Tour de France 2024 – Stage 15 preview

Stage 15 to Plateau de Beille is Bastille Day, so fireworks are anticipated from the French riders going for glory, from riders battling for the King of Mountains jersey and from the final classification favourites. The third Sunday of the Tour might show essential for a lot of. Whatever has occurred on the earlier days within the mountains, the terrain on this stage can be ripe for an upset or affirmation, with 4,800 metres of vertical achieve on the menu over 197.7 kilometres of racing.

All method of situations might play out, and it’s not unrealistic to think about that teammates of the general contenders will try to infiltrate the breakaway climbing the Col de Peyresourde (6.9km at 7.8%) which looms 7 kilometres into the stage. That would show invaluable given what lies forward, the Col de Menté (9.3km at 9.1%) and Col de Portet-d’Aspet (4.3km at 9.6%) however particularly in a finale that may characteristic the climbs of the Col d’Agnes (10km at 8.2%), and the Port de Lers adopted by the ultimate haul as much as Plateau de Beille. The ultimate climb is 15.8km lengthy with a median gradient of seven.9% with the toughest gradients on the backside.

Stage 15 Sprints

• Intermediate dash, km 37

Stage 15 Mountains

• Col de Peyresourde (6.9km at 7.8%), cat. 1, km 7
• Col de Menté (9.3km at 9.1%), cat. 1, km 50
• Col de Portet-d’Aspet (4.3km at 9.6%), cat. 1, km 65.4
• Col d’Agnes (10km at 8.2%), cat. 1, km 138.6
• Plateau de Beille (15.8km at 7.9%), cat. HC, km 197.7