Saturday 27 April 2024 at 09:55
Tour de Romandie '24 / Stage 4
Saillon - Leysin
Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME
The stage
Stage 4 of the 2024 Tour de Romandie is a mountain stage that will take place on Saturday 27 April 2024 at 09:55.The stage starts in Saillon and finishes in Leysin. Start time is 09:55 with an expected finish at 13:51 (average speed of 38.5 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 151.7 km. The stage includes 5 categorized climbs and 2 intermediate sprints. The stage has a total elevation gain of 3326.2 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 1362 m. The total descent of the stage is -2494.9 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 10 and 20°C, with an average of 16°C.
- No rain is expected.
- The wind will come mainly from N, NE, SE, E, S with an average of 19 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 35 km/h with gusts of up to 68 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 5 categorized climbs and 2 intermediate sprints.
Aproz
Aproz is a Sprint at 17.5 km (134.2 km to go).
Ovronnaz
Ovronnaz is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 35.9 km (115.8 km to go) and ends at 44.8 km (106.9 km to go). It has total distance of 8.9 km, and an average gradient of 9.8%, going from 489 to 1360 meters of altitude.
La Rasse
La Rasse is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 77.2 km (74.6 km to go) and ends at 79.2 km (72.6 km to go). It has total distance of 2 km, and an average gradient of 8.4%, going from 455 to 626 meters of altitude.
Les Rives
Les Rives is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 90.3 km (61.5 km to go) and ends at 100.1 km (51.7 km to go). It has total distance of 9.8 km, and an average gradient of 5.3%, going from 426 to 951 meters of altitude.
Les Giettes
Les Giettes is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 102.9 km (48.8 km to go) and ends at 106.9 km (44.8 km to go). It has total distance of 4 km, and an average gradient of 8.4%, going from 804 to 1139 meters of altitude.
Monthey
Monthey is a Sprint at 118.5 km (33.2 km to go).
Leysin
Leysin is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 136.5 km (15.2 km to go) and ends at 150.8 km (1 km to go). It has total distance of 14.2 km, and an average gradient of 5.8%, going from 424 to 1255 meters of altitude.
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 148.8 km, has an average gradient of 5.3%, and reaching 1314 m of altitude.
