71st Tour de Romandie - April 25th-30th

[WheelofGear]

The last big stage race of the year before Giro d'Italia. As a tradition, it starts with a prologue and ends with a time trial. Bear in mind that the profiles are somewhat exaggerated.

Prologue: Aigle -> Aigle (4.8k)

Stage 1: Aigle -> Champéry (173.3k)

Final climb:

Stage 2: Champéry -> Bulle (160.7k)

Stage 3: Payerne -> Payerne (187k)

Stage 4: Domdidier -> Leysin (163.5k)

Final climb:

Stage 5: Lausanne -> Lausanne (18.3k)

GC riders: Froome, Porte, Van Garderen, Simon Yates, Ion Izagirre, Barguil, Uran, Roglic, De La Cruz, Jungels, Pantano. Also existed to see what the young Gaudu can do.
(semi-)Sprinters: Albasini, Lobato, Swift, Richeze, Hofland, Felline, Colbrelli and oh.. there is one pure sprinter (Viviani) but he is likely to be a workhorse for Sky since all of the stages are hilly.

Added the last climbs of the "mountain" stages for perspective.

 

[Kokoso]

Kreuziger is GC leader for Orica, too.

 

[Laplaz]

Castroviejo vs. Dowsett vs. Roglic vs. Campenaerts for today.

 

[May0maniac]

A proper version of the profiles:
https://lasterketaburua.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/tour-de-romandie-2017.png

 

[RedheadDane]

What do you mean "somewhat exaggerated"? You're saying they're not actually going to ride almost 100% gradient climbs?
That's ridiculous! What are they for a bunch of whussies?

 

[WheelofGear]

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What do you mean "somewhat exaggerated"? You're saying they're not actually going to ride almost 100% gradient climbs?
That's ridiculous! What are they for a bunch of whussies?

Check out my edits. The last climb of stage 1 isn't exactly Monte Zoncolan although it looks like a brutal mountain.

 

[WheelofGear]

Don't be surprised if a rider Albasini can survive and win the first "mountain stage".

 

[May0maniac]

Re:

Don't be surprised if a rider Albasini can survive and win the first "mountain stage".

Yes, same with Ulissi and Felline (no idea how his climbing legs are after racing all those classics).

 

[WheelofGear]

Re: Re:

Don't be surprised if a rider Albasini can survive and win the first "mountain stage".

Yes, same with Ulissi and Felline (no idea how his climbing legs are after racing all those classics).

I wanted to show the official race profiles, but the organizers really need to fix them for the coming years. It's not 1925 anymore, you can't fool the top teams with such misleading stage profiles. :lol:

 

[dlwssonic]

Re:

Castroviejo vs. Dowsett vs. Roglic vs. Campenaerts for today.

Could be too short for some of them.

Bohli and Kung are favourites too

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Prologue looks like being another weather lottery with rain around

Froome, Castroviejo, Spilak, Porte out early

 

[dlwssonic]

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Prologue looks like being another weather lottery with rain around

Froome, Castroviejo, Spilak, Porte out early

Better to go late or early now in your opinion

 

[sir fly]

Is there live timing somewhere?
They're in Switzerland, after all.

 

[WheelofGear]

Fabien Doubey up soon.

We need live video coverage from the start. Key players like Froome, Roglic, Spilak and Castroviejo are on the ramp very early.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Re: Re:

Prologue looks like being another weather lottery with rain around

Froome, Castroviejo, Spilak, Porte out early

Better to go late or early now in your opinion

Roads look wet but not sure if it's raining currently https://aigle.roundshot.com. Forecast just says light rain for the next few hours

 

[silvergrenade]

Re:

Fabien Doubey up soon.

We need live video coverage from the start. Key players like Froome, Roglic, Spilak and Castroviejo are on the ramp very early.

Don't think till be up though :sad:

 

[search]

Re:

Is there live timing somewhere?
They're in Switzerland, after all.

should be available on Tissottiming

 

[silvergrenade]

Froome off in 15 mins!
Let's go

 

[Escarabajo]

Gosh, those profiles can go in the list of worst profiles thread!!!

 

[Escarabajo]

Re:

A proper version of the profiles:
https://lasterketaburua.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/tour-de-romandie-2017.png

Thanks much better.

A Time Trialist to win the race (obviously, duh!)

 

[sir fly]

Re: Re:

Is there live timing somewhere?
They're in Switzerland, after all.

should be available on Tissottiming

Thank you very much.

 

[barmaher]

The course was designed for Ion Izaguirre.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Marginal gains = missing tv coverage
that's entertainment
not

 

[WheelofGear]

03'29" for Fabien without the a.

 

[WheelofGear]

Pello Bilbao in the lead with 03'23".