Thursday 6 July 2023 at 11:25
Tour de France '23 / Stage 6
Tarbes - Cauterets-Cambasque
Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME
The stage
Stage 6 of the 2023 Tour de France is a mountain stage that will take place on Thursday 6 July 2023 at 11:25.The stage starts in Tarbes and finishes in Cauterets-Cambasque. Start time is 11:25 with an expected finish at 15:19 (average speed of 37 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 144.5 km. The stage includes 4 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint. The stage has a total elevation gain of 3746 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 2116 m. The total descent of the stage is -2732.7 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 14 and 26°C, with an average of 21°C.
- No rain is expected.
- The wind will come mainly from E, N, NE, NW, W, SW, SE with an average of 9 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 14 km/h with gusts of up to 35 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 4 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint.
Côte de Capvern-les-Bains
Côte de Capvern-les-Bains is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 24.2 km (120.3 km to go) and ends at 29.8 km (114.7 km to go). It has total distance of 5.6 km, and an average gradient of 4.9%, going from 327 to 602 meters of altitude.
Sarrancolin
Sarrancolin is a Sprint at 49 km (95.4 km to go).
Col d'Aspin
Col d'Aspin is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 56 km (88.5 km to go) and ends at 67.9 km (76.6 km to go). It has total distance of 12 km, and an average gradient of 6.6%, going from 696 to 1488 meters of altitude.
Col du Tourmalet
Col du Tourmalet is a KOM cat. HC climb, which starts at 80.6 km (63.9 km to go) and ends at 97.7 km (46.8 km to go). It has total distance of 17.1 km, and an average gradient of 7.4%, going from 846 to 2115 meters of altitude.
Cauterets-Cambasque
Cauterets-Cambasque is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 128.5 km (16 km to go) and ends at 144.5 km (0 km to go). It has total distance of 16 km, and an average gradient of 5.4%, going from 493 to 1350 meters of altitude.
