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Stage 3, Genève to Poligny 156.5km / 2,430m
Stage 3 of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is the first real GC test of the race. Just 24km into the race, the peloton tackles the Cat. 1 Col de la Faucille, (11.4km at 6.3%) that could split the field in the first hour of racing.
The climbing continues across the Jura with the Côte de Lajoux and Col de la Savine before the race crosses into France. The final 60 kilometers trend downhill, but one last sting remains with the Côte de Chaux-Champagny (1.8km at 6.4%) before the run into Poligny.
The overall contenders won’t win the Tour here, but anyone caught out could certainly lose it.
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