- Apr 30, 2011
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The perfect MTT:
- Feb 20, 2012
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Nah I don't like MTTs replacing queen stages.The perfect MTT:
O wait for some reason the clibms looked bigger than they are.
The perfect MTT:
I would like the replace the first climb in your time trial for the cote de Domancy and the cote des Amerands. From Le Fayet the same route.
- Jul 18, 2020
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You don't know if vingegaard could be more fast than pogacar in a MTT.
- Apr 13, 2021
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Its not everyday that you get the opportunity to discuss the Tour de france with Andy schleck
I do think the Bourg-en-Bresse stage is happening and that it will be Stage 18. I say that because it's a location I'd like to see a stage so I've been following the hotels very closely. Three days ago, there were still plenty of rooms available. Now? Only a few hotels have any rooms. That can't just be those of us following the rumors, the stage wouldn't be that popular. That must be the Tour organization and the teams. It also goes to show how hard it is to find a room in some of these places. That's a large enough city with more than a few hotels and 3 days after the rumors break, the whole town is almost completely sold out!
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The climbs are overall of similar difficulty to that of the 2009 Giro ITT, and it's not as climbing-dense as the 2013 Tour ITT.
- Jul 18, 2020
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- Feb 24, 2014
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I fear, that the tour wants to motivate the world champion to ride the tour. In my opinion, Remco was the best GC-ITT-Rider, and I assume that he might be also on of the best GC-MTT-Rider. (Giro might have 3 very different type TTs)
If that's the case, then why not have one 30-50k ITT in the first half of the race and then one MTT towards the end. The rumor I hear is that the MTT would be the only individual time trial. Surely one MTT isn't an attempt to lure Remco. It's wild how much we still don't know about this route.
- Jul 7, 2013
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Obviously we don't know, maybe. But attacking on every opportunity didn't pay off this year and Pog proved he's able to deliver ET performances on selected days (like PDBF or Le Grand Bornand).
- Jun 25, 2012
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Andy: strong opinion blah blahblah
Fränk: I agree with Andy
Tough guy poster: haha andy so stupid what
Fränk: SHUT UP MORON THATS MY BROTHER DONT SAY THAT
Andy: thanks bro
Fränk: no problem
So now the rumors is that Stage 18 is the Bird Park to Bourg-en-Bresse which is only 29 K. So is that an ITT or are they planning on turning that into a medium mountain stage. That stage could either be a super disappointing unnecessary sprint stage late in the Tour (isn't there always one) or a very feisty, difficult to manage hilly/medium mountain stage. In a normal year that finishes in one of the giant mountain ranges, the Tour could afford for it to be a late sprint, this year, I think they need for it to be hilly or mountainous .
- Feb 20, 2012
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As a stage finish? That would be Denmark this year?
If you mean a mountain stage then Andorra 2021.
- Jul 18, 2020
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Sorry for my lack of clarity, yes, I meant, what's the latest in the race stage wise did the Tour finish outside of France. Stage 15 in 21 was pretty late in the race.
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The 2011 Tour had the finish of stage 17 and the start of stage 18 in Pinerolo, there hasn't been a later visit abroad since, although the 2016 Tour also had stage 17 finish abroad (Finhaut-Émosson).
Before that, the 2001 Tour - finish of stage 18 and start of stage 19 in Freiburg, with stage 17 finishing and stage 18 starting in Lausanne to boot. The 1998 and 1984 editions match that, pretty sure those three tie for the record, which would therefore be broken by stage 19 finishing abroad.
Edit: and it looks like the 1968 Tour passed through Geneva mid-stage on the final Friday as well
Edit 2: Turns out the 1948 edition had its penultimate stage from Liege to Roubaix, not relevant for the present of course but it does mean stage 19 finishing abroad would not be entirely unprecedented.
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If you added the Col de la Ramaz before the Joux Verse you would have 4 major climbs in 100km with virtually know flat.I’ve created a stage here with little flat and Joux Verte, Joux Plane, and Samoens 1600 with no flat between any of those climbs.Error :: Cronoescalada - Cronoescalada
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