Vufflens-la-Ville lies just north of Lausanne. The shortest route to Geneva is 60 kilometres, but the riders take a detour to add 110 kilometres to it. Two intermediate climbs appear after the midway marker. The first one is 5.8 kilometres long and averaging 7.4%, the second 3.7 kilometres at 6.3%.
The last 30 kilometres ogf the race are as good as flat.
Geneva saw three Tour de Romandie stage finishes since 2016. Which resulted in stage wins for Primoz Roglic (2019, ITT), Pascal Ackermann (2018, bunch sprint) and Michael Albasini (2016, sprint of a select group).
The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds.
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The race is expected to finish around 16:00 local time (CEST).
Another interesting read: results 5th stage + finale GC 2023 Tour de Romandie.
Tour de Romandie 2023 – stage 5: route, profile, more
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