The riders tackle over 2,100 metres of climbing, with the key climbs are packed into the finale. Two short but steep ascents, Côte de Saint-Étienne-au-Mont (900 metres at 10.8%) and Côte d’Outreau (800 metres at 7.9%), are expected shake things up within the last 10 kilometres. After the Côte d’Outreau, it’s 5.5 kilometres to the finish in Boulogne-sur-Mer, with the final kilometre rising at around 5%.
Before that promising finale, the riders make their way through the rolling countryside of the Hauts-de-France region, heading towards the Strait of Dover. There are two notable climbs along the way. After 103 kilometres, the Côte de Cavron-Saint-Martin serves up 1.2 kilometres at 5.6% , and the wall-like Côte du Haut Pichot – 1 kilometre at 10.3% – is crested at kilometre 179.5. About 20 kilometres after the Haut Pichot, the finale kicks off with the Côte de Saint-Étienne-au-Mont.
Peter Sagan took the win in Boulogne-sur-Mer in the 2012 Tour de France, although the finale was not the same. Other winners in this seaside town on the Opal Coast include Erik Zabel (2001), Jean-Paul van Poppel (1994), and Norbert Callens (1949).
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