Tuesday 16 July 2024 at 11:30
Tour de France '24 / Stage 16
Gruissan - Nîmes
Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME
The stage
Stage 16 of the 2024 Tour de France is a flat stage that will take place on Tuesday 16 July 2024 at 11:30.The stage starts in Gruissan and finishes in Nîmes. Start time is 11:30 with an expected finish at 15:40 (average speed of 45 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 188 km. The stage includes 1 categorized climb and 1 intermediate sprint. The stage has a total elevation gain of 905 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 297 m. The total descent of the stage is -915.2 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 29 and 33°C, with an average of 31°C.
- No rain is expected.
- The wind will come mainly from W, NW with an average of 16 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 23 km/h with gusts of up to 41 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 1 categorized climb and 1 intermediate sprint.
Les Matellettes
Les Matellettes is a Sprint at 96.1 km (91.9 km to go).
Côte de Fambetou
Côte de Fambetou is a KOM cat. 4 climb, which starts at 111.3 km (76.7 km to go) and ends at 112.4 km (75.6 km to go). It has total distance of 1.2 km, and an average gradient of 4.5%, going from 189 to 243 meters of altitude.
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 185 km, has an average gradient of -0.1%, and reaching 36 m of altitude.
