Profiles. On the weekend of the 29th and 30th of April the women's peloton face off in Luxembourg, as they ride the two-day
Ceratizit Festival Elsy Jacobs.
Estimated start and finish times for Ceratizit Challenge Elsy Jacobs:
Stage 1: 13:30 - 16:15CET
Stage 2: 13:30 - 16:20CET
Stage 1: Luxembourg - Steinfort, 108 kilometers
Stage 1 of the race will be quite difficult. Both days will be hilly and with circuit finishes. The opening day has 108 kilometers in length but they will difficult from start to finish. The riders will climb Cote de Septfontaines which is 1.3 kilometers long at 8%. This will be the key ascent of the day which will be ridden three times, the final of which close to the finish, before a tricky uphill drag to the line in Steinfort.
Stage 2: Luxembourg - Garnich, 116.4 kilometers
The second day of the race is a little longer with 116 kilometers on the menu. It's another treacherous one but with even more climbing. The final circuit has five laps and include two ascents. Rebierg is the categorized one, 1.5 kilometers at 4.7%. Not a brutal circuit but a very explosive one where tactics and form will be crucial, before the finale into Garnich.