Tour de France 2024, Stage 2: Cesenatico → Bologna
Hilly, 30 June 2024. 199.2 km with 1,859 m of climbing.
- Distance
- 199.2 km
- Climbing
- 1,859 m
- Highest point
- 317 m
- Steepest km
- 11.7% at km 92
- Start
- Cesenatico 2 m
- Finish
- Bologna 60 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 17:30 local time: 19 km/h from the south-west, gusting to 39 km/h on average. Mostly dry, with rain recorded at some points.
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
- Direction
- South-west 232°
- Average gust
- 39 km/h
- Temperature
- 30°C 26 to 32°C
Historical weather for 30 June 2024, sampled at 51 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
199.2 km with 1,859 m of climbing. The road rises at more than 3% for 17.3 km of it and is above 8% for 5.5 km, so the climbing comes in repeated efforts rather than one long ascent.
The high point is 317 m at km 155. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 11.7%, at km 92. 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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