Stage 2
Roskilde > Nyborg
Saturday 2 July 2022
202 km
Stage 2: Map and details
Route description
The stage starts in Roskilde, which is in the middle of the national park Skjoldungernes Land. The history of the area dates all the way back to the ninth century, where the town of Lejre was an important capital of the Vikings. The UNESCO World Heritage protected Roskilde Cathedral, which contains 40 royal tombs and dates back to the 12th century, is also an important landmark of the area.
The riders pass both before they go northwest along the beautiful fjords Inderbredning, Holbæk Fjord and Lammefjord. In the northwestern part of Zealand, they encounter the hills of Veddinge Bakker, which are known among Danish road cyclists to contain some of the toughest and steepest climbs in an otherwise flat country.
Most likely, a breakaway will form before this as the riders race to be the first to reach the three categorized climbs of the stage. Asnæs Indelukke (1.1km, 5.8%) after 62 kilometres, Høve Stræde (1.6km, 4.7%) after 72 kilometres and Kårup Strandbakke (1.3km, 5.6%) after 84 kilometres.
After Veddinge Bakker, the route goes south along the coastline. There is an intermediate sprint in Kalundborg, an area known for its numerous archeological finds from the Viking Age as well as the Church of Our Lady with five iconic spikes dating back the 12th century.
For 50 kilometres, the riders follow the west coast where typical wind conditions can easily split the peloton into many groups and provide viewers with an intense chase all the way to the foot of the Great Belt Fixed Link.
In Korsør after 178 kilometres, the riders turn right onto the bridge. The suspension bridge is the third largest in the world, rising up to 65 metres above sea level. For the first three kilometres there is a small 2% incline.
This will hardly trouble neither GC favourites nor sprinters, so the wind will most likely be the deciding factor across the 17.5 kilometre ride from coast to coast.
On the first kilometres across the suspension bridge and Sprogø, and on the 6.6 kilometre flat and straight West Bridge, the riders are totally exposed to the wind, which on a typical day will be a challenging head-side wind.
Viewers will very likely be able to see any breakaway and a split peloton in one single, spectacular image. TV images that are guaranteed to imprint themselves on any Tour de France enthusiast’s mental list of memorable moments.
The riders reach the finish line only three kilometres after they get off the bridge and follow the coastline to the centre of Nyborg, a city known for its impressively well-preserved medieval defences and the castle dating all the way back to the 12th century. Both make it easy to see why it was the Danish capital during the Reformation in the 16th century. Here, the riders and spectators are only 30 kilometres away from the childhood home of H.C. Andersen in Odense.
After the stage, a rider from the breakaway will wear the polka-dotted jersey, the green jersey will belong to the stage winner and if the winner of the first stage is caught in the wind, the yellow jersey will have a new owner as well. On this day, everything is up for grabs.
Cue sheet
Neutralised start from the parking lot at The Viking Museum. Hereafter Sankt Clarasvej, left at Maglekildevej, left on Bondetinget, Domkirkepladsen, right at Fondens Bro, Stændertorvet, where a short opening ceremony will be held. Continue down Gågaden , Algade, left on Kong Valdemarsvej, right on Klosterengen, right on Byageren, Bymarken, right on Østre Ringvej where the race is begun out form Astersvej. Distance from neutralised start: 4,3 km.
Timetable for caravane | Expected time for riders | KM raced | KM to finish | Route |
10:35 | 12:35 | 0 | 201,8 | Start on Østre Ringvej, 100 m. after Astersvej |
0,7 | 201,1 | Continue down Søndre Ringvej, O2 | ||
1,4 | 200,4 | Left on Ringstedgade | ||
1,5 | 200,3 | Continue down Ringstedvej | ||
3,3 | 198,5 | Right on Lindenborgvej/rute 155 | ||
3,7 | 198,1 | Left on Ledreborg Allé | ||
8,9 | 192,9 | Right on Orehøjvej | ||
12,6 | 189,2 | Left on Lindenborgvej/rute 155 | ||
15,1 | 186,7 | Right on Hornsherredvej | ||
16 | 185,8 | Take the second exit onto Munkholmvej at the roundabout | ||
23,5 | 178,3 | Munkholmbroen | ||
27,2 | 174,6 | Right on Tjebberupvej | ||
28,2 | 173,6 | Right on Dragerupvej | ||
30,4 | 171,4 | Continue down Strandmøllevej | ||
32,9 | 168,9 | Right on Roedsvej | ||
33 | 168,8 | Right on Tværvej | ||
33,2 | 168,6 | Left on Østre Havnevej | ||
