Tour De France Stage 14 Profile: The Col de Joux Plane Summit
Tour De France Stage 14 Profile: The Col de Joux Plane Summit
Jonas Vingegaard wears the yellow jerseys as the Tour de France 2023 stage 14 sets off to Morzine, France on July 15.
The Tour de France cyclists are off to Morzine Les Portes du Soleil on July 15 for stage 14.
Michal Kwiatkowski beat out all the classification leaders in stage 13. This is his first Tour de France stage win of 2023.
Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar have been toe-to-toe for the past two weeks. On stage 13 Pogacar showed Vingegaard that he can’t get too comfortable in his yellow jersey after beating him to the finish line with a four-second gap.
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Stage 14 is a 151.8 km, or 94.3-mile route with a Col de Joux Plane finale. This will be the second consecutive Hors Catégorie climb the cyclists face since the Col du Grand Colombier in stage 13.
Here is what you need to know for stage 14 Tour de France:
2023 Tour de France Stage 14 Route
Stage 14 of the Tour de France features four familiar climbs. The first to appear, Col de Saxel, will be the easiest as it’s classified as a category three climb.
The challenging part of this stage is the back-to-back climbs featured in the last 65 kilometers of the route. The Col de Ramaz appears at 101.6 kilometers, 63.31 miles. It's appeared in the Tour de France route four times, the last pass was in 2016.
Col de Joux Plane is the star of the show. The Hors Catégorie climb has been used 12 times in the Tour de France since 1978. The last King of the Mountain to rule over this summit was Jarlinson Pantano in 2016.
At 139.8 kilometers, or 86.86 miles into the route the cyclists will reach the crest of the summit. From there on, will need to give it their all towards the finish line.
Stage 14 Climbs
- Col de Saxel
- Category 3, 4.2 km, 2.6 miles at 4.6%
- Col de Cou
- Category 1, 7 k, 4.35 miles at 7.5%
- Col du Feu
- Category 1, 6.1 km, 3.79 miles at 7.5%
- Col de la Ramaz
- Category 1, 14.1 km, 8.76 miles at 4%
- Col de Joux Plane
- Hors Categorie Bonus, 11.5 km, 7.14 miles at 8.4%
The Tour de France is a 21-stage race that ends on July 23. There are winners for every day of the race, including colored jerseys awarded based on different classification performances.
Here are all the results of every stage of the of the Tour de France so far:
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Tour de France 2023 Schedule
The Tour de France begins July 1 and finishes July 23 at the Champ-Elyees. The complete route is divided into 21 stages featuring different types of terrain and distance. Stages 1-3 are completed.
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Tour de France Teams
UCI WorldTeams
- AG2R Citroën Team | Fra
- Alpecin Deceuninck | Bel
- Astana Qazaqstan Team | Kaz
- Bora-Hansgrohe | Ger
- EF Education-Easypost | Usa
- Groupama-FDJ | Fra
- Ineos Grenadiers | Gbr
- Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | Bel
- Jumbo-Visma | Ned
- Movistar Team | Esp
- Soudal Quick-Step | Bel
- Team Arkea-Samsic | Fra
- Team Bahrain Victorious | Brn
- Team Cofidis | Fra
- Team DSM | Ned
- Team Jayco AlUla | Aus
- Trek-Segafredo | Usa
- UAE Team Emirates | Uae
UCI ProTeams
- Lotto Dstny | Bel
- TotalEnergies | Fra
- Israel-Premier Tech | Isr
- Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | Nor