Euskaraz irakurri: Frantziako Tourraren 2. stage in profila eta ibilbidea: Gasteiz-Donostia (208.9 km)

The second stage of the Tour de France 2023 will be disputed sunday july 2, leaves Vitoria-Gasteiz at 12:25 p.m. and arrives in San Sebastián between 17:04 and 17:31, as estimated by the organization of the race. Your journey, from 208.9 kilometers, includes five ports scoring for the mountain jersey; the last of them jaizkibelis also the toughest, in the 2nd category, and, in addition, it could be key in the outcome of the stage, because it is only 16.5 kilometers from the finish line located in Saint Sebastian.

The day, therefore, will begin in Vitoria-Gasteiz, where whoever has won the first yellow jersey of this Tour in the previous day’s stage will have the honor and pleasure of wearing it for the first time. The squad will go, after leaving the streets of Vitoria-Gasteizto elburgand then arrives at Joy-Dulantzito continue through Barrundia and Arratzua-Ubarrundia; all this will happen before the Tour puts the Legutio’s special sprint, at kilometer 40.6.

Once Aramaio left behind, the race is going to enter Gipuzkoa, and it will immediately pass through kill yourselfand by onati after. At that point, the first scoring port of this second stage of the 2023 Tour is approaching, which is Udana, 3rd category, at kilometer 81.3. Very soon, at kilometer 87.6, is the second port, Aztiria, 4thjust after the cyclists pass through Legazpi.

Mutiloa, Zerain, Segura and Idiazabal are the next municipalities that the squad will reach, which will then continue through beasain, ordizia, zaldibia, abaltzisketa, Amezketa, joy and Altzobefore reaching toulouse, Anoeta and alkizawhere, at kilometer 140.9 of the race, participants must exceed the height of Alkiza, 3rd category.

The populations of asteasu, zizurkil, custom, andoain and Urnieta He will then applaud the riders of the 2023 Tour, before the test passes through Hernani and Astigarraga. At kilometer 174.2, Gurutze is located, in the 4th categoryand, after his descent, Oiartzun, irun and hondarribiaalready in the last 20 kilometers, await the cyclists.

That’s when it comes Jaizkibel. 2nd category, with just over eight kilometers of ascent and an average slope of 5.4%, is a port with a long tradition in major races in Euskal Herria, and well known by many of the Tour participants; It can be the judge of the stage, due to its characteristics and because, in addition, it is only 16.5 kilometers from its terminus.

Lezo, Errenteria and Pasaia will be the last towns through which the race will pass, already very launched, before entering San Sebastián, where we will leave doubts and we will be able to know the identity of the winner of the second stage of this Tour. He will take over from Miguel Indurain and Dominique Arnould, the last winners of the Tour stage in San Sebastián, in 1992. Alex Zulle emerged as the leader of the Gipuzkoan capital in that edition of the test, 31 years ago.

STAGE PROFILE

Profile of stage 2 of the 2023 Tour de France. Photo: ©ASO

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STAGE MAP

Map of the route of stage 2 of the Tour de France 2023. Photo: ©GEOATLAS

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Ascent to Jaizkibel, in stage 2 of the 2023 Tour de France. Photo: ©ASO

Source: Eitb

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