Tour de Suisse 2019 Route stage 9: Ulrichen - Ulrichen

Almost from the gun the riders tackle the Nufenenpas, which is a steady climb of 13.3 kilometres with an average gradient of 8.5%. Up next is the St. Gotthard. The pass served as a final climb in the 7th stage. The iconic ascent is 12.7 kilometres and the slope sits at 7.3%. The difficulty is pepped up by a lot of cobbled kilometres.

The last climb of the day is the Furka, although the pass is tackled on another side as was originally planned. The climb begins in Realp and amounts to 12.3 kilometres, while the average gradient sits at 7.3%. The first half is toughest and the steepest ramps are 11%.

The Furka is crested with 26.5 kilometres remaining. The riders fly down a long descent before the last 8 kilometres on the flat.

The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds, while two intermediate sprints (at kilometres 39.3 and 93.) come with 3, 2 and 1 seconds.

Another interesting read: results/race report 2019 Tour de Suisse.

[This was the original route:

Another long descent takes the riders to the foot of the last climb of the Tour de Suisse, which is the longest climb of the day. The Grimsel Pass adds up to 26 kilometres of uphill with an average gradient of 5.9%. The ascent takes in false flat sections and steepest ramps of up to 11%. A technical descent leads to familiar ground, as the last kilometres to Ulrichen are the same as the second half of the ITT on the eight day of action.]

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