Tour de France 2024, Stage 6: Mâcon → Dijon
Flat, 4 July 2024. 163.5 km with 881 m of climbing.
- Distance
- 163.5 km
- Climbing
- 881 m
- Highest point
- 390 m
- Steepest km
- 6.0% at km 9
- Start
- Mâcon 228 m
- Finish
- Dijon 236 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 16:30 local time: 17 km/h from the west, gusting to 36 km/h on average. Rain recorded along most of the route.
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
- Direction
- West 251°
- Average gust
- 36 km/h
- Temperature
- 20°C 17 to 22°C
Historical weather for 4 July 2024, sampled at 53 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 163.5 km with 881 m of climbing across the whole day. Barely 4.7 km of it is above 3%; the wind on the day matters more than the road.
The high point is 390 m at km 10. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 6.0%, at km 9. 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?
Ride Tour de France 2024 stage 6 against a pro in ProPace. Every stage and every feature is free.
