2023 Tour de France route rumors

Page 3 - Get up to date with the latest news, scores & standings from the Cycling News Community.
Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
Gigs_98

Gigs_98

Feb 18, 2015
13,820
9,811
28,180
Netserk said:
1998_profil-16.jpg
Click to expand...
Am I the only one to whom this is shown as an empty post. Based on the post by @Unterlenkerfahrend I suppose it had something to do with the 1998 stage?

gregrowlerson said:
2010 stage was alright.
Click to expand...
It was but they didn't even use the hard side of Madeleine that year. The only two times in recent history (with which I mean, since I'm watching the Tour) the south side was used was in 2013 with 3 climbs still to come after it, and 2020 with only one climb to come after it, but that climb being the Col de la Loze
 
  • Like
Reactions: Sandisfan, Red Rick and gregrowlerson
Mayomaniac

Mayomaniac

Apr 10, 2019
12,086
16,010
23,180
If the crossed over into Italy before the Agnel would also be a great Pass, maybe even with a short uphill finish in Saint-Veran.
The Izoard is probably a bit underrated as a pass, from South with an uphill finish in Briancon is a great stage.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Sandisfan
Red Rick

Red Rick

Feb 20, 2012
53,944
44,328
28,180
Mayomaniac said:
If the crossed over into Italy before the Agnel would also be a great Pass, maybe even with a short uphill finish in Saint-Veran.
The Izoard is probably a bit underrated as a pass, from South with an uphill finish in Briancon is a great stage.
Click to expand...
Are there rumors of a passage into Italy?

I know of a nice looking observatory above Saint-Veran that's on my wishlist of things I'll never see.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Sandisfan
O

OlavEH

Oct 19, 2011
2,991
1,668
14,680
I think Col de la Loze seems fairly likely next year. And as a MTF, not a pass. Especially if they do the Alps the last week.

Perhaps it could be followed by a last mountain stage to Morzine ending via Joux-Plane?

Also hoping for a big southern Alps stage, but that is perhaps more likely if they enter the Alps from the north? Especially if they were to include Bonette?
 
Last edited:
Netserk

Netserk

Apr 30, 2011
47,186
29,831
28,180
  • Like
Reactions: rallybanana
1

18-Valve. (pithy)

May 4, 2011
4,285
783
17,680
OlavEH said:
I think Col de la Loze seems fairly likely next year. And as a MTF, not a pass. Especially if they do the Alps the last week.
Click to expand...

Yeah, I even think it;s highly likely.

I hope (but don;t think) they will use it as a pass, but from the other (Courchevel) side. I don't like the Méribel side... but it's good for meaningless hype, I guess.

I suppose it could work as a Unipuerto type stage in between harder mountain stages. But yeah, probably another queen stage MTF type of deal...
 
O

OlavEH

Oct 19, 2011
2,991
1,668
14,680
18-Valve. (pithy) said:
Yeah, I even think it;s highly likely.

I hope (but don;t think) they will use it as a pass, but from the other (Courchevel) side. I don't like the Méribel side... but it's good for meaningless hype, I guess.

I suppose it could work as an Unipuerto type stage in between harder mountain stages. But yeah, probably another queen stage MTF type of deal...
Click to expand...
How is the road from the Courchevel side? Did they fix both sides a couple of years ago, or just from Meribel? And how it is different from Courchevel making that side better?

I think a couple of mountain stages ending with a climb like Col de la Loze is okay. A finish at Tourmalet/Plateau de Beille/Ventoux and Loze would be okay if the rest of the mountain stages were properly designed and encouraging long range attacks. But knowing ASO, that probably won't happen.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Sandisfan
Netserk

Netserk

Apr 30, 2011
47,186
29,831
28,180
18-Valve. (pithy) said:
Yeah, I even think it;s highly likely.

I hope (but don;t think) they will use it as a pass, but from the other (Courchevel) side. I don't like the Méribel side... but it's good for meaningless hype, I guess.

I suppose it could work as a Unipuerto type stage in between harder mountain stages. But yeah, probably another queen stage MTF type of deal...
Click to expand...
I think it will only be used again with a finish nearby, so I think the best use is to do it 1½ times with the finish at Méribel.

OlavEH said:
How is the road from the Courchevel side? Did they fix both sides a couple of years ago, or just from Meribel? And how it is different from Courchevel making that side better?

I think a couple of mountain stages ending with a climb like Col de la Loze is okay. A finish at Tourmalet/Plateau de Beille/Ventoux and Loze would be okay if the rest of the mountain stages were properly designed and encouraging long range attacks. But knowing ASO, that probably won't happen.
Click to expand...

Similar road (bike path).

LozeE_.gif
 
Unterlenkerfahrend

Unterlenkerfahrend

Jun 11, 2021
2,189
4,922
11,180
OlavEH said:
How is the road from the Courchevel side? Did they fix both sides a couple of years ago, or just from Meribel? And how it is different from Courchevel making that side better?

