Wednesday 5 July 2023 at 11:25
Tour de France '23 / Stage 5
Pau - Laruns
Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME
The stage
Stage 5 of the 2023 Tour de France is a mountain stage that will take place on Wednesday 5 July 2023 at 11:25.The stage starts in Pau and finishes in Laruns. Start time is 11:25 with an expected finish at 15:34 (average speed of 39 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 162.1 km. The stage includes 3 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint. The stage has a total elevation gain of 3298.6 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 1532 m. The total descent of the stage is -2977.9 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 13 and 24°C, with an average of 21°C.
- No rain is expected.
- The wind will come mainly from NW, N, W, E, NE, SW with an average of 6 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 10 km/h with gusts of up to 25 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 3 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint.
Lanne-en-Barétous
Lanne-en-Barétous is a Sprint at 48.5 km (113.6 km to go).
Col de Soudet
Col de Soudet is a KOM cat. HC climb, which starts at 71.9 km (90.2 km to go) and ends at 87.1 km (75 km to go). It has total distance of 15.2 km, and an average gradient of 7.2%, going from 442 to 1532 meters of altitude.
Col d'Ichère
Col d'Ichère is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 120.1 km (42 km to go) and ends at 124.3 km (37.8 km to go). It has total distance of 4.2 km, and an average gradient of 6.6%, going from 403 to 682 meters of altitude.
Col de Marie Blanque
Col de Marie Blanque is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 136 km (26.1 km to go) and ends at 143.7 km (18.4 km to go). It has total distance of 7.7 km, and an average gradient of 8.7%, going from 365 to 1035 meters of altitude.
Col de Marie Blanque
Col de Marie Blanque is a Bonus sprint at 143.7 km (18.4 km to go).