Saturday 10 June 2023 at 08:40
Critérium du Dauphiné '23 / Stage 7
Porte-de-Savoie - Col de la Croix de Fer - Saint Sorlin
Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME
The stage
Stage 7 of the 2023 Critérium du Dauphiné is a mountain stage that will take place on Saturday 10 June 2023 at 08:40.The stage starts in Porte-de-Savoie and finishes in Col de la Croix de Fer - Saint Sorlin. Start time is 08:40 with an expected finish at 12:51 (average speed of 35 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 146.8 km. The stage includes 3 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint. The stage has a total elevation gain of 3894.7 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 2065 m. The total descent of the stage is -2099.2 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 11 and 24°C, with an average of 20°C.
- No rain is expected.
- The wind will come mainly from SW, SE, S, W, N, NE, NW, E with an average of 6 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 13 km/h with gusts of up to 34 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 3 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint.
Grignon
Grignon is a Sprint at 28.7 km (118.1 km to go).
Col de la Madeleine
Col de la Madeleine is a KOM cat. HC climb, which starts at 49.9 km (96.9 km to go) and ends at 75 km (71.8 km to go). It has total distance of 25.1 km, and an average gradient of 6.3%, going from 413 to 1993 meters of altitude.
Col du Mollard
Col du Mollard is a KOM cat. HC climb, which starts at 108.6 km (38.2 km to go) and ends at 127.1 km (19.7 km to go). It has total distance of 18.5 km, and an average gradient of 5.8%, going from 555 to 1633 meters of altitude.
Col de la Croix de Fer - Saint Sorlin
Col de la Croix de Fer - Saint Sorlin is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 133.7 km (13.1 km to go) and ends at 146.8 km (0 km to go). It has total distance of 13.1 km, and an average gradient of 6.2%, going from 1248 to 2065 meters of altitude.
