Route
Gabala
Mingachevir
Distance and type
162.9km
+970 m
Rolling
Schedule
Profile
Key points
Stage info AI translated from Spanish, might contain errors
The third stage leaves Gabala, on the foothills of the Greater Caucasus, and crosses the Azerbaijani interior from east to west via Sheki before descending to Mingachevir, beside the country's largest reservoir.
The Kura river plain should theoretically welcome the sprinters, although the rolling terrain beforehand may have already thinned the peloton.
Bonuses
There are 10-6-4" at the finish and 3-2-1" at the intermediate sprints.