Sunday 9 June 2024 at 10:30
Tour of Britain Women '24 / Stage 4
Manchester - Leigh
Classification: 2.WWT - Category WE
The stage
Stage 4 of the 2024 Tour of Britain Women is a hilly stage that will take place on Sunday 9 June 2024 at 10:30.The stage starts in Manchester and finishes in Leigh. Start time is 10:30 with an expected finish at 13:07 (average speed of 38 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 99.9 km. The stage includes 2 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint. The stage has a total elevation gain of 1410 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 343 m. The total descent of the stage is -1457 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 10 and 14°C, with an average of 12°C.
- 1 mm of rain expected at some point in the race
- The wind will come mainly from W with an average of 23 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 29 km/h with gusts of up to 70 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 2 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint.
Neutral start
The neutral start for this stage is 9 km long with an average gradient of 0.8%.
Grains Bar
Grains Bar is a QOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 14.3 km (85.6 km to go) and ends at 16.7 km (83.2 km to go). It has total distance of 2.4 km, and an average gradient of 5.7%, going from 197 to 332 meters of altitude.
Ramsbottom Rake
Ramsbottom Rake is a QOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 43.2 km (56.7 km to go) and ends at 44.2 km (55.7 km to go). It has total distance of 1 km, and an average gradient of 10.4%, going from 132 to 236 meters of altitude.
Horwich
Horwich is a Sprint at 76.3 km (23.6 km to go).
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 97 km, has an average gradient of -0.5%, and reaching 19 m of altitude.
