Most Pathetic Mountain Stages.

[Netserk]

I nominate today's stage to Galibier.

Honourable mentions goes to Plateau de Beille '11 and the Giro '12 mountain stages...

 

[The Hitch]

Alpe di Pampeago last year is still much worse than this.

At least we still have a week for things to get better. And we had a good first week. in 2012 the whole giro sucked and everyone resigned themselves that at least wed get a good last 2 stages to make up for it.

Also that was a 200k stage with 4 catergorized mountains, not 150k stage with 1 mtf and 1 neutralized climb.

And there was no snow or nothing either. Just riders sucking.

 

[roundabout]

Yeah, the 2008 one was utter ****

Come to think of it, the 2008 Mortirolo stage was utter **** as well

 

[icefire]

Sorry, I haven't seen today track stands like Bonascre 2010

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I have seen much worse that this, especially considering the condition.

Didn't like the strike action on the first climb today however.

 

[Roderick]

How can you call this a pathetic stage? Attacks from Weening, Gesink, De Greef and the killer. How much more do you want?

Oh, and I would nominate all the Armstrong wins, where Beloki got second, in the TDF

 

[SafeBet]

This was far from a pathetic stage. People are getting carried away for the initial strike but overall it wasn't that bad.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Arcalis, almost always.

Sierra Nevada, 2011 Vuelta.

Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 2009 Tour.

 

[Roderick]

Actually almost every Mountain stage finish without Contador is boring

 

[icefire]

Actually almost every Mountain stage finish without Contador is boring

Giro 2010?

 

[jens_attacks]

well this goes right there at the top
the weather was absolutely crrap though so they have an excuse

 

[Roderick]

Giro 2010?

But at least he attacks, even if he is by far the best rider in the race with a lead of 4 minutes.

And you must admit that seeing Contador attacking en danseuse is one of the most arousing things in the world

 

[classicomano]

Mont Ventoux 2009 when Garate won before Martin.

 

[Red Rick]

Actually almost every Mountain stage finish without Contador is boring

Almost every single mountain stage with Contador is exciting, that's something different

 

[Red Rick]

The most important thing is that the riders capable of attacking are the ones that have to attack

 

[The Hitch]

I think it matters how good the stage looks on paper. I think 3k of action on a stage with 3 1st cat climbs and a 2nd cat, is worse than 500m of action where the mtf is the only climb.

That's why pampeago is the worst stage ever.

 

[Miburo]

Mont Ventoux 2009 when Garate won before Martin.

This.

Arcalis that year was also shi t.

Oh yeah can't forget morzine (tour 2010)

Edit: AX 3 domaines too (tour 2010)

 

[Netserk]

Today had 2 cat 1 and 1 cat 2.

 

[The Hitch]

Today had 2 cat 1 and 1 cat 2.

Well the fist cat 1 was neutralized and it was clear all week the stage would have complications.

 

[Netserk]

When the stage started we thought it would've been raced.

 

[burning]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-y38WZAtgc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wBagrfPdk4
A few years ago, people were riding like this, now its all about last 500m

 

[airstream]

Too many of them in order to be hung up on them seriously. The Tour 2004 Alpes, 2005 TdF to Briancon, Toussuire 2006, Tigne 2007, not to mention about the Vuelta. In reality dissappointing stages take place in every second GT.

The biggest problem of this Giro [and it doesn't have solution] is that absolutely anyone from top-10, but Betancur maybe, is happy about the current situation and would be glad if the race would've finished today. It neutralizes any action.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-y38WZAtgc

Are you sure you are not Jens_A the man? He has posted that one a thousand times

 

[Miburo]

Too many of them in order to be hung up on them seriously. The Tour 2004 Alpes, 2005 TdF to Briancon, Toussuire 2006, Tigne 2007, not to mention about the Vuelta. In reality dissappointing stages take place in every second GT.

The biggest problem of this Giro [and it doesn't have solution] is that absolutely anyone from top-10, but Betancur maybe, is happy about the current situation and would be glad if the race would've finished today. It neutralizes any action.

Tignes 2007 wasn't so bad. Well I guess it was for you since then someone big started

I agree with the 2nd thing you said btw. Evans is happy with 2nd it seems. Uran obviously with podium. And Santa already has a stage win.

 

[the asian]

Too many of them in order to be hung up on them seriously. The Tour 2004 Alpes, 2005 TdF to Briancon, Toussuire 2006, Tigne 2007, not to mention about the Vuelta. In reality dissappointing stages take place in every second GT.

The biggest problem of this Giro [and it doesn't have solution] is that absolutely anyone from top-10, but Betancur maybe, is happy about the current situation and would be glad if the race would've finished today. It neutralizes any action.

Agree with this. The riders are probably exhausted by racing in the crappy weather.