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Just 1 "flat" will suffice!del1962 said:Looking at profiles they are not exactly flat flat stages
When you see that 90 riders (60%) are at the same time in GC after 5 stages... (And 20 more within 2 minutes of the pack), you just realize that there is no such difficulty.del1962 said:Looking at profiles they are not exactly flat flat stages
Because he got dismantled by (chant his name, he's the savior) David Gaudu last yearRed Rick said:I wonder why Bernal feels compelled to peak for this ****
portugal11 said:Tour de l'Avenir has a very poor route. 5 flat stages for what? Is this peloton full of mini kittels?
Bye Bye Bicycle said:3 out of 6 stages did not end in a mass sprint finish, that's a great quota for "flat" stages.
Escarabajo said:The profile today actually showed a steep hill at the end. I went to see the results to find out that 128 riders had come with the winner's time. LOL.![]()
Samamba said:Bye Bye Bicycle said:3 out of 6 stages did not end in a mass sprint finish, that's a great quota for "flat" stages.
That's cause sprint stages in u23 races are not destined to end in a sprint, certainly when they're riding with 6 man teams.
I said it a week ago and will say it again, the route is horrible.
Spot on. I don't know who made this route but with zomegnan out of cycling, I'm seeing a dark future for cycling. 2017 giro and 2017 tour were pretty bad designed.Tank Engine said:Samamba said:Bye Bye Bicycle said:3 out of 6 stages did not end in a mass sprint finish, that's a great quota for "flat" stages.
That's cause sprint stages in u23 races are not destined to end in a sprint, certainly when they're riding with 6 man teams.
I said it a week ago and will say it again, the route is horrible.
Since this is the "Tour of the Future", the route should ensure that talented young riders with different characteristics can show their talents. What's the best way to do that? Obviously, 6 flat stages followed by three MTFs.Who cares about TTers or puncheurs? At least they've got two types of stages
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Way steeper than el alto de Nimes then...Samamba said:Escarabajo said:The profile today actually showed a steep hill at the end. I went to see the results to find out that 128 riders had come with the winner's time. LOL.![]()
Yeah, that "hill" was 2.5k at 2.5%, not joking.
http://www.directvelo.com/direct/3458/tour-de-l-avenir-etape-7portugal11 said:Do you have a link?DNP-Old said:Sivakov dropped at 10k!