Saturday 15 June 2024 at 09:06
Tour de Suisse Women '24 / Stage 1
Villars-sur-Ollon - Villars-sur-Ollon
Classification: 2.WWT - Category WE
The stage
Stage 1 of the 2024 Tour de Suisse Women is a mountain stage that will take place on Saturday 15 June 2024 at 09:06.The stage starts in Villars-sur-Ollon and finishes in Villars-sur-Ollon. Start time is 09:06 with an expected finish at 10:43 (average speed of 36 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 58.6 km. The stage includes 2 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint. The stage has a total elevation gain of 1483.3 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 1775 m. The total descent of the stage is -1485.9 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 9 and 18°C, with an average of 14°C.
- No rain is expected.
- The wind will come mainly from N, S, SW, W, NW with an average of 9 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 19 km/h with gusts of up to 51 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 2 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint.
Neutral start
The neutral start for this stage is 1.3 km long with an average gradient of 5.3%.
Col de la Croix
Col de la Croix is a QOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 3.8 km (54.8 km to go) and ends at 7.6 km (51 km to go). It has total distance of 3.8 km, and an average gradient of 8.7%, going from 1444 to 1774 meters of altitude.
React Sprint
React Sprint is a Sprint at 42.6 km (16 km to go).
Villars sur Ollon
Villars sur Ollon is a QOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 50.2 km (8.4 km to go) and ends at 57.6 km (1.1 km to go). It has total distance of 7.3 km, and an average gradient of 7.9%, going from 600 to 1179 meters of altitude.
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 55.6 km, has an average gradient of 7.8%, and reaching 1240 m of altitude.
