Tour de France stage 5, 6 and 7 dates: July 5, 6, 7
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After four stages and an unusually demanding start to the Tour de France in the Basque Country, the race heads into the high mountains on stage 5 and stage 6 before the sprinters will have another chance on stage 7 to Bordeaux.
Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) holds a slim lead of just six seconds ahead of teammate Tadej Pogačar and Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla) while defending champion Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) lies in 6th place at 17 seconds.
Things will undoubtedly shift dramatically as the overall contenders face the highest peak of this year’s Tour de France, the Col du Tourmalet, on stage 6.
Stage 5 starts in Pau and gives the riders a gentle warm-up before hitting the first high mountain after 70 kilometres of racing. Technically two summits, the Col de Suscousse and the Col de Soudet combine for 15.2 kilometres of climbing at an average gradient of 7.2%.
A shorter but equally tough category 3 climb, the Col d’Ichère precedes the Col de Marie Blanque – a 7.7 kilometre climb averaging a punishing 8.6% – coming just 18km before the finish in Lauruns.
Stage 6 is even harder despite its shorter 144.9 kilometre length. The riders summit the Col d’Aspin (12km at 6.5%) after 68.1km, have a quick descent before the long haul over Col du Tourmalet and a summit finish at Cauterets-Cambasque (16km at 5.4%).
This mid-week duo of stages will have more fireworks than the 4th of July. See the entire 2023 Tour de France route for what’s coming next and see if you agree with our list of Tour de France contenders.
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