Profiles & Route ZLM Tour 2024

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Tuesday, 04 June 2024 at 20:08
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The ZLM Tour is scheduled from the 5th to 9th of June this year. This Dutch race has gained popularity as a key preparation event leading up to the Tour de France, offering numerous chances for sprinters to vie for victories before their major objectives. Let's explore its profiles.
Stage 1 (ITT): Westkapelle - Westkapelle, 14.7 kilometers
Stage 1 (ITT): Westkapelle - Westkapelle, 14.7 kilometers
The race starts off with a 14-7 kilometer time-trial in Westkapelle. It is a day that can prove crucial for the overall classification - having no sort of climbing, as the rest of the race.
Stage 2: Middelburg - Wissenkerke, 193.9 kilometers
Stage 2: Middelburg - Wissenkerke, 193.9 kilometers
The first set bunch sprint of the race. First of four. Stage 2 starts in Middelburg and finishes in Wissenkerke, 193 of pan-flat roads with a finale just at sea level.
Stage 3: Scijndel - Buchten, 178.8 kilometers
Stage 3: Scijndel - Buchten, 178.8 kilometers
Stage 3 is not too different than the previous days. From Scijndel to Buchten the riders find 178 kilometers where preventing a bunch sprint would be very difficult.
Stage 4: Roosendaal - Roosendaal, 196.5 kilometers
Stage 4: Roosendaal - Roosendaal, 196.5 kilometers
If there is a day to make differences outside of the time-trial, then certainly this is it. Stage 4 is the longest day of the race with 196 kilometers on the menu, but it also features two passages of the 2-kilometer long Hogerwaardpolder cobbled sector. The last one ends with 73 kilometers to go however, before a finale in Roosendaal. 
Stage 5: Oosterhout - Oosterhout, 159.6 kilometers
Stage 5: Oosterhout - Oosterhout, 159.6 kilometers
The final stage of the race is not too different than what the previous days have shown. Stage 5 starts and finishes in Oosterhout, finishing with a flat circuit that should lead to a final bunch sprint.

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