Stage 4
Friday, June 27
Bedford to Latrobe
Route Details:
Start: Bedford, Penn and South Juliana Street
Finish: Latrobe, Ligonier and Alexandria Street
Official Start Time: 11:00 AM Opening Ceremonies: 10:30 AM
Miles: 59.5 Kilometers: 95.76
Estimated Finish Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM Followed by Awards Ceremony
Highmark Healthy High Five Finish Line Festival: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Lot on Ligonier Street near Alexandria Street
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This 60-mile stage will push the riders to their limits with the most elevation gain and the hardest of all climbs in the event. After departing the town of Bedford, the roll will be easy for only 15 miles before turning upward for a difficult climb to Bald Knob Summit, the first visitPA.com KOM for the day. Bald Knob Summit is a 5.5 mile climb with grades of 10% to15 % and will surely decide the day’s top climbers, as they make their way up and over the Allegheny Mountains. After a slight rolling descent, the riders will again go up hill and crest the Laurel Hill Summit at mile 40 for the second KOM of the day. This 2 mile climb is shorter but with a very intense mountain pass that will also see grades of 15%. The descent into the last leg of the day will be fast, but will also have a flat section, rolling through Ligonier and following the river into Latrobe with a tricky sprint finish in the downtown area. Although relatively short, this day is likely to be the hardest stage and will certainly separate the field, revealing who the potential leaders will be for the week.
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Estimated Arrival |
| Direction |
Road |
Mile Marker |
17mph |
20mph |
25mph |
30mph |
| Start Bedford |
Rt. 30 Business West |
0 |
11:00:00AM |
11:00:00AM |
11:00:00AM |
11:00:00AM |
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(Intersect. of Penn St. & South Juliana St.) |
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| Straight (West) |
Rt. 30 Business West (Penn St.) |
0 |
11:00:00AM |
11:00:00AM |
11:00:00AM |
11:00:00AM |
| Right |
South West St. |
0.2 |
11:01:00AM |
11:01:00AM |
11:01:00AM |
11:01:00AM |
| Left |
Rt. 220 South (Pitt St.) |
0.3 |
11:01:00AM |
11:01:30AM |
11:02:00AM |
11:01:00AM |
| Left |
Rt. 30 West |
1.8 |
11:06:30AM |
11:05:00AM |
11:04:32AM |
11:03:00AM |
| Cross |
Rt. 96 North |
9 |
11:32:00AM |
11:27:00AM |
11:21:00AM |
11:18:00AM |
| KOM #1 |
BALD KNOB SUMMIT |
17.8 |
12:02:00PM |
11:52:00AM |
11:42:00AM |
11:35:00AM |
| Continue |
Rt. 30 West |
20.6 |
12:13:00PM |
12:00:00PM |
11:49:00AM |
11:41:00AM |
| KOM #2 |
LAUREL HILL SUMMIT |
39.8 |
1:19:00PM |
12:59:00PM |
12:34:00PM |
12:19:00PM |
| Continue |
Rt. 30 West |
47.7 |
1:48:35PM |
1:23:00PM |
12:55:00PM |
12:35:00PM |
| Right |
Rt.981 North |
57.2 |
2:20:30PM |
1:51:00PM |
1:16:00PM |
12:54:00PM |
| FINISH |
Main Street/PA 981N and Alexandria |
59.7 |
2:30:00PM |
2:00:00PM |
1:24:00PM |
1:00:00PM |
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3:30:00 |
3:00:00PM |
2:24:00 |
2:00:00 |
