Yeah, I just have a problem with every mountain stage having a flat start...The flat starts have proved to be very exciting as well tbh. As long as you mix it up, its all good
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Yeah, I just have a problem with every mountain stage having a flat start...The flat starts have proved to be very exciting as well tbh. As long as you mix it up, its all good
More fun with rouleurs in the break.Yeah, I just have a problem with every mountain stage having a flat start...
Prologue: 7.8 km
Stage 2: 49 km (TTT)
Stage 5: 73 km (flat/rolling TT)
Stage 15: 39 km (MTT)
Stage 21: 23.5 km (flat TT)
Why err from a proven recipe?
So it looks like TTT and 2 ITTs? Early Pyrenees and a final mountain stage in the Vogues?
I am not gettin many hopes up.
That's actually one stage more (prologue) than current rules state.Prologue: 7.8 km
Stage 2: 49 km (TTT)
Stage 5: 73 km (flat/rolling TT)
Stage 15: 39 km (MTT)
Stage 21: 23.5 km (flat TT)
Why mess with a proven formula?
That's actually one stage more (prologue) than current rules state.
Usually the typical stage for the Tour is Galibier, Madeleine and La Plagne. They should do the same but instead of La Plagne they should add La Loze. How long would that be? I know it would be the queen stage!
Usually the typical stage for the Tour is Galibier, Madeleine and La Plagne. They should do the same but instead of La Plagne they should add La Loze. How long would that be? I know it would be the queen stage!
It would be nice to see them go back to La Plagne one of these days. It has been 20 years! Instead of adding the Galibier they should use the Col du Glandon which would make the mountains more tightly packed.Usually the typical stage for the Tour is Galibier, Madeleine and La Plagne. They should do the same but instead of La Plagne they should add La Loze. How long would that be? I know it would be the queen stage!
Tracing by Google Maps, something like Bourg d'Oisans > Galibier > Madeleine > Loze > Courchevel Altiport would be around 195 km.
I would like to see a stage from Albertville > Cormet de Roseland > Col de l'Iseran > Col du Mont Cenis > Col du Finestre > Sestriere. The stage would be roughly 220km and somewhat akin to the epic mountain day from 1992 when Claudio Chiappucci won. Of course they did not use the Col du Finestre but it was a long unending mountain day that saw Indurain ride aggressively near the end and proving that he was actually a good climber.
Would be insane, but is pretty far from ever happening. If ASO decides to use Finestre followed by Sestriere as a MTF, it's more likely that they will start somewhere in the Maurinne valley and do only Mont Cenis before Finestre.I would like to see a stage from Albertville > Cormet de Roseland > Col de l'Iseran > Col du Mont Cenis > Col du Finestre > Sestriere. The stage would be roughly 220km and somewhat akin to the epic mountain day from 1992 when Claudio Chiappucci won. Of course they did not use the Col du Finestre but it was a long unending mountain day that saw Indurain ride aggressively near the end and proving that he was actually a good climber.
I see no problem with using Finestre if you're in the neigbhourhood. So if they start a stage in Italy and finish in Briancon for example, I would love to get Finestre>Sestriere>Montegenevre.Would be insane, but is pretty far from ever happening. If ASO decides to use Finestre followed by Sestriere as a MTF, it's more likely that they will start somewhere in the Maurinne valley and do only Mont Cenis before Finestre.
And personally, I prefer they stay in France, leave Finestre to the Giro and do some big stages/new combos in France. Like Iseran - Galibier - Granon/Les Deux Alpes. Or this new Tougnete-pass before Col de la Loze and finish at a ski station in Vanoise or the vicinity.
I think there's also in the last week a stage in the alps. The stage after the last rest day, it will be courchevel-annecy. So probably is going to be a mountain stage.Apparently there will be a Summit finish up the Grand Colombier on stage 13. This will be followed by a stage to Morzine before the Col de la Loze on stage 15.
If people are saying that the final week will be in the Voges, this is going to be a pretty odd looking route, as it would make more sense to swap the Col de la Loze and Morzinr stages around....
It's a shame they ruled out pdbf, could have had another TTBoy we copy pasting abou 60% of 2020 now?
That was the formula for the most entertaining tour? Can't imagine why they'd change it...lol.
this is 1989. The greatest Tdf ever.
I don't see why not, the Grand Colombier/ Col de la Loze stages in 2020 were so exciting and produced great racing........for about 2km combinedBoy we copy pasting abou 60% of 2020 now?