33,4 | 168,4 | Right on Labæk | ||
33,8 | 168 | Continue down Ahlgade | ||
34,5 | 167,3 | Continue down Kalundborgvej | ||
37 | 164,8 | Right on Nykøbingvej | ||
39,3 | 162,5 | Right and stay on Nykøbingvej | ||
46,7 | 155,1 | Left on Grevinge Kanalvej | ||
50,2 | 151,6 | Right on Gislingevej/Rute 7 | ||
51,1 | 150,7 | In the roundabout, take the second exit onto Hovedgaden | ||
51,9 | 149,9 | Right on Strandvangsvej | ||
52,2 | 149,6 | In the roundabout, take the first exit onto Rødhøj | ||
55,4 | 146,4 | Take the first exit onto Bobjergvej at the roundabout | ||
56,9 | 144,9 | Continue down Esterhøjvej | ||
58,6 | 143,2 | Continue down Høve Bygade | ||
59 | 142,8 | Right on Møllestrædet | ||
59,1 | 142,7 | Left on Dommergårdsvej | ||
60,8 | 141 | Right on Åsevangsvej | ||
12:03 | 13:59 | 61,9 | 139,9 | Categorised climb on Åsevangsvej (Asnæs Indelukke) |
62,1 | 139,7 | Left on Stenbjergvej | ||
64,1 | 137,7 | Left on Jyderupvej | ||
65,9 | 135,9 | Left on Jyderupvej | ||
65,9 | 135,9 | Left on Østre Skovvej | ||
67,7 | 134,1 | Left on Ravnsbjergvej/Rute 255 | ||
68,4 | 133,4 | Left on Nykøbing-Slagelsevej/Rute 225 | ||
72,3 | 129,5 | Right on Veddingevej | ||
12:19 |
14:14 |
72,4 | 129,4 | Categorised climb in Høve on Veddingevej |
74,9 | 126,9 | Left and continue down Veddingevej | ||
75 | 126,8 | Right on Riisvej | ||
75,4 | 126,4 | Right on Disbjergvej | ||
78,3 | 123,5 | Right on Ordrupvej | ||
78,9 | 122,9 | Left on Vindekilde Allé | ||
82,6 | 119,2 | Right on Kårupvej | ||
12:35 | 14:30 | 83,8 | 118 | Categorised climb on Kårupvej (Rævebjerg) |
84,4 | 117,4 | Right on Åsvej | ||
85,1 | 116,7 | Left and continue down Åsvej | ||
86,6 | 115,2 | Right on Ordrupvej | ||
88,6 | 113,2 | Right on Kalundborgvej/Rute 225 | ||
91,7 | 110,1 | Continue down Kalundborgvej/Rute 225 | ||
94,7 | 107,1 | Feeding zone | ||
96,4 | 105,4 | Right on Nekseløvej | ||
98,3 | 103,5 | Continue down Strandvej | ||
99,5 | 102,3 | Right on Havnevej | ||
100,7 | 101,1 | Left on Lyngvej | ||
101,3 | 100,5 | Left on Parallelvej | ||
102,9 | 98,9 | Right on Havnsøvej | ||
105,8 | 96 | Right on Byvej | ||
105,9 | 95,9 | Right on på Eskebjergvej | ||
117,4 | 84,4 | Continue down Eskebjergvej | ||
117,5 | 84,3 | Right on Holbækvej/Rute 23 | ||
121,3 | 80,5 | Take the first exit in the roundabout, and continue down Holbækvej/Rute 23 | ||
122,3 | 79,5 | Take the second exit in the roundabout, and continue down Holbækvej/Rute 23 | ||
123,5 | 78,3 | Take the first exit onto Nørre Allé at the roundabout | ||
125 | 76,8 | Right on Esben Snaresvej | ||
125,4 | 76,4 | Left on Klosterparkvej | ||
125,9 | 75,9 | Left on Volden | ||
125,9 | 75,9 | Continue down Bredgade | ||
126,6 | 75,2 | Continue down Elmegade | ||
13:36 | 15:28 | 126,8 | 75 | Intermediate sprint on Elmegade by Fakta/Lidl |
127,2 | 74,6 | Take the first exit onto Slagelsesvej at the roundabout | ||
128,7 | 73,1 | Right on Asnæsvej/Rute 23 | ||
129 | 72,8 | Left on Hareskovvej/Rute 22 | ||
134,5 | 67,3 | Stay left and stay on Slagelse Landevej/Rute 22 | ||
139,8 | 62 | Right on Urhøjvej | ||
141,7 | 60,1 | Continue down Urhøjvej | ||
142,4 | 59,4 | Right on Filipsdalvej | ||
144,9 | 56,9 | Left on Brovejen | ||
145 | 56,8 | Continue down on Brovejen | ||
145,8 | 56 | Right on Reersøvej | ||
148 | 53,8 | Continue down Reersøvej | ||
148,5 | 53,3 | Left on Dalbyvej | ||
151,3 | 50,5 | Right on Dalby Strandvej | ||
152,5 | 49,3 | Right on Kirke Helsinge Strandvej | ||
153,4 | 48,4 | Continue down Kirke Helsinge Strandvej | ||
156,4 | 45,4 | Right on Mullerupvej/Rute 277 | ||
157,6 | 44,2 | Continue down Drøsselbjergvej | ||
161,7 | 40,1 | Continue down Kongsmarkvej | ||
166,4 | 35,4 | Right on Bildsøvej/Rute 277 | ||
170,6 | 31,2 | Right on Broholmvej | ||
173,5 | 28,3 | Broholmvej turns slightly left and becomes Frølundevej | ||
175,7 | 26,1 | Left on Mælkevej | ||
175,8 | 26 | Right on Stibjergvej | ||
177,8 | 24 | Continue down Storebæltsvej | ||
178,7 | 23,1 | Right and stay on Storebæltsvej | ||
179,6 | 22,2 | Right on Halsskovvej | ||
181 | 20,8 | Right after the tollgate onto the Great Belt Bridge | ||
198,7 | 3,1 | Left at exit 44 | ||
199,1 | 2,7 | Right on Hjejlevej | ||
201,1 | 0,7 | Right on Storebæltsvej | ||
15:24 | 17:11 | 201,8 | 0 | Finale on Storbæltsvej in Nyborg by Circle K |
Subject to change. Last updated on the 13th of June 2022.
The routes contains several roads and passages, which are illegal to ride on (including the Great Belt Fixed Link and one way streets). Always ride in compliance with traffic rules and conditions.