Elevation profile of Tour de France 2024 stage 16, Gruissan to Nîmes: 188.6 km with 1,176 m of climbing, highest point 294 m.
Route profile from ProPace's route data. Darker shading is steeper road.
Distance
188.6 km
Climbing
1,176 m
Highest point
294 m
Steepest km
6.0% at km 91
Start
Gruissan 7 m
Finish
Nîmes 33 m

The wind on the day

Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 17:00 local time: 13 km/h from the north-west, gusting to 30 km/h on average. Dry.

Average wind
13 km/h
Direction
North-west 318°
Average gust
30 km/h
Temperature
30°C 27 to 32°C

Historical weather for 16 July 2024, sampled at 57 points along the route and pre-computed before the app shipped. It is not a live forecast and the app makes no weather calls. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).

Riding it

A flat stage by classification, 188.6 km and 1,176 m of climbing, with 11.4 km of rising road spread through the day.

The high point is 294 m at km 92. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 6.0%, at km 91. It finishes on flat or gently rolling road.

In ProPace the stage runs with this wind along the route, resolved into headwind, tailwind and crosswind at each point, and the app puts your own numbers on it against the pro reference. The reference profile and how the simulation works are set out in How much slower than a pro are you?

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