Saturday 9 March 2024 at 11:30
Paris-Nice '24 / Stage 7
Nice - Madone d'Utelle
Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME
The stage
Stage 7 of the 2024 Paris-Nice is a mountain stage that will take place on Saturday 9 March 2024 at 11:30.The stage starts in Nice and finishes in Madone d'Utelle. Start time is 11:30 with an expected finish at 14:05 (average speed of 40 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 103.7 km. The stage includes 2 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint. The stage has a total elevation gain of 2081.4 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 1176 m. The total descent of the stage is -924.2 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 4 and 12°C, with an average of 9°C.
- No rain is expected.
- The wind will come mainly from E, SE, S, SW with an average of 10 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 19 km/h with gusts of up to 46 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 2 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint.
Côte de Gattières
Côte de Gattières is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 5.6 km (98.1 km to go) and ends at 10.1 km (93.5 km to go). It has total distance of 4.5 km, and an average gradient of 4.8%, going from 46 to 261 meters of altitude.
Madone d'Utelle
Madone d'Utelle is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 88.4 km (15.3 km to go) and ends at 103.7 km (0 km to go). It has total distance of 15.3 km, and an average gradient of 5.8%, going from 297 to 1176 meters of altitude.
Utelle
Utelle is a Sprint at 95.9 km (7.8 km to go).
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 100.7 km, has an average gradient of 5.5%, and reaching 1176 m of altitude.
