53rd Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var (2.1) // 19th of February - 21st of February 2021

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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Date: 2021-02-19 - 2021-02-21 Race class: 2.1 Race category: Men Elite UCI-Tour: Europe Tour

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Big line-up this year, Quintana will be defending his title, but lots of others are present as well: Fuglsang, Pinot, Vlasov, Sivakov, Costa, Gaudu, Thomas, D. Martin, Hart, Mollema, Ciccone, to name a few. Other interesting names are youngsters Brenner, Champoussin, Tejada, Pidcock, Vandenabeele, Ardila, Vacek, Vermaerke... Personally, i'm also curious to see Roger Adria, who made a strong impression last year in Burgos. Other big names are Dennis, Woods, Aru, Madouas, Izagirre, Van Avermaet, Naesen...

LAST YEAR'S TOP 10:

1	QUINTANA Nairo	Team Arkéa Samsic	13:09:32
2	BARDET Romain	AG2R La Mondiale	0:40
3	PORTE Richie	Trek - Segafredo	,,
4	KANGERT Tanel	EF Pro Cycling	0:57
5	EDET Nicolas	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:59
6	PINOT Thibaut	Groupama - FDJ	1:04
7	ROCHE Nicolas	Team Sunweb	1:06
8	EL FARES Julien	NIPPO DELKO One Provence	,,
9	MASNADA Fausto	CCC Team	1:10
10	VALTER Attila	CCC Team	1:14

STAGES:

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[Hugo Koblet]

Quintana isn't riding as far as I know. And it looks like Pinot won't either.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Quintana isn't riding as far as I know.

Indeed. He's listed on PCS though and they just updated their line-up and he's still on there. As are Naesen and Van Avermaet (maybe others) who don't seem to be actually be racing.

 

[RedheadDane]

It warms my heart that someone has made a dedicated thread for this most epically named of races. Just a shame Wanty aren't riding, coz then we could've had Taco Van Der Hoorn and Pieter Vanspeybrouck from Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux riding Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var.

And it looks like Pinot won't either.

Why do you think that?

 

[Wvv]

As are Naesen and Van Avermaet (maybe others) who don't seem to be actually be racing.

Well...

Ended the week with a hard TT. Good feelings and happy with a top 10 in GC. Next race will be Haut Var

 

[Devil's Elbow]

That first stage profile belongs in the worst profiles of all time topic. Look at the elevations for the finish.

Maps
Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Climbs
Stage 1

Col de Gourdon
This profile...

...followed by this profile as far as Gourdon at about 7.8 kilometers:

Stage 2

Les Marjoris

Colle du Comte (until the second sign to Saint-Cezaire at 5.4k only)

Col de Mons (final 4.2k from Les Blaquières on this profile, with a bit of climbing before that)

The final climb (climbed three times, third time is the finish) is the one used when Paris-Nice finishes here (for the last time in 2017) minus the final 300 meters. The profile below in full then 50 or so flattish meters.

Stage 3

Berre-les-Alpes (first 4k only)

Col Saint-Roch (from 20.8k onwards)

Col de Braus (minus the first 100 meters)

Col de Castillon

Col de la Madone de Gorbio (from the junction to Colline at 11.2k onwards)

Don't have profiles for the uncategorised climbing near the end, we have two ramps of 1.1k at 7.4% and 2.5k at 4.7% as per LaFlammeRouge.

 

[Ricco']

I'm with Ciccone for this one!

 

[Bolder]

The roads on Stage 1 are excellent for cycling. Maybe not around Sophia Antinopolis but the northern part.

 

[tobydawq]

That first stage profile belongs in the worst profiles of all time topic. Look at the elevations for the finish.

Maps
Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Climbs
Stage 1

Col de Gourdon
This profile...

