Laatste klim is 8,7 km met een stijgingspercentage van 3,5%. Net geen vals plat dus, de sterkere sprinters moeten hier kunnen overleven.
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The opening stage will bring the riders over 180.5km from Fauske to Rognan. The first part is flat and leads to the first sprint in Bodø at the 61km mark. Then the riders will tackle a category 2 climb (2km, 4.3%) before another flat section leads to another category 2 ascent (2km, 7.6%) at the 117.5km mark. In the finale, the terrain gets significantly hillier, with two intermediate sprints coming in quick succession at the top of small climbs. However, the big challenge is the category 1 climb of Ljøsenhammeren which averages 3.5% over 8.7km. The top comes with just 18.5km to go and is followed by a descent and 10 flat kilometres leading to the finish in Rognan.
The finale is everything but easy, especially in a race with small 6-rider teams and it won’t be easy to control things. However, the final climb never gets very steep and strong guys like Giacomo Nizzolo Alexander Kristoff and John Degenkolb should usually be able to overcome challenges like this. Their teams will have to work hard to control things but with the GC still completely up for grabs, it should come down to a reduced bunch sprint.
