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Aubisque descent heavily damaged following thunderstorms. Stage 19 could be modified if the authorities think they won't be able to repair the road in time. There has been several precedents these past few years: - In 2017, there has been a similar event on the col d'Agnes (stage 13) with a...

Seriously 6/10. Izoard stage is ***, a bit too many sprinter stages, but still great stages AND **** MONT DU CHAT IS BACK AFTER 42 YEARS

Col de la Biche, hardest side of Grand Colombier, and Mont du Chat CONFIRMED BY PRUDHOMME HIMSELF. All are Hors Catégorie.

Re: The main problem with Puy de Dôme is a logistic issue. You could bring everything to the top, but once everyone has arrived, bringing everything down is a huge problem. Also, a lot of the space on top of the Puy de Dôme was redone in order to be more walking-friendly. So imagine bringing...

Well, the problem is I have a reliable source that told me a week ago that a MTF at Izoard was impossible due to logistic constraints - however, local politics keep claiming and confirming this will be the case, and even twice because there will be the amateur Etape du Tour coming to it. Either...

In 2009 there wasn't 4000 meters of climbing, and it still was HC. However it was the full climb starting from Andorre-la-Vieille, and when you see 1200m of positive ascent it could be worth it if there wasn't over 10km of false flat. Also in 1997, Arcalis was HC while Courchevel, being twice...

Am I the only one to think the climb towards Arcalis should definitely NOT be rated HC? Especially considering Col de la Forclaz (13 km @ 7.9%) is 1C.

Gouvenou twitted this. If anyone knows where this is... EDIT: It has been found by Leokirk on Velowire. D71 between Ugine and Cohennoz.

Re: I don't believe in any of these. - Pla d'Adet already celebrated the 40 years of the victory of Poulidor last year. - L'Alpe is on the route every 2 years so not in 2016. - Les Arcs isn't candidate anymore. - Celebrating a confirmed doped performance is not a good idea. The only big...

There are strong rumours, based on hotel bookings, that there won't be the traditional switch between Alps and Pyrenees first. In other words, Pyrenees will be before the Alps again this year. Here's a rough idea of what the route would look like based on current rumours, based on local press...

Re: Sky train would catch up kilometer after kilometer, hairpin after hairpin.

Re: Re: Because points are doubled at the top of l'Alpe. Spending efforts to get a 25 point lead on top of CdF isn't worth it if you are cooked in the final climb to l'Alpe. If Froome wins, he gets the KOM with the 50 points.

Re: Tour de France 2015 Stage 17: Digne-les-Bains-Pra Loup 1 Gouvenou Tweet Gouvenou said the Champs descent was way too damaged for the Tour - as the local authorities refused to refurbish it. After all it's a road that links two valleys that are the home for like 5,000 inhabitants - the cost...

With the brand new col de Manse, so new they're taking a shortcut for a steeper start of the climb.

Cutoff at 21 minutes and 18 seconds. They'll make it.