2013 Speculation (and confirmation) thread - rider schedules and parcours

[ILovecycling]

Thats a good joke...I remember Acquarone said that TA will be decided in the mountains,with Rocca I dont see this rumour come true.

 

[Eshnar]

rocca di cambio as the mountain stage?

Mountain stage? I'd say Chieti is.
Unless they put something huge before Rocca Di Cambio.

 

[Eshnar]

Sounds disappointing, it's even more disappointing when you've mistakenly thought that the big MTF two pages back was rumoured for Tirreno instead of Trentino

*facepalm*

 

[Ferminal]

The queen stage is the Chieti one anyway, don't think Rocca di Cambio is a horrible climb in March although Sky are sending a strong team. Sounds very good especially with a 4th hilly finale, still don't like the TT(T)s though.

 

[ILovecycling]

Mountain stage? I'd say Chieti is.
Unless they put something huge before Rocca Di Cambio.

Which climb can they put there?

 

[Eshnar]

also how long will the stages be? i hope they haven't done the same thing they did at the giro and dropped the long stages tirreno usually has

Dunno about the length, but I don't see any reason why they should shorten them. After all there's still MSR a few days after.

 

[Eshnar]

Which climb can they put there?

nothing that has been climbed before. But Italy is full of hidden mountain paths so I don't rule out anything. in any case I do believe the mountain stage is to be considered the Chieti one.

 

[Red Rick]

TA route rumoured:
http://www.cyclingforall.net/altre-corse/108-tirreno-adriatico/10838-tirreno-adriatico-2013-le-tappe-in-anteprima.html

1° tappa: San Vincenzo - Donoratico TTT
2° tappa: San Vincenzo - Indicatore [flat]
3° tappa: Indicatore - Narni [flat with some hills towards the end]
4° tappa: Spoleto - Rocca di Cambio [MTF]
5° tappa: L'Aquila - Chieti [Lanciano + uphill finish]
6° tappa: Porto S. Elpidio - Porto S. Elpidio [hilly]
7° tappa: S. Benedetto del Tronto ITT

The queen stage is the Chieti one anyway, don't think Rocca di Cambio is a horrible climb in March although Sky are sending a strong team.

I think Rocca di Cambio is a horrible finishing climb on every day of the year

 

[LaFlorecita]

TA route rumoured:
http://www.cyclingforall.net/altre-corse/108-tirreno-adriatico/10838-tirreno-adriatico-2013-le-tappe-in-anteprima.html

1° tappa: San Vincenzo - Donoratico TTT
2° tappa: San Vincenzo - Indicatore [flat]
3° tappa: Indicatore - Narni [flat with some hills towards the end]
4° tappa: Spoleto - Rocca di Cambio [MTF]
5° tappa: L'Aquila - Chieti [Lanciano + uphill finish]
6° tappa: Porto S. Elpidio - Porto S. Elpidio [hilly]
7° tappa: S. Benedetto del Tronto ITT

I hope it will be a very short tt and itt then otherwise it's for wiggo

 

[Eshnar]

I hope it will be a very short tt and itt then

as always.

 

[Ferminal]

Hopefully the Porto S. Elpidio stage uses Montelupone - Montegranaro sequence from the Giro stage last year but fixes the finish.

I think Rocca di Cambio is a horrible finishing climb on every day of the year

It's fine to use as part of a balanced route. If it was the only difficult stage then obviously it would be a problem.

 

[LaFlorecita]

as always.

yea I just checked last year's route.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Hopefully the Porto S. Elpidio stage uses Montelupone - Montegranaro sequence from the Giro stage last year but fixes the finish.

Hopefully it uses the Muro di Montelupone instead of the boring gradual version they used in the Giro last year.

 

[Eshnar]

Hopefully the Porto S. Elpidio stage uses Montelupone - Montegranaro sequence from the Giro stage last year but fixes the finish.

They can do virtually anything there, but I think they'll throw a circuit like last year Offida's. Anyway, there's room for a great stage.

I personally think it's a good idea to have an easy MTF before the Lanciano stage. This way it would really become an option to attack on the Lanciano. Last year they had Prati di Tivo the day after, so probably no one would have attacked.

Ofc it must not snow.

 

[jens_attacks]

if lanciano will be canceled again because of snow,this might be a disaster for tirreno

 

[will10]

if lanciano will be canceled again because of snow,this might be a disaster for tirreno

It can't be as bad as Freire and Petacchi fighting over the GC in 2005.

 

[The Hitch]

as always.

Ttt is usually very long at tirreno

 

[Eshnar]

Ttt is usually very long at tirreno

17 kms is long?

 

[The Hitch]

17 kms is long?

For a ttt in a 1 week stage race, very

 

[LaFlorecita]

17 kms is long?

for hitch it is

 

[LaFlorecita]

I think 15-20 is the perfect length for a GT but not for a 1 week stage race

 

[Bavarianrider]

Volta ao Algarve 2013

Stage 1, Faro - Albufeira, 199 km
Stage 2, Lagoa - Lagoa, 195 km
Stage 3, Portimão - Alto do Malhão (Loulé), 193 km
Stage 4, Castro Marim - Tavira (ITT), 34,8 km

http://www.uvp-fpc.pt/pagina_file_ver.php?ficheiro=24012013144743.pdf

Blanco Pro Cycling
Euskaltel-Euskadi
Movistar Team
Omega Pharma-Quick Step
RadioShack-Leopard
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
Sky
Vacansoleil-DCM
Caja Rural
Colombia
Team Katusha
Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
UnitedHealthcare
Carmim-Tavira
Efapel-Glassdrive
LA Alumínios-Antarte
Louletano-Dunas Douradas
OFM-Quinta da Lixa
Rádio Popular-Onda
An Post-Chainreaction

Malhão bores the ... out of me.

TT is a bit too short to balance Alto de Mahlaho MTF. 5km more would ahve bee appropriate.
Anyway, should offer Tony a decent shot at top 3 GC finish.

 

[RHRH19861986]

TT is a bit too short to balance Alto de Mahlaho MTF. 5km more would ahve bee appropriate.
Anyway, should offer Tony a decent shot at top 3 GC finish.

A bit short? 34km ITT in a four day race in February? I think that´s rather really long...

Anyways, it´s a pity, Algarve shortened, Ruta del Sol shortened, Murcia down to 1.1, that sucks.

Many Iberian races with financial trouble, cycling under pressure even in the Netherlands, and so on.

Glad that at least Mallorca Challenge seems to have recovered, offering four days in 2013.

 

[trevim]

TT is a bit too short to balance Alto de Mahlaho MTF. 5km more would ahve bee appropriate.
Anyway, should offer Tony a decent shot at top 3 GC finish.

Malhao is like 2.5km@9%. 15km of TT would be more than enough

 

[Ferminal]

Don't take the bait.