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The first stage of the Tour de France 2023 the Saturday July 1has 182 kilometers of route, it leaves Bilbao and also arrives in the Biscayan capital. It is a day that is held entirely in Bizkaia and presents a route with five scoring ports; one of them, the gangurenalso known as the NurseryIt is 2nd categoryand the hardest of the day, but pikebidea3rd, less than 10 kilometers from the finish linecan be decisive.

Thus, the cyclists will cover the first meters of the 2023 Tour starting at 12:55 p.m., which is the scheduled time for the stage to start, although the neutralized start will take place at 12 p.m. :30 hours, a few minutes before. The peloton, after abandoning Bilbaoit will go towards loiu and Gatikabefore reaching laukizwhere, already at kilometer 13.8the dispute for the first points for the Grand Prix of the Mountain will take place, with a rise of 3rd category, in Unbe.

The race is going to enter, then, in the Right Bank: erandium, leioa, Getxo, Berango, sopela, urduliz, barrel, Plentzia and Gorliz will receive and applaud the participants, who, after going through lemoiz and Bakioand before reaching Bermeo, they will ascend a 3rd category slope at the height of San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, at kilometer 67.8, in San Pelaio. From Bermeo, the Tour will then pass through mundaka, Sukarrieta, busturia, crutch and Foruajust before the Gernika-Lumo special sprintfirst of the 2023 edition of the Tour de France, at kilometer 88.2.

Arratzu, kortezubi, Gautegiz Arteaga, ibarrangelu, Ereno and navarnish They will be the next towns to enjoy with the cyclists, who will return to Arratzu and Gernika-Lumo to then go through muxika and Morga, already within the last 50 kilometers of the stage. In the absence of 41, the runners will ascend Morga (Aretxabalagana)4th class, and after getting off and going through larrabetzu and Galdakaothey will begin the ascent to the ganguren2nd category, with the banner of the Mountain 27 kilometers from the finish line in Bilbao.

lezama, Zamudio, Derio, loiu again and Sondika will be the municipalities that precede the ascent to pikebidea, 3rd category. It is a short port, two kilometers long, but with a hard average slope of 10%, and, in addition, it is less than 10 kilometers from the end of the stage; Thus, whoever does not want to be left behind from the first day of the Tour should be very attentive and in the lead, because the battle at this point can be spectacular.

Cyclists will enter Bilbao by Enekuri, and the Biscayan capital, where the atmosphere is expected to be spectacular, will reveal the name of the first stage winner of this Tour, who will also have the honor of wearing the first yellow jersey of the 110th edition of the race. The forecast of the organization is that whoever wins crosses the finish line between 5:15 p.m. and 5:42 p.m..

STAGE PROFILE

Profile of stage 1 of the 2023 Tour de France. Photo: ©ASO

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STAGE MAP

Map of the route of the 1st stage of the Tour de France. Photo: GEOATLAS

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PIKEBIDEA

Ascent to Pikebidea, in stage 1 of the 2023 Tour de France. Photo: ©ASO

Source: Eitb

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