98th Tour de France presentation

[The Hitch]

Its tomorow. The route will finally be revealed. No Contador No Pettachi. 100th year in Alps to be celebrated.

Anyone going to watch this?

Last year Eurosport had a show looking at the route but i dont think this year they do

 

[issoisso]

As the ASO have been saying for a year, it's going to be all about the Alps, while there will be at most one Pyrenees stage that can actually do anything for the GC.

 

[The Hitch]

As the ASO have been saying for a year, it's going to be all about the Alps, while there will be at most one Pyrenees stage that can actually do anything for the GC.

Yes the some of the route is known at this point.
Start in Passage du gois (flag not dropped till after it is crossed), stage 3 20km Les Essarts time trial (ill puke if another poster comes in thinking theyve discovered America and says "breaking news they will have a ttt in the Tour")

4 days in Alps. Galabier and Alpe d Huez. Alpe likely climbed twice. 3 days in Pyranees.
1st week a day or 2 in Pyranees. I think theyll do the Tourmalet but no idea how far from the end.

I think others have more precise lists than my above spider diagram.

A few stages are yet to be known though.

 

[hfer07]

Sources have stated the absent of prologue-so we're having a regular stage to beging the tour-then later on in the race is a short 23 km " team time trial" which is going to generate some good difference between the GT favorites. It's also rumored that some intermediate mountain stages are set to break the traditional "flat" stages in northern France, prior to the real challenges ahead in the Pyrenees just to set a great battle in the Alps, with the Galibier & Alpe d'huez making their appearences in this edition.

will see tomorrow what is planned for next July

 

[jens_attacks]

at what hour?no eurosport this time?

 

[roundabout]

According to the official site you can follow it on the net from 11.30 CET.

 

[Anonymous]

Start in Passage du gois (flag not dropped till after it is crossed),
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the point being

 

[Izzy eviel]

the point being

That bit is the neutral zone at the start of the race. Last time they actually raced on it there was a big crash. I think it was the 1999 tour?

 

[jens_attacks]

According to the official site you can follow it on the net from 11.30 CET.

thanks.
i hope for an 35-40 km ITT before the pyrenees and a 50 km brutal ITT in the penultimate day.and i'm fine with 5 mountaintop finishes.

 

[The Hitch]

i'm fine with 5 mountaintop finishes.

Wrong thread mate. The Giro presentation is on Saturday

 

[jens_attacks]

well probably 3 of them will be super besse like climbs.not really mountains according to il giro.once again,giro presentation will blow us away.

 

[The Hitch]

well probably 3 of them will be super besse like climbs.not really mountains according to il giro.once again,giro presentation will blow us away.

2 times up the Zonc, one descent. Stelvio mtf. Some off road. A 12km mountain tt up some super mountain weve never heard of. The usual.

 

[Christian]

Live stream starting at 11:30

http://tele.rtl.lu/waatleeft/eventlive/tdf_pres/

 

[Oldman]

Live stream starting at 11:30

http://tele.rtl.lu/waatleeft/eventlive/tdf_pres/

It will be interesting to hear how they handle the current lack of a clear victor. After Armstrong retired they scarcely referred to him in the roll call of great riders and emphasized the "new era" for the Tour. If by that they meant every winner would be busted they got that part right.

 

[Anonymous]

That bit is the neutral zone at the start of the race. Last time they actually raced on it there was a big crash. I think it was the 1999 tour?

it was 99. its actually one of my most viewed videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T66LLvqgZS4

my point was more, what is the point in going across it if its neutralised. pointless.

 

[auscyclefan94]

SBS - Cycling Central is providing a feed for the presentation 8:30pm AEST

http://www.letour.fr/2010/TDF/COURSE/conf/live_en_hd.html

 

[Ferminal]

Funny how we all get excited (myself included) over what will most likely be a mediocre course and mediocre race.

 

[valentius borealis]

SBS - Cycling Central is providing a feed for the presentation 8:30pm AEST

courtesy of the ASO's Tour de France website

 

[Jan the Man]

I agree with Ferminal. The Tour organisers always flatter to deceive with their route selection.

I wish better use could be made of the medium mountain ranges i.e. Jura, Massif Central.

I am anticipating a race with lots of flat stages and 6 'high' mountain stages.

 

[Reverend_T_Preedy]

First stage could be interesting. Yes, I'd like to see them race over the Passage du Gois but at least it's not nailed on for a sprint. The finish at Mont Des Alouettes is on top of a small climb (232m high). Could be a day for a breakaway or a Gilbert type rider.

According to someone I know who lives nearby, the climb is approximately 2.4 km at an average gradient of 4.8%. The last km averages about 5.8% with the last 500m @7.2%.

 

[craig1985]

Super Besse is meant to be in there.

 

[Reverend_T_Preedy]

Stage finish at Mur-De-Bretagne would also be great. Possibly a circuit finish to challenge the climb twice. In 2008 when the passed it mid stage it was a Cat.3 climb (1.5 km with an average gradient of 8.7%). A couple of times of this with a finish on top or 1k afterwards would be an interesting finish.

 

[Roland Rat]

It will be interesting to hear how they handle the current lack of a clear victor. After Armstrong retired they scarcely referred to him in the roll call of great riders and emphasized the "new era" for the Tour. If by that they meant every winner would be busted they got that part right.

Last year's podium is turning into a joke. Clentador, Andy Schleck (who has as much chance of being clean as 180mm has of opening a cycle-porn website) and Mr Humanplasma. Brilliant.

 

[Mellow Velo]

The fact that Super Besse becomes a topic for discussion sums up Le Tour.
Please God, they pull a surprise or two out of the hat.
Looking forward to Saturday.

 

[roadrash]

Thomas Vergouwen

Thomas Vergouwen usually gets the route worked out before the presentation. Check out his link here:-

http://paris.thover.com/article/341...umours-on-the-race-route-and-the-stages-.html

I don't like the look of this years route, same old stuff, it's not very adventurous. Once again the Giro looks like the race to watch.