Simon Yates, Adam Yates, Neilson Powless, Tom Pidcock, Sepp Kuss, Louis Meintjes, Michal Kwiatkowski, Ben O’Connor, Steff Cras, Pello Bilbao
Map of the route of the 15th stage of the Tour de France 2023
General classification of the Tour de France 2023 at the start of the 15th stage
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