Stage 14 of the Tour de France 2023: the stage’s schedule, route and profile

The first stage will start with a short but challenging stage of 151.8 kilometers with Annemasse. morzine covering three premium ports and Joux PlaneA special one whose descent is finalized on a narrow and technical road of 12 kilometers.

completely andThe peloton is a continuous roller coaster that will overcome 4,100 meters of irregularity It will hit the organizations that have been standing for two weeks and can produce disasters in the general classification.

In an edition where there seems to be no battlefield that has not been the scene of a struggle between the best, especially Dane Jonas Vingegaard and Slovenian Tadej Pogacar. Unlike the Vosges scene, First meeting with the Alps provides a different configurationbecause from the very beginning it offers mountains, launch pads for attacks, but above all wear and tear for runners.

Col de Cou and Col de Freu, both first class, unknown to the peloton Although they are far from the target, they will begin to consume their energy in a day that promises to be transcendent.

They will start climbing 87 kilometers from the start El Ramaz is a 13.9 kilometer climb with an average of 7.1% incline.With some very rough ramps it will continue to reduce organisms facing recent fireworks, although very tense overall.

It will be the biggest attraction of the day Joux Plane and 11.6 kilometers at an average gradient of 8.5%After overcoming all of the above, no one will be able to hide their cards.

the last ordeal

Already legendary on the Tour, the port offers multiple options. half hour calvaryWithout rest, this can cause deadly crashes, but it also sets the stage for indiscriminate attacks on nearly every corner.

The Tour will climb this level for the thirteenth time, which was never a destination, because its summit is in a small area that makes organizational aspects impossible.

But her slender figure is pierced by narrow road surrounded by tree tunnel On the way to Morzine, one of the traditional stops of the Tour in the Alps, a boat appeared that became less frequent as the altitude was exceeded.

He often judged the winner of the stage, whose ramps were always crowned by a great climber, for example, legendary names. Ángel Arroyo in 1984 or Eduardo Chozas in 1987, Maco Pantani or Richard Virenque in 1997 In 2000, they were all winners later on landing on Morzine.

The last visit in 2016 is the exception, because although Jarilson Pantano from Colombia It was the Spaniard who crowned the lead, but was the fastest in the descent. Ion IzagirreHe won his first stage of the Tour seven years before he won the stage this Thursday at Belleville-en-Beaujolais.

It’s a lesson cyclists will have to remember in this new edition, where the summit to be sought is once again the beginning of victory in a dizzying descent that sparked criticism from the runners’ union.

will be on stage start a second mountain day, this time with a goal at the summit of Mont-Blancfirst class, before encountering the other two similar ports.

Then the rest day will come, and the second part of the massif, which appears to be decisive in this tour.

Stage 4: Annemasse – Morzine, 151.8 km

Exit: 13:20 (11:20 GMT)

Expected arrival: 17:33 (15:33 GMT)

Mountain: Col de Saxel (3rd), 4.6% to 4.3 km, 133.1 from the finish line. Col de Cou (1st), 7.4%, 7 km, 116.5 from the finish line. Col du Feu (1st) was 5.8% to 7.8%, 99.1% remaining. Col de la Ramaz (1st), 13.9 km at 7.1%, to 50.2. Col de la Joux Plane (Private), 8.5% to 11.6 km from the finish line – 12.