Route
Ganja
Naftalan
Distance and type
152.8km
+1,060 m
Rolling
Schedule
Profile
Key points
Stage info AI translated from Spanish, might contain errors
Ganja, Azerbaijan's second city and a former medieval capital, sees the peloton off on this penultimate stage bound for Naftalan, a town internationally known for its baths — a type of petroleum with supposedly therapeutic properties that draws visitors from across the former Soviet Union.
The wall of Suqovuşan-Talış (cat. 2), almost two kilometres at 9%, could give the breakaway wings around thirty kilometres from the finish.
Bonuses
There are 10-6-4" at the finish and 3-2-1" at the intermediate sprints.