Pyrenees facing less to more Tour de France 2022, with a softer appetizer than the others at this first stage, without high landing and with less rigid attachment pointsbefore the two giants of the massif arrived.
will have a beginning The last week is very tough after the final rest, when the cyclists will have to give up everything to reach their goals in the race.
this 178.5 kilometers between Carcassonne and Foix they have trouble concentrating in the last partwhen the peloton climbs Lers, 11.4 kilometers at 7% difficulty and chains with the Peguère Wall, 9.3 kilometers at 7.9%, both category one.
If the start of the first climb is 60 kilometers from the finish, the top of the second is 27 from the finish, giving the scene a suitable profile for escapes.
on paper, Landing in Foix takes a lot of work so applicants for the general started looking for somethingbut when the differences are too short anything is possible and there is land to seek adventure.
Stage 16: Carcassonne – Foix, 178.5km
Departure time: 12:40 am (10:40 GMT)
Estimated arrival time: 17:11 (15:11 GMT)
Mountain:
Cote de Saint-Hilaire (4th): 1.6 km, 6.6%, 164.8 km to go
Col de l’Espinas (3rd): 5% to 5.3 km at 141.9 km
Port de Lers (1st): 7% to 11.4 km at 53.4 km
Mur de Péguère (1st): 7.9% to 9.4 km at 27.2 km