Stage 4

The Stage 4 individual time trial will reward both climbing and descending skills, as you’ll climb 2060 feet and descend more than 900 over the course of 9.6 miles. After negotiating 5 roundabouts in the first 1.5 miles, you’ll reach the foot of the first climb 3.3 miles into the stage. This will be a roughly 2.2-mile climb at an average grade of nearly 8% and 950 feet of elevation gain. The suffering will be worth it, however, because the ripping - and tricky - descent which follows will test your handling skills with 4 switchbacks! Catch your breath on the descent before immediately starting up a roughly 2-mile climb, at an average grade of about 6%, to the summit finish.