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The last week of the Tour starts with an interesting stage. The race is in the last big mountains. The Pyrenees have been mixed with the cards of the “Old Lady” many times, and Tuesday’s stage is the first of three that will take place in this mountain range.
Character stages: hilly
Route: Carcassonne – Foix
Stage length: 178,5 km
Boarded meters: 3,418 meters
Start of the stage: 12:40 hod
Expected arrival of the last to the destination: 16:58 to 17:27
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Favorites to win the 16th stage:
Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe)
Thibaut Pinot (FDJ Group)
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)
Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost)
Jonas Vingegaard (Team Jumbo-Visma)
Michael Woods (Israel-Premier Tech)
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Peter Sagan’s chances
The Tour has reached the Pyrenees and Peter Sagan can try to break away in Tuesday’s stage or climb the first hill in the peloton and then reach the finish line in the group. The next chance to place in the TOP 10 will come after all three Pyrenean stages.
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Profile 16. etapy Tour de France 2022.
Source: ASO
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The last week of the 109th Tour de France begins. The cyclists spent the third free day of the race in the destination city of the 15th stage. The stage to Foix starts from Carcassonne and the program includes the first two climbs in the Pyrenees.
The big heat wave in France is set to continue and it can definitely shuffle the cards. The first 100 km are relatively easy, which comes in handy after a day off. Cyclists spin their legs before the nutritious end of the stage. The stage does not end on a hill, but it still cannot be underestimated. In the recent past, it was precisely similar profiles that brought about the biggest reversals in the overall order of the Big Three races.
Already 90 km before the end, the cyclists will pass near the finish line, but they will still have a very difficult circuit ahead of them through two Pyrenean hills. The first of them, Port de Lers, kicks off the second and more lively half of the stage. At 11.4 km, a 7-percent average gradient with a maximum of 10.3% awaits cyclists.
After descending to Massat, a shorter but steeper ascent begins. The Mur de Péguère is also classified as a category 1 hill, but if it had a few hundred meters more, it would definitely belong to the Hors catégorie climbs. The first six kilometers are relatively easy, but then real hell begins. The road rises sharply and the last 3,300 meters will still be above 11%. Maximums reach up to 18%, and this is where the decisive selections will be made. In an escape, a winning attack can come here, in a group of men fighting for the overall ranking, they will again attack to move up.
For Tadej Pogačar, the Tour is getting shorter very quickly. The three days in the Pyrenees are his last chance to gain enough time before the time trial. try to turn the race back to your side. In this stage, the fact that from the top of the last climb there are still 27.2 km to the finish line works against him. However, if he manages to leave Vingegaard, they would go head-to-head and it can be assumed that the Tour leader will not have more than one teammate with him. From this point of view, Pogačar’s team can start a fast pace already at Port de Lers, and the two-time Tour winner will try it on the second big hill.
Despite this scenario, the triumph of leakage is expected. If it forms early enough and gets an interesting lead, it will be very real. A number of high-quality mountaineers are already definitely gone from the battles for the highest ranks, so it will be a very interesting fight in the front group as well.
Premiums on the route:
Mountain premium (4): 13.7 km – Coast of Saint-Hilaire
length: 1.5 km; slope: 6.6%
points for the climbers’ competition: 1
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Mountain premium (3): 36.6 km – Col de l’Espinas
length: 5.3 km; slope: 5%
points for the mountain climbers’ competition: 2-1
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Sprint premium (S): 67.8 – Lavelanet
points for sprinter competition: 20-17-15-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
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Mountain premium (1): 125.1 km – Port de Lers
length: 11.4 km; slope: 7%
points for the climbers’ competition: 10-8-6-4-2-1
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Mountain premium (1): 151.3 km – Wall of Péguère
length: 9.3 km; slope: 7.9%
points for the climbers’ competition: 10-8-6-4-2-1
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The goal: 178,5 km – Foix
points for sprinter competition: 20-17-15-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
bonus seconds: 10-6-4
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Mapa 16. etapy Tour de France 2022.
Source: ASO
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