General News Thread

[Izzyeviel]

You're aware that the Tour is in July? And that most of the distance in these stages is not in England?

This is england. Its either cold and wet or just cold. Our summer lasts for one week. Which is a good job because its either too hot or too hot and wet.

Anyway, stage one of the 2014 tour - who remembers froome finishing 6th in the bunch sprint?

 

[tobydawq]

From someone who used to live in Carlisle (mad that it is finishing there), to now living in Cardiff. You might as well call it the tour de me.

I understand the sentiment. It was quite surreal to have the Giro start and finish in Horsens where I have lived throughout my childhood...

 

[tobydawq]

This is england. Its either cold and wet or just cold. Our summer lasts for one week. Which is a good job because its either too hot or too hot and wet.

This sounds a bit like when Danes complain about how it's always raining in Denmark when in fact it doesn't rain that often...

 

[search]

here in Germany we fortunately have sunshine every day

 

[Jan the Man]

Although it's a nice few stages, the Welsh stage is a bit disappointing that they don't do either The Tumble, which is the most famous climb in Wales, with a great history in British Cycling. They also avoid Llangynidr Mountain as well, so the biggest and most well known climbs in Wales are being avoided.

Bwlch y Groes is harder than the Tumble, though i accept out of the way and not realistic.

 

[rallybanana]

If you're starting from the Central Belt and heading into England down the west side of the Pennines then Carlisle is far and away the most obvious place to finish.

Gretna Green would also be an option

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

Keswick and Welshpool as stage starts are way more random, tbh. If you're starting from the Central Belt and heading into England down the west side of the Pennines then Carlisle is far and away the most obvious place to finish.

yeah you are right, but the only thing that ever happens in carlisle is a tob start every 10 years and finding the odd roman remains.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Gretna Green would also be an option

Not if you are, as was said, heading into England.

 

[tobydawq]

Too bad they don't start stage 3 from there.

 

[Brullnux]

yeah you are right, but the only thing that ever happens in carlisle is a tob start every 10 years and finding the odd roman remains.

From what I gather half the Royal Navy was born in Carlisle

 

[Netserk]

Stage 3 is interesting if ridden hard. Given length of stage and general difficulty of terrain in last 150km (very little flat) then Caerphilly difficult enough to cause gaps especially if the main protagonist goes. Finish may be somewhere else in Cardiff than ToB finish judging by fact looks like 13km from
Top to finish which is slightly longer than ToB i think

~same finish-line, different direction in cardiff

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJNz__zpNOo

Tour de France 2027, stage 3: Welshpool > Cardiff

223.0 km, +2935 m. Bike ride in Welshpool, Wales

ridewithgps.com

Although it's a nice few stages, the Welsh stage is a bit disappointing that they don't do either The Tumble, which is the most famous climb in Wales, with a great history in British Cycling. They also avoid Llangynidr Mountain as well, so the biggest and most well known climbs in Wales are being avoided.

Tour de France 2027, stage 3: Welshpool > Cardiff (alternative)

206.0 km, +2869 m. Bike ride in Welshpool, Wales

ridewithgps.com

yeah, easy to incorporate those two climbs

 

[awavey]

They did also announce the start/finishes for TdFF2027 Grande Bretagne stages as well 🙃

Stage 1 starts in Leeds, capital of Yorkshire according to them (i can feel people in York already foaming at the mouth about that one). and finishes in Manchester.

Stage 2 will start in Manchester, pop across snake pass and finish in Sheffield

And Stage 3 will be London...Emma Pooleys city apparently, look i know she was born in Wandsworth,but we're stretching the links here, and no doubt its just another godawful RideLondon style crit stage anyway

Promo video

View: https://youtu.be/AqlCCSuhHCc

 

[Samamba]

Not a single mountain in Tirreno this year

https://twitter.com/x/status/2012119924035186991

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/2012119924035186991

https://twitter.com/x/status/2012120018058887666

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/2012120018058887666

 

[Berniece]

Route for Tirreno has been announced. I’m on mobile so can’t properly share the information.

The Route and the stages of Tirreno Adriatico 2026

All the details about the route of the Tirreno Adriatico 2026. Discover the stages, the dates, the start and finish cities of the new edition.

www.tirrenoadriatico.it

 

[ashhutch1997]

Not a single mountain in Tirreno this year

https://twitter.com/x/status/2012119924035186991

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/2012119924035186991

https://twitter.com/x/status/2012120018058887666

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/2012120018058887666

There's sterrato and walls, I'm happy. Tirreno doesn't need mountains, 2019 was a fabulous edition and there weren't mountains.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

There's sterrato and walls, I'm happy. Tirreno doesn't need mountains, 2019 was a fabulous edition and there weren't mountains.

This looks like the 2019 version done wrong, though.

 

[Samamba]

There's sterrato and walls, I'm happy. Tirreno doesn't need mountains, 2019 was a fabulous edition and there weren't mountains.

If the hilly stages are hard enough yeah, this doesn't look like 2019 at all

 

[Red Rick]

Cant say much negative about that route so I guess Ill be quiet

 

[ashhutch1997]

If the hilly stages are hard enough yeah, this doesn't look like 2019 at all

I was only really referring to the lack of MTF's.

 

[tobydawq]

Cant say much negative about that route so I guess Ill be quiet

You can see why one has to pay great attention to not get the vibe that Red Rick is always negative about routes.

 

[Cycling111]

GC Ganna at Tirreno?

 

[rallybanana]

Not if you are, as was said, heading into England.

Gretna Green is only about 10 miles from Carlisle so it doesn't make much practical difference. I think it's a little unfair that England now has about 10 TdF stage finishes whereas Scotland has 0. Although in fairness, Carlisle was part of Scotland about 1,000 years ago.

 

[Red Rick]

You can see why one has to pay great attention to not get the vibe that Red Rick is always negative about routes.

Bwah god now my silence about the 2027 Grand Depart may be misinterpreted as a seal of approval of the PTU

 

[tobydawq]

Bwah god now my silence about the 2027 Grand Depart may be misinterpreted as a seal of approval of the PTU

What is a PTU?