Cycling in Yorkshire
Cycling in Yorkshire
Stage 2 of the Tour de France 2022 is a 202km flat road stage from Roskilde to Nyborg. It finishes with an 18km crossing of the Great Belt Bridge. Crosswinds could result in echelons, and some GC contenders might lose time.
Here is the Stage 2 TDF 2022 Blog.
| Date | Saturday 2nd July 2022 |
|---|---|
| Stage classification | Flat |
| Distance | 202.2km |
| Intermediate sprint | Kalundborg |
| Climbs | Côte d'Asnaes Indelukke (Cat 4) Côte d'Høve Straede (Cat 4) Côte de Kårup Strandbakke (Cat 4) |
This is a map of the route of Stage 2, Tour de France 2022 from the Copenhagen Grand Départ website.
This is a map of the Stage 2 Tour de France 2022 route in PDF format.
This is the profile of Stage 2 Tour de France 2022.
| Caravan | Fast Schedule | Slow Schedule | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start Time (départ fictif) | 1015 | 1215 | 1215 |
| Start Time (départ réel) | 1035 | 1235 | 1235 |
| Third & Final Climb (84km) | 1235 | 1425 | 1435 |
| Intermediate Sprint (126.9km) | 1336 | 1521 | 1536 |
| Finish Line (202.2km) | 1524 |
1659 | 1724 |
Stage 2 starts in the historic city of Roskilde.
Roskilde is the tenth largest city in Denmark, with a population of 52,000 (Wikipedia).
Roskilde was founded by Viking King Harald Bluetooth in the 980s. Mr Bluetooth is now more famous for his wireless data sharing technology, but Roskilde became the capital of Denmark in the C11th, and remained the country's principal city until 1443.
It is home to the Viking Ship Museum, which has the well-preserved remains of five ships.
Another attraction is the Gothic Cathedral, completed in 1275. It houses the tombs of 39 Danish monarchs.
Roskilde is well-known for its annual rock festival.
Leaving Roskilde, the peloton passes Lejre at 8.9km, known for its Viking kings' burial mounds
The riders head north west to Holbaek adn the fjords of Zealand (Sjaelland).
Holbaek is the Saint-Tropez of Denmark (!), the country's sunniest city. It's twinned with England's Saint-Tropez, Dorchester. Footballer Christian Poulsen is from Holbaek.
The race route continues towards the hills of Veddinge Bakker where there are three Category 4 climbs:
The climbs won't hold any terrors for the peloton, but Dragsholm Castle might. It is one of the most haunted castles in Europe. Woooo! One of the resident ghosts is Lord Bothwell, Prince Consort of Scotland who ended his life in captivity at Dragsholm.
Next the route is south west along the coast to the intermediate sprint at Kalundborg, with 126.9km ridden. Kalundborg is a major port with an oil refinery.
After Kalundborg there's 50km of pedalling south along the coast - very likely in crosswinds.
At Korsør, the peloton rides onto the third largest suspension bridge in the world, the Great Belt Bridge (Storebaelt Bridge). I think the 'third largest' accolade relates to the main span between pillars of 1,624m.
It has east and west sections, with Sprogø Island in the middle. The east bridge is 6.7km long; there's also an east tunnel. The west bridge takes trains and vehicles, and is 6.6km long. The bridges and tunnels were completed in the mid-1990s.
In total the Great Belt Bridge goes on for 17.5km, and the wind could play havoc with the race here.
The finish line is 3km after the end of the bridge, in Nyborg.
The favourites for Stage 2 of the Tour de France 2022 will be the sprinters who can stay in the front group until the end.
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl usually ride well in crosswind conditions; maybe Fabio Jakobsen could win. If not, another of the team's riders could take the stage.
I thought Sam Bennett of Bora Hansgrohe was a possibility, but he has not been selected. Jakobsen will have strong competition from Wout van Aert, though, and probably from Jasper Philipsen.
Who do you think will win Stage 2?
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