The wait is over! The 2023 Tour de France kicks off on Saturday, July 1 and the roads of Bilbao look set to serve up a treat on Stage 1.
There’s no prologue or rudimentary bunch sprint for the first day of this Tour. Instead, a hilly opener to and from Bilbao features 3,300m of vertical gain and includes the spiky Pike Bidea climb 10km from the finish, with an average gradient of 10% over 2km.
Along with the preceding Vivero climb, these two tests often spice up the finale of the Circuito…
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