I think a couple of mountain stages ending with a climb like Col de la Loze is okay. A finish at Tourmalet/Plateau de Beille/Ventoux and Loze would be okay if the rest of the mountain stages were properly designed and encouraging long range attacks. But knowing ASO, that probably won't happen.
Click to expand...
They did both sides, so it's definitely doable. Courchevel side is 4,5km longer with 1% lower average gradient and less steep ramps (also uglier because it goes through the ski resort). Descent to Meribel would be interesting because very technical but I don't think they'll do that, they'll want a MTT for epicness.
 
O

OlavEH

Oct 19, 2011
2,991
1,668
14,680
Unterlenkerfahrend said:
They did both sides, so it's definitely doable. Courchevel side is 4,5km longer with 1% lower average gradient and less steep ramps (also uglier because it goes through the ski resort). Descent to Meribel would be interesting because very technical but I don't think they'll do that, they'll want a MTT for epicness.
Click to expand...
Thanks. The best version of using Col de la Loze would of course be as someone suggested yesterday; Madeleine, Loze as a pass and then a finish at Courchevel-La Tania or even Pralognan la Vanoise. Still, I would be satisfied if the last two mountain stages were Loze as a MTF followed by a big last stage to Morzine via Joux-Plane.
 
  • Like
Reactions: gregrowlerson
J

Jan the Man

Mar 12, 2010
881
496
11,080
Joux-Plane returning would not go amiss- maybe with the Joux-Verte and a couple of
Other climbs in that area which are rarely used.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Sandisfan
Finn84

Finn84

Sep 1, 2010
1,536
391
11,180
75Driver said:
Why has the Belles Filles become so prominent in recent years? They pay the most money to ASO? It bloody well sucks and I don’t recall it being raced so many times in the 90’s and early/mid 2000’s. Recently it seems like a yearly stage finish.
Click to expand...

Does ASO think there aren't any other good finishing climbs in the Vosges?
 
  • Wow
Reactions: Sandisfan
H

houtdffan

Jul 20, 2019
3,231
2,789
14,180
OlavEH said:
I think Col de la Loze seems fairly likely next year. And as a MTF, not a pass. Especially if they do the Alps the last week.

Perhaps it could be followed by a last mountain stage to Morzine ending via Joux-Plane?

Also hoping for a big southern Alps stage, but that is perhaps more likely if they enter the Alps from the north? Especially if they were to include Bonette?
Click to expand...

I'd think the big southern Alpine stage comes on the final stage of 2024, with the finish in Nice. No ceremonial stage then
 
  • Like
Reactions: Sandisfan
O

OlavEH

Oct 19, 2011
2,991
1,668
14,680
houtdffan said:
I'd think the big southern Alpine stage comes on the final stage of 2024, with the finish in Nice. No ceremonial stage then
Click to expand...
Ah, didn't realize they are finishing in Nice then. Will be interesting to see what happens then. A BIG stage including Bonette the last saturday before a more hilly finish to Nice on Sunday.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Sandisfan
P

pman

Oct 14, 2021
350
409
4,380
We should start getting some rumors. I saw they're skipping Brittany in 23--- that's the only thing I've seen so far.
 
Gigs_98

Gigs_98

Feb 18, 2015
13,820
9,811
28,180
Jan the Man said:
Joux-Plane returning would not go amiss- maybe with the Joux-Verte and a couple of
Other climbs in that area which are rarely used.
Click to expand...
Joux Plane - Joux Verte is up there with the sequences of climbs I most want to see in a Grand Tour. It's basically a poor mans Fedaia - Podoi but you know, if a mansion is a poor mans castle I'd still take it over college dorms.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Jan the Man, Sandisfan and Jumbo Visma Fan :)
O

OlavEH

Oct 19, 2011
2,991
1,668
14,680
Gigs_98 said:
Joux Plane - Joux Verte is up there with the sequences of climbs I most want to see in a Grand Tour. It's basically a poor mans Fedaia - Podoi but you know, if a mansion is a poor mans castle I'd still take it over college dorms.
Click to expand...
Should the stage end in Avoriaz or descend to Morzine? I would be satisfied if they did the same sequence of climbs as in the 2006 Tour.
Red Rick said:
Don't love Joux Plane honestly.

Climb I really wanna see back is Port de Paillheres.
Click to expand...
Joux-Plane is one of the far better climbs in the Alps that they are proned to using. Rather than AdH, a Galibier descent finish or all of these 20 km, 6 % climbs. Besides Granon (which won't be used next year again) and Loze as a pass (which won't happen), Joux Plane and the Romme/Colomiere combo are two of the better mountain stages that could happen in the Alps.

Agree on Pailheres. Hope we'll see that Pailheres - Bonascre combo.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: Sandisfan
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom