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The Tour de France came to the third stage from 19 to 24 July, from S16 to S18 mainly in the Pyrenees mountains in France, mainly in the hill and mountain stages, where the runners competing for the climbing king and the overall result will show their skills. The Rocamadou time trial will be the ultimate showdown for top-of-the-line drivers, with sprinters and their teammates taking on the final battle for the Green shirts on S19 and S21, and witnessing the new Tour de France champions at the Arc de Triomphe on 24 July.
Stage 16 (Carcassonne – Foix)
Contest date: July 19
Keywords: crazy "rabbit"
Today's race is 178 kilometers, starting from Carcassonne, through 4 climbing points and 1 sprint point, the last two of which become the last hope of the "rabbit" runners to win the stage championship, and it is expected that the "rabbit" runners with the strongest comprehensive ability will use the two mountains to pull away and chase the time difference of the group and strive for the final victory.
▲ Crazy "rabbit" - Turners
▲S16 roadmap
▲S16 roadmap
Stage XVII (Saint-Gordon - Pemenard)
Contest date: July 20th
Keywords: Hill climber "inner roll" again
Today's race is 129 km from Saint-Gaudán to Pemenard, a small town in the mountains of Cannes. Set up 4 climbing points and 1 sprint point on the way, aspiring to climb the king of the runners will strive for more points in the first 3 climbing points, at this time the large group has long been dispersed into a number of large and small groups, some of the riders with strong climbing ability take the lead in the final point of Pemenard Hill (8 km slope, 7.8% gradient), at this time who can withstand The Bogacha crazy pursuit, who is most likely to approach the honor of the climb king.
▲S17 roadmap
▲S17 roadmap
Stage 18 (Lourdes – Hautakam)
Contest date: July 21
Keywords: Xinke Climbing King
Today's race is 143 kilometers, starting from Lourdes and welcoming three difficult climbs in the Pyrenees. Runners first cross the 16 km slope HC-class Abu Isk, then descend the hill to the Ferrier Valley, then cross the 13.8 km slope Class 1 Spandales, then descend the hill to Aeros Resort, and finally the winding road runners usher in the last 13.6 km slope of the HC-class Hautakam.
The road connecting the three mountains is a narrow, steep, unprotected asphalt road with dangerous rockfalls. Even so, aspiring to compete for the climber and the overall result, the players will take the opportunity to stand out, and the strongest player will be the first to reach the top of Mount Hotakam. This game will also witness the birth of the new climbing king.
▲ Spandales Mountain
▲S18 roadmap
▲S18 roadmap
Stage 19 (Karlsteno Manolak – Caro)
Contest date: July 22
Keywords: Sprint Wars
The teams came out of the Pyrenees and finally ushered in the flat stage. Today's race distance of 188 kilometers, starting from Karlsteno-Manolac, after 2 climbing points and 1 sprint point, and finally arrived at the finish line of Kar'ao, because the second climbing point is basically a downhill road from the finish line and there are still 21 kilometers of flat road, for the team aiming at sprint king to lead the big group to fully recover all the breakout runners, it is expected that Kal'ao ushered in a big group sprint showdown.
▲S19 roadmap
▲S19 roadmap
Stage 20 (La Capelle -Marival –Rocamadou Time Trial)
Contest date: July 23
Keywords: Challenge the Great Demon King
2020, 2021 Slovenia 'Big Devil" - Bogacha turned out, the terrifying time trial ability let many masters talk about "wave" discoloration, the recent Tour de Slovenia, Pogacha won the overall championship and sprint king in one fell swoop, the fiery state of the game deepened the anxiety of other Tour de France players. The time trial race was 40 km long and overall a gentle descent. The organizing committee designed the route to add more sharp turn sections compared with 2020 and 2021, which can be described as a good intention. I believe that many challengers are eager to try and challenge the Great Demon King.
▲S20 roadmap
▲S20 roadmap
Stage 21 (Paris City Sprint)
Contest date: July 24
Keywords: Decisive Battle Arc de Triomphe
Today's race is more like an honorary ride, the riders after 20 race days of competition, the yellow shirt, green shirt, climbing king, the best young driver basically locked in its owner, the riders will tacitly maintain the honorary riding state in the city of Paris "parade", accept the cheers of fans along the way. The race starts from the La Défense Stadium and surrounds the city of Paris counterclockwise, passing through 1 climbing point and 1 sprint point on the way, and the sprinters of each team will usher in a bloody sprint battle on the Champs Elysées, where the Arc de Triomphe is located, and will witness the birth of the new Tour de France championship.
▲S21 roadmap
▲S21 roadmap
Brief summary:
The 2022 Tour de France stage setting presents the following characteristics:
1. The overall schedule is easy before difficult, and then easy to process. S1-S6 is dominated by the flat road stage and the hilly stage, and the S7-S14 stage is dominated by the mountain stage, interspersed with a flat road stage of S15, followed by the mountain stage of S16-S18, and finally the flat stage of S19-S21;
2. The stage cycle setting is difficult before it is easy. In the second and third stages of the event, the mountain and hilly stages are first held, and then the flat road stages are held, which will help the players to distribute their physical strength more reasonably and increase the excitement of the event;
3. The time trial is decent. The total mileage of the 2022 season time trial is 53 kilometers, and the distance of the Tour de France time trial in previous years is at a moderate level, but in order to reasonably "limit" the performance of the Bogacha demon, the organizing committee adopts a 10+40 stage combination mode and sets more sharp turns to increase the possibility of uncertainty of the event.
I wish the 2022 Tour de France a wonderful event as always, and I hope this viewing guide will help everyone.