Friday 23 August 2024
Stage 5
LES KARELLIS
CONDOVE (ITALIE - Région Piémont Ville Métropolitaine de Turin)
| Distance |
120 km (74 mi) |
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Mountain |
| Délais |
00h43m25ssoit 25% du temps du vainqueur (02h53m43s)
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| GPX file | Download |
| Timetable (estimated) |
PDF (77.23 KB)
Les voies sont fermées 30 min avant le passage du convoi et rouverts après le passage de la voiture balai.
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CONDOVE (ITALIE - Région Piémont Ville Métropolitaine de Turin)
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KM 26.5Côte de Saint-André
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KM 30.6Sprint de Modane
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KM 38.8Montée d’Aussois
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KM 66.1Col du Mont-Cenis
Full Results
Stage 5 PDF (2.66 MB)| Rider | Gaps | |
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| KAJAMINI Florian Samuel (ITA) | 02:53:43 | |
| VERSTRYNGE Emiel (BEL) |
+ 00:00
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| SUTTON David Louis (GBR) |
+ 00:00
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| 4 | BISIAUX Léo (FRA) |
+ 00:00
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| 5 | VAN BEKKUM Darren (NED) |
+ 00:00
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| Rider | Gaps | |
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| BLACKMORE Peter Joseph (GBR) | ||
| 2 | GRAAT Tijmen (NED) |
+ 00:00:24
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| 3 | BISIAUX Léo (FRA) |
+ 00:00:45
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| 4 | KAJAMINI Florian Samuel (ITA) |
+ 00:01:10
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| 5 | DALBY Simon (DEN) |
+ 00:02:22
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Yellow Jersey
Polka dot jersey
Green jersey
White jersey
As expected, the Col de la Loze lightened the ranks, and the situation, much better than the five days that preceded this major test, which was the first real contact with the high mountains for some of the Tour de l’Avenir competitors.
This high-altitude finish explored by the Tour de l’Avenir in 2019 and which has already become a spot on the Tour de France revealed a 19-year-old Mexican talent, Isaac Del Toro, who had already come second on stage 4 in Evaux-les-Bains, where he had given a first glimpse of his repertoire. The young Mexican, who was looking forward to the mountains with great appetite and who signed his country’s first victory in this genuine Tour de France for young riders, beat American Matthew Riccitello, the new CIC yellow jersey and now a candidate to succeed Greg LeMond, winner in 1982.
Matthew Riccitello, 20 years old and currently a trainee with the Israel – Premier Tech team, announced that he had signed up with the team at World Tour level until 2025.
The Mexican and the rider from the United States quickly emerged above the pack, while only Italian Davide Piganzoli limited the gap to under a minute (30 seconds), which means that he now occupies 2nd place overall, 25 seconds behind the new leader, just ahead of the day’s winner, Isaac Del Toro.
Denmark’s Simon Dalby, the previous leader, made a respectable ascent (13th), but it wasn’t enough to save his yellow jersey, while France’s Mathys Rondel, until now his runner-up, remains in a good 4th place (38 seconds behind) in the overall classification thanks to his climbing skills, validated by his 8th place at the summit.
All of them will once again have to contend with each other twice over the coming day, which will be a particularly tough one, as stage 7 is divided into two sectors, with a mountainous individual time trial (11.1 km) on the slopes leading up to the resort of Les Karellis, followed by a road sector between Les Karellis and the Col du Mont – Cenis (69.6 km).
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The Les Karellis resort lies at an altitude of between 1,650 m and 2,495 m.
With its northerly location, the resort benefits from good snow cover and a rather cold microclimate, which means it is open from December to mid-April with few snow problems.
The resort is located above Saint Jean de Maurienne, less than an hour’s drive from Chambéry, an hour and a half from Grenoble and Annecy, and two hours from Lyon on the A43 freeway. The resort is also accessible by train from the Saint Jean de Maurienne station, with shuttles providing the final link between the station and the resort.
The resort differs from “traditional” resorts in that it is run by associations: all the land belongs to the commune, and the investors are all associations. There are 7 vacation villages: 6 full-board and 1 self-catering, managed by associations. The resort’s atypical accommodation offering is almost exclusively full-board. This differentiation enables the resort to offer attractive rates.
The Les Karellis ski area has 16 lifts3. It boasts 60 km of downhill ski trails with a 950 m vertical drop, as well as 30 km of cross-country ski trails and 10 km of pedestrian and snowshoe itineraries. There are 29 downhill ski runs4 : 6 green runs (les Copies, le Lac, la Ponsonnière, les Près, les Gentianes, les Loix), 7 blue runs (les Granges, la Somma, le Vinouve, les Arpons, les Mottes, le Guetton and la Tallière, open for the 2023-20245 season), 12 red runs (le Vé, les Mottes Rouges, Pramol , la Combe de la Rama, la Combe des Chamois, la Rama, le Stade, les Achères, les Embrunes, les Fontagnoux, les Vordaches and les Gentianes at the top) and 4 black runs (les Enfers, les Bachaches, la Cote des Agneaux, les Crêtes).
There’s also a Children’s Garden, a snowpark, a boardercross and a toboggan run. 80% of the ski area is above 2,000 m.
On the Via Francigena, the pilgrims’ crossroads between France and southern Europe on their way to the Holy Land, Condove has its main town near the valley floor, although it is 94% mountainous, with 77 mountain hamlets and a maximum altitude of 2,772 m. Condove, which underwent significant industrial development (notably foundries) in the 20th century, saw a significant contribution from the population to the fight for liberation during the Second World War. Dominating the entrance to the valley, the Sacra di San Michele, a symbolic monument of Piedmont, was built on the summit of Mount Pirchiriano, a valuable architectural ensemble standing on an imposing 26-metre base at 960 metres above sea level. A spectacular vantage point, it was the focal point of Benedictine spirituality from the 12th to the 15th century. The monastic setting was a major inspiration for Umberto Eco’s historical novel The Name of the Rose.
