The 16th stage of this Tour de France 2023 is dedicated, this Tuesday July 18, to the only time trial of this Grande Boucle: 22.4 km between Passy and Combloux in Haute-Savoie. Here’s everything you need to know about this particular event.
A time trial in the land of Mont-Blanc. It is in an exceptional setting that the riders of this Tour de France 2023 will compete, this Tuesday, July 18, in the only individual time trial of this edition.
It’s a short route (22.4 km) that awaits cyclists for this individual time trial. The starting arch will be located in Passy, then the route will take the direction of Sallanches. The runners, who will start in the opposite direction of the general classification, will then have to face the Domancy coast – listed in the mountain classification in the 2nd category (2.5 km at 9.4%) – to reach Combloux, place of the arrival of this stage.
The route of this stage 16 of the Tour de France 2023 between Combloux and Passy. • © Tour de France
Who says step in the country of Mont-Blanc, says mountain and therefore climbs that will benefit climbers. On this 22 km time trial, there are two difficulties: the Côte de la Cascade de Cœur then the Côte de Domancy, located 6 kilometers from the finish, characterized by percentages of climb higher than 10%.
The profile of this time trial of this Tour de France 2023, this Tuesday July 18. • © Tour de France
“The only time trial of the 2023 edition is characterized both by its short distance and by its advantageous profile for climbers feeling comfortable in solo exercise. The famous rise of Domancy being on the program of the day. However, this is an opportunity for the one who will start in yellow to assert his superiority or for his rivals to launch the reconquest likely to spread over the whole week., analyzes Christian Prudhomme, director of the Tour de France.
Here are some indications of timetables on the passages of the runners:
Passy: from 1:05 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Sallanches: from 1:22 p.m. to 5:17 p.m.; Domancy: from 1:31 p.m. to 5:26 p.m.; At the top of the Domancy hill: from 1:36 p.m. to 5:31 p.m.; Combloux: from 1:41 p.m. to 5:36 p.m.
The advertising caravan will move through the municipalities of Passy, Sallanches and Combloux between approximately 11:30 a.m. and 12:06 p.m., before giving way to the runners a few moments later.
Cycling lovers can visit Sallanches, venue for the 1980 World Championships which saw Bernard Hinault triumph on the Domancy coast.
The small town of Domancy is also worth a visit. With in particular its Saint-André church and its listed bell. And then this stage will have the Mont-Blanc massif as a backdrop. What offer many hiking routes.
The map below shows the axes closed to traffic during the passage of the runners. To obtain the closing times of the roads, you must click on the colored lines. You can also move on the map, but also zoom in and zoom out.
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