Recent content by Ashhutch97

Re: There are 2 mountain stages over 200km, Luchon and the final moutnain stage to Laruns.

Gave an 8, Really like it, starting to get bored of all these people calling it the 'tour de l'avenir', because there are 2 high mountain stages over 200km which is not really that short. Yes there are some very short stages, but there are also long ones so it is varied. People on here have been...

I believe the reason why the Tour are doing such short mountain stages is because there are lot's of people who the only bike race they watch all year is the Tour. So for a lot of people who are not huge cycling fans and don't watch every race like people on this forum, it means they can watch a...

I don't understand the hate for Alpe d Huez, whenever it gets used there is always good racing, I can't think of a dull finish. And in 1986,1988 and 2011 there was attacking from far out on stages to Alpe d Huez . Let's be real, it is rumoured that the stage to Alpe d Huez will be stage 12, do...

Re: They climbed the Mortirolo from the normal side in 2008, I think it is because he trains or has used that side during training.

Firstly, I was hoping for a stelvio from prato with a decent back to bormio, considering the umbrial decent back to bormio is the same from stelvio apart from an extra 5km, so it would be just as selective. It is also good for long range attacks because people can attack on the umbrail before...

Re: Apparently Chris Froome really wanted to ride the 2015 Giro because of the 59km TT, but team sky wouldn't let him because for team sky the Tour takes priority.

I've just seen the leaked route that was posted on here, I beg that it is not true, I would be disappointed if this was a route for a normal giro let alone Il Centesimo! A normal Giro route normally has more iconic climbs than this!! Considering the 2015 and 2016 routes were so good I just...

The Giro messed up the route of the centenary in 2009, they have been given a second chance and it looks like they are going to mess it up again!

I really hope this is not true, if we dont get a Stelvio from prato for the 100th edition of the Giro im literally going to give up with this route.

Hi, im presuming im the poster that you are signalling out, The reason why I think Contadors 2008 season will be remembered more than Froome in 2016 is because if you go over the last 2 dacades, only 2 riders have won double grand tours in one season, alberto contador and marco pantani. This...

Contador 2008 easily, considering he won 2 grand Tours which Froome has never won. You also have to remember that Contador only found out that he was going to the Giro that year just before it started meaning he did no preparation for it. It also showed how Contador is a very smart rider, during...

I gave it a 4, firstly I am not going to complain about the lack of ITT kms, for the race a long TT would completely kill the race because Froome would just gain 2-3 minutes and Sky will just neutralise everything. So having shorter amount of ITT will be a good thing because it will keep the...

I personalty would rather Port de Bales/Peyresourde/Peyragudes than via Tourmalet/ Aspet/Azet/Peyragudes. The latter is way to similar to stage 8 in this years Tour. The stage to Peyragudes in 2012 was one of the only good stages of that years Tour. Unfortunately on the stage to Foix they will...

Re: Re: Yes a balanced route does mean that the best all round rider wins, but I feel with Froome around a Tour with a 50-60km TT would be tragic because it would destroy the race as a spectacle. At least in 2015 we had a little bit of hope that Quintana might get back some of his time in the...