Tour de France 2023 Route stage 18: Moûtiers – Bourg-en-Bresse

Thursday 20 July - Stage 18 of the Tour de France is a vitually flat race of 184.9 kilometres between Moûtiers and Bourg-en-Bresse. So a bunch sprint is next to certain.

Two minor obstacles are situated in the middle section of the race. The Côte de Chambéry-le-Haut is 1.6 kilometres long and averaging 4.1% and the Côte de Boisseu is 2.4 kilometres at 4.7%. There are still almost 80 kilometres to go after the latter.

Bourg-en-Bresse saw two Tour de France stage finishes in its history. On both occassions it was a fast finisher who took the spoils - Thor Hushovd in 2002 and Tom Boonen in 2007.

The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds.

Ride the route yourself? Download GPX stage 18 2023 Tour de France.

Another interesting read: results 18th stage 2023 Tour de France.