Martin is not happy with Alpe d'huez descend.

[Miburo]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/martin-criticises-alpe-dhuez-descent

“The road is old, narrow, the surface bad, no barriers, if a rider makes a mistake he will face a free fall of 30 meters. To send us there is irresponsible. And I cannot imagine that anything about the road will change before the Tour.”

30 meter free fall is pretty bad but i can't help it but be excited for some crazy descending

That picture looks awesome.

 

[Netserk]

Yes ofc it should be included. It's not like there was any problem in the Dauphine.

Took the last option though, as it was by far the funniest

 

[The Hitch]

30 meter free fall is pretty bad but i can't help it but be excited for some crazy descending

Mate its 60k from the end

 

[Miburo]

Mate its 60k from the end

Mate it's 40 km. Only 5 real flat km, at that point many will be desperate for sure.

 

[Eshnar]

I just want to witness with my own eyes the UCI forbidding it the day before putting up some lame excuse.

 

[Pricey_sky]

I would love to get my bike and go down there! Nothing wrong with that descent. I'm actually looking forward to this stage in July.

 

[hfer07]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/martin-criticises-alpe-dhuez-descent



30 meter free fall is pretty bad but i can't help it but be excited for some crazy descending

That picture looks awesome.

Don't matter to me since Nibali won't be there to school Martin on how to decent with balls

 

[Gloin22]

IT should be ridden, only if it's safe enough.

If rider falls, and some way in worst case scenario dies or gets badly injured, well then......

However if there's no massive hazards involved, then I cant see many problems.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Looks like a road to me....

 

[hfer07]

The main question is:

Are the new generation of Pro Cyclists afraid to descents? I mean-Schlecks-Wiggo-Sky & those in between-now Martin..... WTF is going on?

 

[King Of The Wolds]

There's a tandem in the photo about to descend it, so it can't be too bad for one person. Doesn't look great, though.

 

[Gugashwill]

Pretty bare mountain. Riders can see what's in front of them for hundreds of meters in advance. Good for the escapees, but might be tricky for the larger group due to the narrowness.
Nothing overly technical on the long stretches joined with hairpins.
The surface makes it mechanically risky, and only the lack of concentration can make it physically harmful.

 

[Eshnar]

The main question is:

Are the new generation of Pro Cyclists afraid to descents? I mean-Schlecks-Wiggo-Sky & those in between-now Martin..... WTF is going on?

they're afraid of a lot of things... not only descents sadly.

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

http://vimeo.com/50323127

Now whe know why Wiggins is not competing.

Whats wrong with this descent? Just look at the road and break in time.

 

[pastronef]

Pretty bare mountain. Riders can see what's in front of them for hundreds of meters in advance. Good for the escapees, but might be tricky for the larger group due to the narrowness.
Nothing overly technical on the long stretches joined with hairpins.
The surface makes it mechanically risky, and only the lack of concentration can make it physically harmful.

hopefully they race fast up the 1st Alpe, so no isk of big groups on the downhill

 

[DominicDecoco]

It's not 'free falls-descents' (which this isn't at all btw) that kill or injure riders.. It's quite the contrary, actually.

 

[Gugashwill]

hopefully they race fast up the 1st Alpe, so no isk of big groups on the downhill

Hopefully.
At least the group should be peeled down to stretchable line.

 

[pastronef]

maybe the local roads-maintainance people are late with the resurfacing because of the bad weather they had during all spring. now it should be better so they can do it in time for the tour (there's still 1 month to the stage 18)

 

[trevim]

It's not like ASO had any other options to make a multi-mountain stage. There's a lack of climbs in the Alps. Anyway why is Martin so worried? He'll be long dropped by then, he can take it easy on the descent.

 

[Afrank]

Honestly Martin is sounding like he's just whining. He should just make a mental note to take it easy on the descent instead of complaining about it, it's not like he's a GC contender anyways. As long as the riders don't go crazy and are aware of their surroundings on the descent they should be fine.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

He's not a GC rider, and no one in his team will be, likely, so it's hard to accuse him of ulterior motives.

 

[Alpechraxler]

Tony should go back to the police then seems to be much safer.

 

[Siriuscat]

Rule 5 applies...

http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/

 

[willbick]

Honestly Martin is sounding like he's just whining. He should just make a mental note to take it easy on the descent instead of complaining about it, it's not like he's a GC contender anyways. As long as the riders don't go crazy and are aware of their surroundings on the descent they should be fine.

Maybe he's concerned about his fellow riders, some of whom may be riding the descent harder than him.

 

[Afrank]

Maybe he's concerned about his fellow riders, some of whom may be riding the descent harder than him.

Then he should just send out a tweet or message or whatever to the other riders saying "make sure to be careful on the descent" instead of calling it "irresponsible" of the organizers to make them descend it. Which makes him sound like he's whining and just didn't like descending it.