Thursday 7 March 2024 at 10:55
Paris-Nice '24 / Stage 5
Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut - Sisteron
Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME
The stage
Stage 5 of the 2024 Paris-Nice is a hilly stage that will take place on Thursday 7 March 2024 at 10:55.The stage starts in Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut and finishes in Sisteron. Start time is 10:55 with an expected finish at 15:30 (average speed of 42 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 192.9 km. The stage includes 4 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint. The stage has a total elevation gain of 2118.1 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 966 m. The total descent of the stage is -1795 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 10 and 15°C, with an average of 12°C.
- No rain is expected.
- The wind will come mainly from E, SE, NE, N, NW, W, S, SW with an average of 13 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 20 km/h with gusts of up to 38 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 4 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint.
Col de la Sausse
Col de la Sausse is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 79.6 km (113.3 km to go) and ends at 82.2 km (110.7 km to go). It has total distance of 2.6 km, and an average gradient of 5.7%, going from 643 to 791 meters of altitude.
Col de Peyruergue
Col de Peyruergue is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 112.5 km (80.4 km to go) and ends at 117.8 km (75.1 km to go). It has total distance of 5.3 km, and an average gradient of 4.5%, going from 550 to 789 meters of altitude.
Côte de La Rochette-du-Buis
Côte de La Rochette-du-Buis is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 125.6 km (67.3 km to go) and ends at 127.9 km (65 km to go). It has total distance of 2.3 km, and an average gradient of 5.3%, going from 619 to 741 meters of altitude.
Col de la Pigière
Col de la Pigière is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 143.2 km (49.7 km to go) and ends at 145.8 km (47.1 km to go). It has total distance of 2.6 km, and an average gradient of 4.8%, going from 842 to 966 meters of altitude.
Sisteron
Sisteron is a Sprint at 182.3 km (10.6 km to go).
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 189.9 km, has an average gradient of 0.7%, and reaching 485 m of altitude.
