General News Thread

[Squire]

6.5km at a steady 12%! That's brutal for February.

 

[awavey]

"snake pass" and "jawbone" aren't Franglais'd...

No, theyre Yorkshire, but they wont get called Cote de passe de serpent for instance it will be Cote de snake pass.

Jawbone was actually Cote d' Oughtibridge last time i think, because the road is called Oughtibridge lane. Not Cote de Maxillaire de la baleine. Literally its called Jawbone because they claim there used to be the jawbone of a whale up there marking the summit.

 

[RedheadDane]

No, theyre Yorkshire, but they wont get called Cote de passe de serpent for instance it will be Cote de snake pass.

"Snake pass" and "jawbone" are funny names even without the "Cote de".

 

[Cycling111]

I was surprised that Vingegaard chose this race; in fact, I mentioned it in his thread. He was already a favorite, although there might have been some doubts about the time Remco could put on him in the time trial. By swapping Jebel Jais for this monster mountain, he becomes the undisputed favorite.

Teams usually receive the route a couple of weeks before it's officially announced.

 

[Red Rick]

Apparently Jebel Jais is unavailable due to a landslide or something.

It makes for a better stage but a worse overall route, but good to see the forum learning the teachings of the PWU