Recent content by Le Blaireau_13

Re: Re: Good point and it certainly seems counter intuitive, but I think it's really possible (I created a 100th Giro which visites all of Italy's regions myself) without having many long transfers. Now, the Giro stays two days on Sicily, whereas I think one could be enough. I mean, Italy...

I dislike the route more and more, just take a look at the map this Giro: way too many (long) transfers and most important: not all of Italy's regions are visited, not even near...

I gave it a 5. + I like the Sardegna-part: the first stage has options for a lot of riders; the second stage should see a select group sprinting for the win; the third stage is one for the sprinters. A good way to start a Grand Tour, in my opinion. + Etna on stage four, that's great. +...

Pff, for me this Giro is quite a dissapointment. Not only because it's the 100th edition, but especially because in a certain way it's getting more and more a Vuelta-like route: a couple of stages with long flat runs into the last MTF (Blockhaus, Oropa, Piancovallo), but without some good...

Hmm... This is weird: http://www.sportfair.it/2016/10/giro-ditalia-2017-dopo-il-no-alle-olimpiadi-roma-perde-anche-il-giro-del-centenario/438850/ This article from Sportfair.it mentions two possibilities after the stages in central Italy/ Emilia-Romagna: Option 1) Liguria - Piemonte - Val...

If - and that's a big if - the last time trial will be long enough (at least 40km), I think this could be a really great route: tough stages spread out over three weeks, descent finishes after hard climbs (Chat, Galibier), some nice puncheur-finishes (Longwy, Rodez). I don't think that's bad at...

Off course, the inclusion of Biche, Grand Colombier and Mont du Chat could have been better (especially by adding l'Épine after Chat), but I think this is a pretty decent stage with three real hard climbs. And besides, it will always be difficult to use Biche, Grand Colombier and Chat in one...

Are we sure la Dauphine mentioned Mont du Chat instead of Col du Chat??? That would be a big difference, as the Col du Chat isn't nearly as hard as Mont du Chat. I've read the article in La Voix de l'Ain but can we trust it?

The combination of Grand Colombier and Mont du Chat sounds great, the addition of the Col de la Biche (http://cyclingcols.com/profiles/BicheE.gif)before the Grand Colombier would be awesome. Let's not forget that the descent of the Mont du Chat could create bigger gaps than the ascent of it...

So, as a grand scheme of what we know now: 1. Start in Germany (time trial) 2. Some stages for the sprinters, probably one for the puncheurs. 3. Mountain top finish (PDBF) in the Vosges. 4. Rest day + time trial afterwards in Dordogne. 5. Two days in the Pyrenees. 6. Some hilly stages in the...

On the website of Velowire (http://www.velowire.com/article/951/nl/het-is-nu-officieel--dusseldorf-organiseert-het-grand-depart-van-de-tour-de-france-2017-.html#comments) I read some strong rumours confirming an anti-clockwise Tour de France, confirming Rodez and Le Puy-en-Velay as stage finishes.

Hmm, that's interesting: that article names an anti-clockwise Tour, so again a conclusion in the Alps. I'd expect, after two years of Pyrenees-Alpes, that it's the other way round this your. Although, of course, nothing is set in stone on this point. Méribel-Mottaret is a strong candidate, so I...

Re: Col de Tentes / Port de Boucharo?? I certainly think a mountain top finish should be possible there, even by ASO-standards.

Re: Re: So you think Froome could've ridden away? That's what I was afraid of, because I don't think Contador could have followed him at that point. Froome looked very comfortable indeed. For me, this moment was the most crucial moment of the whole week. Contador was at his limit, I think, the...

I'm wondering about one moment in yesterday's race: After Contador had attacked multiple times, Froome caught him, accelerated for a brief moment, passed Contador and then kind of slowed down a bit. I wonder: could Froome have ridden away at that moment? Or was he just bluffing? I watched the...