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Or probably be canceled altogether. Studies will show that cobbles are more dangerous than asphalt.
Do we have any news on the Paris-Roubaix course? A few years ago there were articles and fb posts by Amis de Roubaix, that the new to be build sector Willems à Château d'Hem would be ready this year. On the map you can see the sector 2 of the race, which has ***. They want to put asphalt on it. And for that there would be a new one.
Still no sign of the mythical new sector. Has the plan been abandoned?
The route of the Österreich Rundfahrt (still refusing to use the English name as the official one) has been revealed
The official stage profiles:
Once again the Steyr stage features the Porscheberg near the final.
The Alpendorf upill finish. The biggest climb of the day is the Dietner Sattel
The Penultimate stage features the Glockner from North.
Imo a finish in Lienz after the Islsbergpass would have been better, but whatever. The final climb is the one where MAL won ahead of Pinot in the TotA 2 years ago.
The penultimate climb goes up to Igls, but the big climb of the day is the Kühtai Sattel
That one km is actually 12.9% on average. I've done this climb multiple times when I still lived in Innsbruck.
Overall clearly an improvement from last year, Konrad Senior made an acceptable route.
| 2. Juli | Prolog | St. Pölten (3 km) | |
| 3. Juli | 1. Etappe | Bad Tatzmannsdorf - Bad Tatzmannsdorf (174,9 km) | |
| 4. Juli | 2. Etappe | Maria Taferl - Steyr (179 km) | |
| 5. Juli | 3. Etappe | Schladming - St. Johann/Alpendorf (153,1 km) | |
| 6. Juli | 4. Etappe | St. Johann/Alpendorf - Kals (151,5 km) | |
| 7. Juli | 5. Etappe | Kufstein - Kühtai (143,8 km) |
The official stage profiles:
Once again the Steyr stage features the Porscheberg near the final.
The Alpendorf upill finish. The biggest climb of the day is the Dietner Sattel
The Penultimate stage features the Glockner from North.
Imo a finish in Lienz after the Islsbergpass would have been better, but whatever. The final climb is the one where MAL won ahead of Pinot in the TotA 2 years ago.
The penultimate climb goes up to Igls, but the big climb of the day is the Kühtai Sattel
That one km is actually 12.9% on average. I've done this climb multiple times when I still lived in Innsbruck.
Overall clearly an improvement from last year, Konrad Senior made an acceptable route.
Beautiful profile for the prologue, looking like a real Tappone.The route of the Österreich Rundfahrt (still refusing to use the English name as the official one) has been revealed
2. Juli Prolog St. Pölten (3 km) 3. Juli 1. Etappe Bad Tatzmannsdorf - Bad Tatzmannsdorf (174,9 km) 4. Juli 2. Etappe Maria Taferl - Steyr (179 km) 5. Juli 3. Etappe Schladming - St. Johann/Alpendorf (153,1 km) 6. Juli 4. Etappe St. Johann/Alpendorf - Kals (151,5 km) 7. Juli 5. Etappe Kufstein - Kühtai (143,8 km)
The official stage profiles:
Once again the Steyr stage features the Porscheberg near the final.
The Alpendorf upill finish. The biggest climb of the day is the Dietner Sattel
The Penultimate stage features the Glockner from North.
Imo a finish in Lienz after the Islsbergpass would have been better, but whatever. The final climb is the one where MAL won ahead of Pinot in the TotA 2 years ago.
The penultimate climb goes up to Igls, but the big climb of the day is the Kühtai Sattel
That one km is actually 12.9% on average. I've done this climb multiple times when I still lived in Innsbruck.
Overall clearly an improvement from last year, Konrad Senior made an acceptable route.
It's alright, but I would have prefered an easier mountain stage on the last day. Oh well, it's not like it matters that much in a race this small.The route of the Österreich Rundfahrt (still refusing to use the English name as the official one) has been revealed
2. Juli Prolog St. Pölten (3 km) 3. Juli 1. Etappe Bad Tatzmannsdorf - Bad Tatzmannsdorf (174,9 km) 4. Juli 2. Etappe Maria Taferl - Steyr (179 km) 5. Juli 3. Etappe Schladming - St. Johann/Alpendorf (153,1 km) 6. Juli 4. Etappe St. Johann/Alpendorf - Kals (151,5 km) 7. Juli 5. Etappe Kufstein - Kühtai (143,8 km)
The official stage profiles:
Once again the Steyr stage features the Porscheberg near the final.
