Friday 25 August 2023 at 08:55
Tour of Scandinavia '23 / Stage 3
Kongsberg - Larvik
Classification: 2.WWT - Category WE
The stage
Stage 3 of the 2023 Tour of Scandinavia is a hilly stage that will take place on Friday 25 August 2023 at 08:55.The stage starts in Kongsberg and finishes in Larvik. Start time is 08:55 with an expected finish at 12:28 (average speed of 38 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 134.9 km. The stage includes 1 categorized climb and 1 intermediate sprint. The stage has a total elevation gain of 1618.8 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 306 m. The total descent of the stage is -1709 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 14 and 17°C, with an average of 16°C.
- 1 mm of rain expected at some point in the race
- The wind will come mainly from NE, N, NW, SE, E with an average of 8 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 17 km/h with gusts of up to 28 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 1 categorized climb and 1 intermediate sprint.
Neutral start
The neutral start for this stage is 3.9 km long with an average gradient of 0.6%.
Vindfjell
Vindfjell is a QOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 52.9 km (82 km to go) and ends at 57 km (77.9 km to go). It has total distance of 4.1 km, and an average gradient of 6%, going from 54 to 299 meters of altitude.
Porsgrunn
Porsgrunn is a Sprint at 89.5 km (45.4 km to go).
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 131.9 km, has an average gradient of 1.3%, and reaching 70 m of altitude.
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 135.8 km, has an average gradient of 1.3%, and reaching 70 m of altitude.