Route
Huzhu
Guide
Distance and type
196km
+2,610 m
Medium mountain
Schedule
Profile
Key points
Stage replay
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Stage info AI translated from Spanish, might contain errors
A stage similar to yesterday's in Qinghai as far as the elevation goes, though with a flat run-in to Guide and some very specific features that may dampen the attacks a little more.
The keys are, first (and even if it sounds repetitive), the altitude — the day's big climb, Zongkalaize (HC), brushes 4000m of altitude; the climb's gradients, very gentle at around 5% (though long, more than 20 km); and, again, those final twenty flat kilometres, which together with the very long, gentle descent may see the race settled in a less selective group.