Two years ago, the climb featured in the 4th stage as part of a 15.8 kilometres climb at 5.3%. It was on the menu twice – once as the ultimate haul up to the line. That day, Chris Froome climbed to victory.
The first slopes are removed and as this was the least demanding part of the climb, the riders now face a long-busting chrono-race of 9.9 kilometres with an average gradient of almost 8%.
The start podium stands in Ollon, which is famous for its wines. Arrival place Villars is actually part of the municipality of Ollon – it’s a ski-village at an altitude of 1,258 metres above sea level.
Read also: results/report 3rd stage Tour de Romandie 2018.
Tour de Romandie 2018 stage 3: Route maps, height profiles, and more
Click on the images to zoom
Related articles Favourites - Tour de Romandie 20 Overview - Tour de Romandie 20 Stage 5: Sprint victory Pascal Ackermann, Primoz Roglic overall winner - Tour de Romandie 20 Stage 4: Fuglsang solos to victory, Roglic retains in lead - Tour de Romandie 20 Stage 2: De Gendt solos to victory, Roglic still leader - Tour de Romandie 20 Stage 1: Sprint victory Omar Fraile, Primoz Roglic new leader - Tour de Romandie 20 Michael Matthews wins prologue to take leader's jersey - Tour de Romandie 20 Route prologue: Fribourg - Fribourg - Tour de Romandie 20 Route stage 1: Fribourg - Delémont - Tour de Romandie 20 Route stage 2: Delémont – Yverdon-les-Bain - Tour de Romandie 20 Route stage 4: Sion - Sion - Tour de Romandie 20 Route stage 5: Mont-sur-Rolle - Geneva - Tour de Romandie 20 More articles Tour de Romandie 2024 Route stage 1: Château d’Oex – Fribourg
Tour de Romandie 2024: Zijlaard wins prologue to take leader's jersey
Tour de Romandie 2024: Riders
Tour de Romandie 2024 Route stage 2: Fribourg – Les Marécottes
Tour de Romandie 2024 Route stage 3: Oron ITT
Tour de Romandie 2024 Route stage 4: Saillon - Leysin
Tour de Romandie 2024 Route stage 5: Vernier - Vernier
Giro 2024: The Route
Giro 2024: Riders
Giro 2024 Route stage 1: Turin - Turin
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 1: Hilly race for pink
Giro 2024 Route stage 2: San Fransesco al Campo - Oropa
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 2: The King of Oropa
Giro 2024 Route stage 3: Novara - Fossano
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 3: For fast finishers #1
Giro 2024 Route stage 4: Acqui Terme - Andora
Giro 2024 Route stage 5: Genoa - Lucca
Giro 2024 Route stage 6: Viareggio - Rapolano Terme
Giro 2024 Route stage 8: Spoleto - Prati di Tivo
Giro 2024 Route stage 15: Manerba del Garda - Livigno
Giro 2024 Route stage 16: Livigno - Monte Pana
Giro 2024 Route stage 17: Selva di Val Gardena – Passo Brocon
Giro 2024 Route stage 19: Mortegliano - Sappada
Giro 2024 Route stage 20: Alpago – Bassano del Grappa
Cycling Calendar 2024
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes 2024: Brown wins six-up sprint
Tour de France 2024: The Route
Tour de France 2024: Riders
Tour de France 2024 Route stage 1: Florence - Rimini
Vuelta 2024: The Route
Instagram @tourderomandie
Tour de Romandie Tweets