Drei Mal müssen die Fahrerinnen den knackigen Aufstieg zum Abschluss der Tour de Suisse Women 2023 bezwingen. David Loosli hat sich bereits raufgekämpft und schätzt ein.
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00:00 We are here in Ebna Kappel, the destination of the last stage.
00:04 The third stage starts here in Ebna Kappel.
00:07 The fourth stage is the final stage of the Tour de Suisse Women.
00:11 Shortly after the start, the big starting loop begins.
00:15 It is about two-thirds of the stage, so about 60 km,
00:18 before we come to the small round, the final finish line.
00:25 The last stage is quite a difficult stage.
00:28 It is not very long, with 100 km, but almost 2,000 m in height.
00:32 Already on the starting loop, it goes up almost permanently,
00:36 and then the really tough climbs come at the end of this small round.
00:40 This final climb is very unrhythmic,
00:51 it has always a little flatter sections,
00:53 but also steep ramps.
00:56 Here we will probably see the decisive attacks.
00:59 Now we are in the climb of the final round,
01:02 and we are about halfway.
01:04 The steepest part starts here,
01:07 about halfway, the whole way down is steep.
01:10 But from here it is relatively narrow
01:13 and always remains steep.
01:24 Most of the route, the fourth stage,
01:28 is on narrow streets.
01:30 That means it goes up narrowly,
01:32 positioning will be very important.
01:34 If it goes up narrowly, it usually goes down narrowly.
01:38 You have to be technically good.
01:41 It should be downhill with hairpin bends,
01:44 which are very fast.
01:46 The technique and the right position must be decisive.
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01:58 As a good mountaineer, you have to try to ride here.
02:01 This is a good opportunity, the way from the mountain range to the finish.
02:05 The last time, that's a good 11 km,
02:07 and it's definitely feasible.
02:08 If you can tear up gaps here,
02:10 you can get to your goal.
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02:14 As you can see in the background,
02:16 these are actually the finish lines
02:18 where you can get to the finish sprint.
02:20 But this is not quite flat either.
02:22 This is really the characteristic of this stage.
02:25 It is a constant up and down,
02:27 so you rarely see flat kilometers on this stage.
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02:32 My assessment of the last stage is
02:34 that it really goes again to the top of the mountain range.
02:37 This stage is hard enough
02:39 that really good mountaineers can attack here,
02:42 that they can make good time.
02:44 I think the beginning will be a breakaway ride.
02:48 And in the last two additional rounds,
02:50 only the best will be left.
02:52 And I think there will be another big fight.
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02:56 The track profile of the last stage
02:58 really leaves the end of this Tour de Suisse open.
03:02 I think there can still be something going on
03:04 until the last kilometer.
03:06 You can still make good time here
03:08 or still invest decisive time
03:10 so that you can still lose the jersey
03:12 on the very last day
03:14 or the very last kilometers.
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