Clermont-Ferrand - Mauriac
Stage 2 of the 2023 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift was a hilly stage that took place on Monday 24 July 2023.
The stage started in Clermont-Ferrand and finished in Mauriac, starting at 11:25 with an expected finish at 15:40 (average speed of 37 km/h).
The total distance of the stage was 151.6 km. The stage included 6 categorized climb(s) and 1 intermediate sprint(s), and had a total elevation gain of 2580 m, and a total descent of -2255 m.
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The stage included 6 categorized climb(s) and 1 intermediate sprint(s).
The neutral start for this stage is 6 km long with an average gradient of 2.3%.
Côte du Mont Dore is a QOM cat. 4 climb, which starts at 41.2 km (104.4 km to go) and ends at 42.5 km (103.1 km to go). It has total distance of 1.3 km, and an average gradient of 6.6%, going from 1055 to 1142 meters of altitude.
Côte de la Stèle is a QOM cat. 4 climb, which starts at 49 km (96.6 km to go) and ends at 50.8 km (94.8 km to go). It has total distance of 1.8 km, and an average gradient of 5%, going from 1156 to 1247 meters of altitude.
Côte des Plaines is a QOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 100.3 km (45.2 km to go) and ends at 104.8 km (40.8 km to go). It has total distance of 4.5 km, and an average gradient of 5.5%, going from 382 to 628 meters of altitude.
Côte des Boissières is a QOM cat. 4 climb, which starts at 106.8 km (38.7 km to go) and ends at 108.1 km (37.5 km to go). It has total distance of 1.2 km, and an average gradient of 7.3%, going from 637 to 725 meters of altitude.
Mauriac is a Sprint at 112.3 km (33.3 km to go).
Drugeac is a Bonus sprint at 125.2 km (20.3 km to go).
Côte de Merlhac is a QOM cat. 4 climb, which starts at 126.4 km (19.2 km to go) and ends at 128.2 km (17.4 km to go). It has total distance of 1.9 km, and an average gradient of 5.9%, going from 673 to 783 meters of altitude.
Côte de Trébiac is a QOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 146.5 km (-1 km to go) and ends at 149.9 km (-4.4 km to go). It has total distance of 3.4 km, and an average gradient of 5.7%, going from 507 to 700 meters of altitude.