...followed by this profile as far as Gourdon at about 7.8 kilometers:

Stage 2

Les Marjoris

Colle du Comte (until the second sign to Saint-Cezaire at 5.4k only)

Col de Mons (final 4.2k from Les Blaquières on this profile, with a bit of climbing before that)

The final climb (climbed three times, third time is the finish) is the one used when Paris-Nice finishes here (for the last time in 2017) minus the final 300 meters. The profile below in full then 50 or so flattish meters.

Stage 3

Berre-les-Alpes (first 4k only)

Col Saint-Roch (from 20.8k onwards)

Col de Braus (minus the first 100 meters)

Col de Castillon

Col de la Madone de Gorbio (from the junction to Colline at 11.2k onwards)

Don't have profiles for the uncategorised climbing near the end, we have two ramps of 1.1k at 7.4% and 2.5k at 4.7% as per LaFlammeRouge.

I am very confused by this post. What is the problem with the profile? It says they only ride to Gourdon which is half-way up the climb you post further down. And the altitude fits.

 

[Lexman]

Ineos race to lose? they have a very good squad there

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I am very confused by this post. What is the problem with the profile? It says they only ride to Gourdon which is half-way up the climb you post further down. And the altitude fits.

The same climb has a different altitude (by 30 meters!) for each of the three times it is climbed.

 

[tobydawq]

The same climb has a different altitude (by 30 meters!) for each of the three times it is climbed.

Yeah, okay. I was just looking after something completely outrageous because you brought that thread up.

But I guess it is unlikely that the sprint for mountain points will be at different spots on the three passages.

 

[tobydawq]

Quintana's participation has been confirmed contrary to all posts in this thread

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Quintana's participation has been confirmed contrary to all posts in this thread

I'll add him (again) to the opening post.

 

[BlueRoads]

DSM's team for this is just so incredibly young.

 

[Earns1985]

also interesting here is the altitude indication from the first two sprints..
The first one is at an altitude from 137 and the second one has an altitude from 319 m. In the profile it seems that the second one is at a lower level than the first one.

 

[tobydawq]

also interesting here is the altitude indication from the first two sprints..
The first one is at an altitude from 137 and the second one has an altitude from 319 m. In the profile it seems that the second one is at a lower level than the first one.

And the x-axis is also not at elite level with the two first sprints. Maybe Devil's Elbow is on to something.

 

[Ricco']

La Flamme Rouge profiles have the first sprint in a different position.

Btw, this LFR profiles aren't much better. Always exaggerates the altitude on this medium mountain profiles and on the contrary, it turns the high mountain stages into something very tame. The Giro's 3D profiles should be the standard for all races.

 

[RedheadDane]

DSM's team for this is just so incredibly young.

Good thing they have an old experienced guy in Martijn Tusveld.

 

[BlueRoads]

Ineos vs. Fuglsang?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

DSM's team for this is just so incredibly young.

Looks like they got water in the brain. Instead of taking guys like Arensman and Van Wilder, they are taking Brenner and Vandenabeele.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Ineos vs. Fuglsang?

Throw in Ciccone and Woods.

 

[RedheadDane]

Looks like they got water in the brain. Instead of taking guys like Arensman and Van Wilder, they are taking Brenner and Vandenabeele.

They've sent Arensman to UAE tour.

 

[WKA311]

Looks like they got water in the brain. Instead of taking guys like Arensman and Van Wilder, they are taking Brenner and Vandenabeele.

Kemna said that Van Wilder isn't racing for now because his goals are further down the road. At the moment, riders who'll be doing the flemish classics and the italian racing program leading up to the Giro, have priority. Van Wilders first target, Sarthe, has already been cancelled.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Kemna said that Van Wilder isn't racing for now because his goals are further down the road. At the moment, riders who'll be doing the flemish classics and the italian racing program leading up to the Giro, have priority. Van Wilders first target, Sarthe, has already been cancelled.

Oh, i look forward to seeing Brenner and Vandenabeele in Ronde and Giro then!

It's also the first time i've heard of Sarthe as being "a season goal" for Van Wilder. Brabantse Pijl however, was one, and that starts only a few days after Sarthe was supposed to finish.