The Golden segments
Exept for stage 3 – Individual Time Trial, every other stage will have one or more timed segments. The fastest 5 riders over the segment distance or first across line (stage 7) will gain 7-5-3-2-1 bonus seconds that will be discounted from finishing time. The winner of the day will be the rider with lowest time at finish discounted for the bonuses gathered during the stage.
Stage | Segment start (km) | Distance (m) |
#1 | 25.1 | 7100 |
#2 | 14.4 | 110 |
#2 | 30.7 | 210 |
#4 | 2.8 | 263 |
#4 | 10.4 | 263 |
#4 | 18 | 263 |
#4 | 25.6 | 263 |
#4 | 33.3 | 263 |
#5 | 13.7 | 200 |
#5 | 22.8 | 200 |
#5 | 27.9 | 200 |
#6 | 17.8 | 500 |
#7 | 0.71 | FAL |
#7 | 2.9 | FAL |
#7 | 10.2 | FAL |
#7 | 12.5 | FAL |
#7 | 19.7 | FAL |
#7 | 22.0 | FAL |
#7 | 29.3 | FAL |
#7 | 31.5 | FAL |
There are 20 Golden segments availabe, offering maximum 140 bonus seconds.