Recent content by noflyzone_allstars

The people who put on the 'Cross Crusade series in Portland OR have a nice presentation on impacts of races with before/after images. This is a hugely attended series in a wet climate. I had a weblink to it but it's dead now. You can probably track it down through the interwebs. I believe River...

I said it in the thread back in October... People are still overlooking the Stage 8 final day. 84 miles/4 laps of a circuit that includes Rock Store climb and descending Westlake is where GC fireworks will happen if they happen at all. FWIW the Big Bear finish will be uphill for the last...

Crystal Lake/Hwy 39 has got to be a mistake or hopelessly wishful thinking. The upper section is still badly damaged from landslides and avalanches (yes Los Angeles County can get some pretty big avalanches some years). You can sneak up there on a bike but a race caravan would be...

There are 2 pro bike races happening at the same time, in 2 markets on opposite sides of the world. ToC promoters are promoting their event and imagine the pink newspaper people are promoting theirs with some gusto as well. What is the big F'ing deal?

I agree, the stage is most likely to finish in downtown Big Bear Lake, not Fawnskin as shown on this rumored route MAP. Regardless, unless they finish in the middle of the forest, there are going to be miles of flat before the line. Not to mention they could have gone to Big Bear in February...

A few notes about the "new" stages at the end: Stage 6 will not include the climb to Mt. Baldy ski lifts. It's an awesome climb but it dead ends in a dirt parking lot with a couple porta potties and it's in an entirely different mountain range than Big Bear. This "Queen Stage" (route...