Thursday 25 April 2024 at 11:00
Tour de Romandie '24 / Stage 2
Fribourg - Salvan / Les Marécottes
Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME
The stage
Stage 2 of the 2024 Tour de Romandie is a hilly stage that will take place on Thursday 25 April 2024 at 11:00.The stage starts in Fribourg and finishes in Salvan / Les Marécottes. Start time is 11:00 with an expected finish at 15:16 (average speed of 40 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 170.9 km. The stage includes 2 categorized climbs and 2 intermediate sprints. The stage has a total elevation gain of 2411.9 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 1445 m. The total descent of the stage is -2047 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 3 and 13°C, with an average of 8°C.
- No rain is expected.
- The wind will come mainly from SW, W, S, NW, N with an average of 12 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 18 km/h with gusts of up to 39 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 2 categorized climbs and 2 intermediate sprints.
Enney
Enney is a Sprint at 83.3 km (87.6 km to go).
Les Mosses
Les Mosses is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 101.9 km (69 km to go) and ends at 115.3 km (55.6 km to go). It has total distance of 13.4 km, and an average gradient of 4.1%, going from 901 to 1445 meters of altitude.
Vernayaz
Vernayaz is a Sprint at 158.9 km (12 km to go).
Les Marécottes
Les Marécottes is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 162.7 km (8.2 km to go) and ends at 170.5 km (0.4 km to go). It has total distance of 7.7 km, and an average gradient of 7.3%, going from 468 to 1030 meters of altitude.
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 167.9 km, has an average gradient of 6.9%, and reaching 1057 m of altitude.
