1st Stage

Košice - Košice

13.09.2023

10:15 Start
approx. 14:15 Finish

Length of stage: 172,7 km
3 sprints: Trebišov, Herľany, Košice
4 mountains: Krížik, Marika, Slánske sedlo, Slanské sedlo

1st Stage in GPX file for GPS (download)

Summary of the Stage:

Video stream of the Stage:

From start	To finish		40 km/h	42 km/h	44 km/h
-1,7	174,4	KOŠICE (Hotel Hilton) Honorary start	10:15	10:15	10:15
0,0	172,7	KOŠICE (Slovnaft, Sečovská ul.) Start	10:18	10:18	10:18
2,5	170,2	Krížik (3rd Category) Mountain	10:23	10:23	10:23
9,9	162,8	Marika (3rd Category) Mountain	10:34	10:33	10:33
11,6	161,1	Olšovany	10:36	10:35	10:34
17,3	155,4	Nižný Čaj	10:44	10:42	10:41
17,9	154,8	Litter zone - start	10:44	10:43	10:42
18,5	154,2	Bohdanovce Litter zone - finish	10:45	10:44	10:43
21,4	151,3	Rákoš	10:50	10:49	10:48
24,1	148,6	Slánske sedlo (2nd Category) Mountain	10:56	10:54	10:52
24,7	148,0	Slanec	10:56	10:55	10:53
29,1	143,6	Slanské Nové Mesto	11:01	10:59	10:57
34,3	138,4	Zemplínska Teplica	11:09	11:06	11:04
37,9	134,8	Veľké Ozorovce	11:13	11:11	11:09
40,5	132,2	Malé Ozorovce	11:17	11:15	11:12
41,5	131,2	Zbehňov	11:19	11:16	11:13
43,1	129,6	Sečovce	11:21	11:18	11:15
50,0	122,7	Nový Ruskov	11:30	11:27	11:24
51,4	121,3	Litter zone - start	11:32	11:29	11:26
52,5	120,2	Litter zone - finish	11:34	11:30	11:27
53,4	119,3	Trebišov	11:35	11:31	11:28
56,6	116,1	Trebišov, budova polície SR Sprint	11:39	11:36	11:32
69,6	103,1	Veľaty	11:58	11:53	11:49
71,7	101,0	Michaľany	12:01	11:56	11:52
75,6	97,1	Kazimír	12:06	12:01	11:57
77,6	95,1	Litter zone - start	12:09	12:04	12:00
78,6	94,1	Litter zone - finish	12:11	12:06	12:01
79,7	93,0	Brezina	12:12	12:07	12:02
81,3	91,4	Dancov potok	12:15	12:10	12:05
83,3	89,4	Kuzmice	12:17	12:12	12:07
85,7	87,0	Slivník	12:21	12:15	12:10
88,8	83,9	Kalša	12:26	12:20	12:15
91,4	81,3	Slanské Nové Mesto	12:29	12:23	12:18
94,7	78,0	Slanec	12:35	12:28	12:23
97,3	75,4	Slanské sedlo - 2nd Category Mountain	12:40	12:34	12:28
99,3	73,4	Rákoš	12:42	12:36	12:30
103,1	69,6	Bohdanovce Feeding zone - start	12:47	12:40	12:34
103,8	68,9	Blažice	12:48	12:41	12:35
106,1	66,6	Ruskov	12:51	12:44	12:38
110,6	62,1	Ďurkov Feeding zone - finish	12:58	12:50	12:44
122,3	50,4	Herľany Sprint	13:16	13:08	13:00
122,4	50,3	Herľany	13:16	13:08	13:00
125,6	47,1	Rankovce	13:20	13:12	13:04
126,7	46,0	Kecerovce	13:22	13:13	13:06
132,0	40,7	Čižatice	13:29	13:20	13:12
138,8	33,9	Rozhanovce	13:37	13:28	13:20
139,8	32,9	Litter zone - start	13:39	13:30	13:21
140,8	31,9	Litter zone - finish	13:41	13:32	13:23
144,6	28,1	Budimír	13:46	13:36	13:28
150,0	22,7	Družstevná pri Hornáde	13:53	13:44	13:35
151,1	21,6	Kostoľany nad Hornádom	13:55	13:45	13:36
156,7	16,0	Košice	14:03	13:53	13:43
159,6	13,1	CIRCUIT ENTRANCE	14:07	13:56	13:47
161,6	11,1	Košice, hotel Hilton, finish line crossing	14:10	13:59	13:49
164,2	8,5	Litter zone - start	14:13	14:03	13:53
167,2	5,5	Litter zone - finish	14:18	14:07	13:57
172,7	0,0	Košice, hotel Hilton, hlavná ulica Finish	14:25	14:14	14:04

67th edition - Stages

Team presentation

12.9.2023

Stage details

1st Stage

Košice - Košice

13.9.2023

First stage of this year's edition will be 172,7 km long. It will start and end in Košice, the second biggest city of Slovakia. The route will go also through Trebišov, Herľany or Budimír. There are going to be three intermediate sprints for points classification and four mountain sprints for mountain classification.

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2nd Stage

Prešov - Poprad

14.9.2023

Second stage will connect cities of Prešov and Poprad with 144,6 km long route. It will again offer three intermediate sprints for points classification and four mountain sprints for mountain classification. Peloton will ride through cities such as historical Levoča or Kežmarok and the stage will conclude with 15 km loop through Veľký Slavkov and Matejovce. Finishing line will be in historical part of Poprad city.

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3rd Stage

Ružomberok - Martin

15.9.2023

Third day of the race will offer the queen stage. The route between cities of Ružomberok and Martin is 171,6 km long and will visit mountains of Veľká Fatra and Malá Fatra. There are going to be three first category ascents in the first part of the stage which will be crucial for mountain classification. 11 km from the finish there is short but sharp climb up to Beliansky kopec, which will likely make biggest time differences of the whole race. There will be again three intermediate sprints for points classification on the route.

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4th Stage

Prievidza - Nitra

16.9.2023

Fourth stage will lead peloton from city of Prievidza to the city of Nitra. The route will visit Bojnice, Šútovce, Bánovce nad Bebravou, Bošany, Skýcov, Topoľčianky and Jelenec. The race will likely conclude with bunch sprints in Nitra. There will be three intermediate sprints for points classification and three mountain sprints for mountain classification.

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5th Stage

Hlohovec - Púchov

17.9.2023

Final stage will be again a sprint stage. It will start in the shadow of Hlohovec castle and after 183,5 km the riders will finish in the city of Púchov. The route will go also through Sokolovce, Piešťany, Krakovany, Čachtice, Horná Súča, Dubnica, Ilava and the stage will conclude with the loop through Lednické Rovne and Lednica hill. After the finish, there will be concluding ceremony of the race in Púchov, where the winners of all classifications will be rewarded.

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