2013 Road World Championships: Men's Road Race, Lucca-Firenze 272.2 km

[shalgo]

The course has now been announced for next year's race. The course looks tough. Thoughts?

272.26 km: 106.56 km followed by 10 times around the following 16.57 km circuit.

All of the details are here:

http://www.toscana2013.it/upload/media/9.pdf

 

[Netserk]

I like the length

... (It's going to be 20 km longer than Copenhagen AND hillier )

 

[cineteq]

Sagan to repeat as WC.

 

[SafeBet]

Only thing I know is that I'm gonna be in Fiesole.

 

[kanari]

279k... This could be an epic edition...

 

[DominicDecoco]

This thing has potential.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

280 km is a win

 

[Race Radio]

Good course. Will be very challenging.

Here is the official site
http://www.toscana2013.it

 

[LaFlorecita]

Meh... Alberto will have to wait till 2014 I guess

 

[Parrulo]

awesome course, already loving it, proper lenght and proper hardness and doesn't finish uphill so that's one more win.

 

[Eshnar]

I like the length

... (It's going to be 20 km longer than Copenhagen AND hillier )

Yay!
It doesn't seem to be the hardest Fiesole side though

It seems this one:

 

[airstream]

usual course. they'd better include some hill straight on the finish, but apparently it doesn't match wc course policy

 

[Netserk]

This is the circuit:

Looks quite technical in the last part

 

[Parrulo]

Yay!
It doesn't seem to be the hardest Fiesole side though

It seems this one:

it seems hard enough to be honest, and it well be climb enough times to make it a killer the last few laps.

is the descent technical?

usual course. they'd better include some hill straight on the finish, but apparently it doesn't match wc course policy

a hill top finish would just make everybody wait for it. this way is perfect as the decisive moves won't come with 1k to go.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I don't think it's that special apart from the length. It will probably be a group of 10-20 riders sprinting for the win.

 

[Parrulo]

I don't think it's that special apart from the length. It will probably be a group of 10-20 riders sprinting for the win.

what? are you blind? this course is about 10 times harder then this years course for crying out loud

 

[Kwibus]

Yay!
It doesn't seem to be the hardest Fiesole side though

It seems this one:

They have to tackle it 10 times though and if I'm right there is a short steep hill right after the decent as well.

Tough course! Great!

 

[LaFlorecita]

usual course. they'd better include some hill straight on the finish, but apparently it doesn't match wc course policy

I agree

 

[Netserk]

I don't think it's that special apart from the length. It will probably be a group of 10-20 riders sprinting for the win.

I think it will either be solo, or a group of 3-10.

 

[LaFlorecita]

what? are you blind? this course is about 10 times harder then this years course for crying out loud

1.5 km 7.5% average Still not very hard

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

usual course. they'd better include some hill straight on the finish, but apparently it doesn't match wc course policy

 

[LaFlorecita]

I think it will either be solo, or a group of 3-10.

That's okay, you can think so

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I don't think it's that special apart from the length. It will probably be a group of 10-20 riders sprinting for the win.

when you think more idiot posts aren't possible in this topic, you read this...

 

[LaFlorecita]

when you think more idiot posts aren't possible in this topic, you read this...

.............

 

[LaFlorecita]

It's not bad, I just expected more.