Stage 9 tomorrow has 7 categorized climbs including 3 HC. It is supposed to be the hardest stage of the tour. And it starts right from the beginning.
Here are the HCs:
a. Col de la Biche – 10.5km average 9% - about 950m/3100’ climb
b. Grand Columbier – 8.5km @ 10% with parts @ 22% - about 850m/2800’ climb
c. Col du Chat – 8.7km @ 10.3% with parts @ 15% - about 900m/2950’ climb to finish
Will be back on NBCSN with 3 time slots:
7 am
Noon
9:30 pm
I'm taking door number 2....noon option.
