Stage 17 of the Tour de France 2022: today’s route, profile and schedule

After about 50 straight kilometers the peloton faces a day of constant ups and downswithout a meter rest.

start with Climb to Aspin and 12 kilometers at 6.5%the second category is a not very difficult port, which, like Hourquette d’Ancizan, will serve to leave the first forces.

The first springboard capable of launching attacks takes just over 30 kilometers to arrive. Irregular ascent of Val-Louron, 10.7 kilometers along a rough road and a moderate slope 6.8%.

Its summit is 20 kilometers from the finish line, with a rapid descent ending at the base of the hill. prophetsDeparture to the third Pyrenean airport, where the Tour has arrived this year after Megève and Mende.

The team will be alone 8 km ascent at 7.8% incline. A longer rise from 2017, when the French prevailed Romain Bardetand also more complex, which can create significant differences in overall candidates.

The roads in this part of the Pyrenees do not climb as high as in the Alps, but the terrain is conducive to making a difference.

It is possible to imagine a separatist coming to fight for stage victory, with those playing for the general running a parallel race.