The Alpendorf upill finish. The biggest climb of the day is the Dietner Sattel
The Penultimate stage features the Glockner from North.
Imo a finish in Lienz after the Islsbergpass would have been better, but whatever. The final climb is the one where MAL won ahead of Pinot in the TotA 2 years ago.
The penultimate climb goes up to Igls, but the big climb of the day is the Kühtai Sattel
That one km is actually 12.9% on average. I've done this climb multiple times when I still lived in Innsbruck.
Overall clearly an improvement from last year, Konrad Senior made an acceptable route.
Alexei Tsatevich has passed away for undisclosed reasons. He was just 34 years old.
Former pro for several seasons with Katusha and also with Gazprom, he was a winner of Le Samyn (with a different finish back then) and the Montjuic stage on 2016 Volta Catalunya, defeating none other than Primoz Roglic.
As many countrymates, he was a brilliant prospect for hilly and reduced bunch sprints that did not live up to expectations.
Rest in Peace.
Former pro for several seasons with Katusha and also with Gazprom, he was a winner of Le Samyn (with a different finish back then) and the Montjuic stage on 2016 Volta Catalunya, defeating none other than Primoz Roglic.
As many countrymates, he was a brilliant prospect for hilly and reduced bunch sprints that did not live up to expectations.
Rest in Peace.
Read he was in the Russian Army. May have died in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Tour de Romandie route is out.
Guess what? Red Rick not likey
2km meme prologue, usual short hilly ITT, and this time 2 weak MTFs
Leysin is climbed to about 3km from the top. The only hard climb that is 9km 9% is pointlessly placed at near the start of the stage. Finally, there's everyone's favorite thing. Romandie sprint stages. Yay.
To top it all off with my signature sunny disposition, the fight for the win is gonna be an absolute cracker with Ayuso racing and bringing by far the strongest team in the race.
Guess what? Red Rick not likey
2km meme prologue, usual short hilly ITT, and this time 2 weak MTFs
Leysin is climbed to about 3km from the top. The only hard climb that is 9km 9% is pointlessly placed at near the start of the stage. Finally, there's everyone's favorite thing. Romandie sprint stages. Yay.
To top it all off with my signature sunny disposition, the fight for the win is gonna be an absolute cracker with Ayuso racing and bringing by far the strongest team in the race.
Would you complain about a route you designed yourself?Meanwhile, Tour de Romandie route is out.
Guess what? Red Rick not likey
2km meme prologue, usual short hilly ITT, and this time 2 weak MTFs
Leysin is climbed to about 3km from the top. The only hard climb that is 9km 9% is pointlessly placed at near the start of the stage. Finally, there's everyone's favorite thing. Romandie sprint stages. Yay.
To top it all off with my signature sunny disposition, the fight for the win is gonna be an absolute cracker with Ayuso racing and bringing by far the strongest team in the race.
Obviously
"It was way too much work, and they didn't wanna pave these 3 not even goat tracks for me. And I keep getting calls from Adam Hansen, I demand a restraining order
Emergency Operation for Eddy Merckx, Cycling’s Greatest Ever Rider
Belgian Merckx is recovering at home after recent surgery. Multiple Tour de France champion Merckx is regarded as the sport's G.O.A.T
velo.outsideonline.com
Merckx had a bowel obstruction, most likely from his cannibalism.
British Cycling are gearing (sorry, not sorry) up for an announcement tomorrow 15th, at 5pm about the Tour(s) of Britain, though I can't help note the Women's Tour of Britain is absent on the UCI calendar again, if you can find it that is, which probably means it's still there but they've just lost the will to update the mess of a site they've got now.
Looks like Peter Øxenberg Hansen's Coll de Rates record won't be beaten any time soon. The mountain's on fire!
I'm pretty sure he didn't do it.
I'm pretty sure he didn't do it.
Tour of Britain Women stages announced as countdown to Grand Départ begins
The hosts of the 2024 Tour of Britain Women stages have today been announced, as preparations for the inaugural edition of the race progress ahead of the Grand Départ in Welshpool on Thursday 6 June.
www.britishcycling.org.uk
Tour of Britain Women stages announced as countdown to Grand Départ begins
The hosts of the 2024 Tour of Britain Women stages have today been announced, as preparations for the inaugural edition of the race progress ahead of the Grand Départ in Welshpool on Thursday 6 June.
Let's hope the Tours of Britain will survive for longer than this season.
Why are you smiling about the fact that there's a literal forest fire? That's weird!
Was it you?
4th photo in the tweet does not look like a real fire
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