Route, profile and schedule of stage 18 of the Tour de France 2023: Moûtiers – Bourg-en-Bresse (184.9 km)
The 18th stage of the Tour de France 2023 which takes place this Thursday, July 20, is marked by the mountainous day of the previous day and for being one of the last opportunities for the sprinters who still survive in the peloton. The 184.9 kilometer route starts from moûtiers to end in Bourg-en-Bresse.
The profile is practically flat, although with two small difficulties along the way, both far from the finish line: The Côte de Chambery-le-Hautwhich is 1.6 kilometers long and has an average slope of 4.1%, and the Boisseu Coast, a climb of 2.4 kilometers with an average gradient of 4.7%. From there there will still be almost 80 kilometers to the finish line.
It is the third time that a stage of the Tour ends in Bourg-en-Bresse, in the previous two the victory was won by two sprinters: Thor Hushovd in 2002 and Tom Boonen in 2007.
The stage will be broadcast live on EITB. The broadcast will begin at 2:50 p.m. in eitb.eus and to the 3:00 p.m. in ETB1.
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STAGE PROFILE
Profile of the 18th stage of the Tour de France 2023. Photo: ©ASO
DATA SHEET:
Stage: 18th stage (Thursday, July 20)
Route: Moûtiers–Bourg-en-Bresse
Distance: 184.9km
Closing hour: 13:35
Arrival schedule: 5:31 p.m. (47 km/h) | 5:42 p.m. (45 km/h) | 17:53 (43 km/h).
Mountain Award: Côte de Chambéry-le-Haut (4th category), at kilometer 62.1; Côte de Boissieu (4th category), at kilometer 105.2.
Source: Eitb
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