Tour de Romandie 2022 Route stage 3: Valbroye - Valbroye
Friday 29 April - The Tour de Romandie's 3rd stage features several hilly loops around Valbroye. The race totals 165.1 kilometres and the elevation gain is 2,700 metres.
There are six opportunities to gain KOM points, on all occasions on a 3rd category climbs.
The first summit is reached at kilometre 11.2 after a 4.4 kilometres climb at 4.9%. The route then barely descends before continuing uphill. With this the tone is set. The route is either climbing or descending, although the gradients are always moderate, as is the length of the hills.
After 30 kilometres the Tour de Romandie moves through Sassel after a 2.4 kilometres climb at 5.8%. Every 30 kilometres or so a similar test appears. In fact, the fourth climb is a familiar one – to Sassel. The riders are now halfway.
After a lumpy section of 50 kilometers with no available KOM points, the finale begins with 25 kilometres to go when the riders re-enter the first climb of the day – 4.4 kilometres at 4.9%. The riders fly down to the valley to tackle the last ascent of the day: 4.3 kilometres long and averaging 4.7%.
Still 7.7 kilometres remaining. Which is mainly on descent, although the last kilometre is a false flat.
The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds.
Another interesting read: results 3rd stage 2022 Tour de Romandie.
Tour de Romandie 2022 – stage 3: route, profile, more
Click on the images to zoom
Watch the highlights of recent races here:
Related articles GC Favourites - Tour de Romandie 20 Overview - Tour de Romandie 20 Vlasov wins final ITT to take the GC - Tour de Romandie 20 Start times Villars ITT - Tour de Romandie 20 Higuita wins Queen Stage, Dennis retains lead - Tour de Romandie 20 Sprint triumph Hayter, Dennis still leader - Tour de Romandie 20 Teuns wins in Romont, Dennis takes leader's jersey - Tour de Romandie 20 Hayter storms to leader's jersey in prologue - Tour de Romandie 20 Prologue: Starting times - Tour de Romandie 20 Route prologue: Lausanne - Tour de Romandie 20 Route stage 1: La Grande Béroche - Romont - Tour de Romandie 20 Route stage 2: Echallens - Echallens - Tour de Romandie 20 Route stage 4: Aigle - Zinal - Tour de Romandie 20 Route stage 5: Aigle - Villars - Tour de Romandie 20 More articles Tour of Flanders 2024: The Route
Tour of Flanders 2024: Riders
Tour of Flanders 2024: Favourites
Tour of Flanders 2024 - women: The Route
Tour of Flanders 2024 - women: Riders
Tour of the Basque Country 2024: The Route
Tour of the Basque Country 2024: Riders
Tour of the Basque Country 2024 Route stage 1: Irun - Irun
Tour of the Basque Country 2024 Route stage 2: Irun - Kanbo
Amstel Gold Race 2024: Riders
Cycling Calendar 2024
Tour de France 2024: The Route
Tour de France 2024: Riders
Tour de France 2024 Route stage 1: Florence - Rimini
Tour de France 2024 Route stage 20: Nice - Col de la Couillole
Tour de France 2024 Route stage 21: Monaco - Nice
Giro 2024: The Route
Giro 2024: Riders
Giro 2024 Route stage 1: Turin - Turin
Vuelta 2024: The Route
Like our Facebook page and stay on top of all pro-race information!