2023 Tour de France Stage 12 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 12 of the 2023 Tour de France! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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The 12th stage of the Tour de France travels on hilly terrain from Roanne to Belleville-en-Beaujolais. The route adds up to 168.8 kilometres.
Roanne is a small town on the river Loire. The Tour de France visited the town once before, also for a stage start. In 2008 the race went to Montluçon, where Sylvain Chavanel won from the breakaway.
This time the riders head for the Beaujolais countryside to finish in Belleville, on the banks of that other main river in France, the RhĂ´ne. To get from a to b the riders traverse rugged terrain.
The first KOM is the CĂ´te de Thizy-les-Bourg, a 4.3 kilometres at 5.6% with its summit at kilometre 20.5. Via the Col des Ecorbans (2.1 kilometres at 6.9%) and a series of unclassified hurdles the race enters the the second half on the Col de la Casse Froide (5.2 kilometres at 6.1%). The riders then fly down to the foot of the Col de la Croix Montmain (5.5 kilometres at 6.1%) before continuing to the Col de la Croix Rosier, which is a slightly harder climb: 5.3 kilometres at 7.6%. Moreover, there are time bonuses of 8, 5 and 2 seconds available at the top.
Still almost 30 kilometres to go after the Croix Rosier summit sprint. Most of it goes downhill, although there are some small obstacles and several flat sections to handle as well.
Belleville-en-Beaujolais never before hosted a Tour de France stage finish.
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