Friday 8 March 2024 at 10:50
Paris-Nice '24 / Stage 6
Sisteron - La Colle-sur-Loup
Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME
The stage
Stage 6 of the 2024 Paris-Nice is a medium mountain stage that will take place on Friday 8 March 2024 at 10:50.The stage starts in Sisteron and finishes in La Colle-sur-Loup. Start time is 10:50 with an expected finish at 15:31 (average speed of 42 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 197.4 km. The stage includes 5 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint. The stage has a total elevation gain of 2428.2 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 1196 m. The total descent of the stage is -2882.1 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 3 and 12°C, with an average of 8°C.
- 2 mm of rain expected at some point in the race
- The wind will come mainly from SE, E, NE with an average of 21 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 34 km/h with gusts of up to 66 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 5 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint.
Col des Lèques
Col des Lèques is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 63 km (134.4 km to go) and ends at 69.6 km (127.8 km to go). It has total distance of 6.6 km, and an average gradient of 5.1%, going from 809 to 1147 meters of altitude.
Col de Luens
Col de Luens is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 80.3 km (117.1 km to go) and ends at 87.1 km (110.3 km to go). It has total distance of 6.8 km, and an average gradient of 4.7%, going from 734 to 1054 meters of altitude.
Côte de la Blachette
Côte de la Blachette is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 89.3 km (108.1 km to go) and ends at 92.2 km (105.2 km to go). It has total distance of 2.9 km, and an average gradient of 5.4%, going from 948 to 1105 meters of altitude.
Col de Gourdon
Col de Gourdon is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 133.6 km (63.8 km to go) and ends at 139.9 km (57.5 km to go). It has total distance of 6.3 km, and an average gradient of 4.3%, going from 472 to 740 meters of altitude.
Côte de La Colle-sur-Loup
Côte de La Colle-sur-Loup is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 167.3 km (30.1 km to go) and ends at 169.1 km (28.3 km to go). It has total distance of 1.8 km, and an average gradient of 10.6%, going from 86 to 277 meters of altitude.
Tourrettes-sur-Loup
Tourrettes-sur-Loup is a Sprint at 176.4 km (21 km to go).
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 194.4 km, has an average gradient of 0.9%, and reaching 73 m of altitude.
