One day races with MOUNTAINS....?

[dgodave]

So, are there any one day races with mountains? Not hills or "climbs", but full-on mountains like the great grand tour climbing stages?
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If not, why not?
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[Escarabajo]

Subida al Naranco in Spain

 

[Jamsque]

Didn't we have this thread like three weeks ago?

[edit] OK, more like a month: http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=9715

 

[dgodave]

Didn't we have this thread like three weeks ago?

Beats me. I wasnt around.
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[jaylew]

I've often thought it would it would be cool if Worlds finished with a mountain top finish one year. It'll never happen, though.

 

[Escarabajo]

I've often thought it would it would be cool if Worlds finished with a mountain top finish one year. It'll never happen, though.

1995 Duitama

 

[dgodave]

Subida al Naranco in Spain

Interesting. Tried to find a profile. Pretty obscure stuff.
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[dgodave]

Didn't we have this thread like three weeks ago?

[edit] OK, more like a month: http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=9715

Wow. You are very correct.
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[roundabout]

1995 Duitama

I don't think Duitama was a mountain top finish.

Or do you mean that tough courses like the one in Duitama are the closest thing in terms of difficulty to a mountain finish?

 

[nvpacchi]

1995 Duitama

Didn't the race still end with a downhill?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Classique des Alpes, though it finished with a downhill as well

 

[Epicycle]

For a year or two about ten years ago there was an awesome one day race in Colorado with tons of climbing and a major downhill section on dirt. Moninger won it one year and I think Flandis raced it when he was on Mercury. It had a flat finish but was a brutal race.

It's too bad the Classique des Alpes isn't around anymore.

 

[tretow95]

1977 San Cristobal in venezuela was pretty mountainous

im sure subida urkiola is a mountain top finish

 

[Menndo]

Subida a Urkiola but was cancelled this year because of the budget.

 

[Escarabajo]

I don't think Duitama was a mountain top finish.

Or do you mean that tough courses like the one in Duitama are the closest thing in terms of difficulty to a mountain finish?

Yes. You are correct.

 

[Escarabajo]

Didn't the race still end with a downhill?

Yes, but it was a very hard race. The problem was that in 1995 was about the peak for EPO. So small Colombians in the Andes mountains lost all the advantage. I would have never thought that we would loose a world championship in our soil with that altitude.

 

[For The World]

Yes, but it was a very hard race. The problem was that in 1995 was about the peak for EPO. So small Colombians in the Andes mountains lost all the advantage. I would have never thought that we would loose a world championship in our soil with that altitude.

Isn't that the year that Olano won the world? Yes it was (i just checked). As well as he rode, I didn't think he was world champ material that year.

 

[khardung la]

Interesting. Tried to find a profile. Pretty obscure stuff.
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Naranco is a climb, although not that hard or high up. Still 6,8 km and about 6% average steep. Check some photos and the profile at

http://39x28.blogia.com/2009/082501-alto-del-naranco-altimetria-y-fotos-.php

 

[nvpacchi]

Yes, but it was a very hard race. The problem was that in 1995 was about the peak for EPO. So small Colombians in the Andes mountains lost all the advantage. I would have never thought that we would loose a world championship in our soil with that altitude.

No question about its difficulty. It was the only world's course that was ever ideally suited for Pantani during his career, and he couldn't even deliver a miracle.

Didn't Olano charge across the finish line with a flat tire too?

 

[Escarabajo]

No question about its difficulty. It was the only world's course that was ever ideally suited for Pantani during his career, and he couldn't even deliver a miracle.

Didn't Olano charge across the finish line with a flat tire too?

Yes.

This is how it happened:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOtqNQJQcuU&p=73A4F2771FE6DFC3&playnext=1&index=29

 

[ultimobici]

What would qualify a race as a mountains classic?

Minimum altitude?
Number of climbs?
Gradients?

2010 Lombardia has San Fedele d'Intelvi @ almost 800m followed by Balisio @ 723m, Ghisallo @ 754m, Sormano @ 1124m and finally San Ferm della Battaglia @ 397m. Would that count as a mountainous Classic?