Paris Nice route leaked

[Bavarianrider]

Tony has thrown his hat in the ring.

He's going for the overall win!

 

[Banana_Joe]

Do you have an interview with his statement?

 

[Bavarianrider]

Do you have an interview with his statement?

German Article

http://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/sp...orn-martin-heiss-auf-paris-nizza_15000717.htm

 

[Banana_Joe]

Thank you.

Interesting interview, normally he's more shy with his goals. But this time it really sounds like a goal to win this race.

I am wondering if Etixx will preprare the team for PN with enough domestiques for him?

 

[grizzlee]

Thank you.

Interesting interview, normally he's more shy with his goals. But this time it really sounds like a goal to win this race.

I am wondering if Etixx will preprare the team for PN with enough domestiques for him?

I could be wrong here but honestly I don't think he has a chance in hell of even making the podium never mind winning it outright.

 

[jens_attacks]

Tony has thrown his hat in the ring.

He's going for the overall win!

oh boy it's that time of the year!

funny times!

 

[Bavarianrider]

I could be wrong here but honestly I don't think he has a chance in hell of even making the podium never mind winning it outright.

Depends on his mountain shape, obiously.

If he shows up with his climbing legs of 12-13 he'll have no chance of course.
However, if he shows up with the climbing legs of last year's Tour de Suisse and Tour de France, he'll have a shot for sure.

 

[Banana_Joe]

Depends on his mountain shape, obiously.

If he shows up with his climbing legs of 12-13 he'll have no chance of course.
However, if he shows up with the climbing legs of last year's Tour de Suisse and Tour de France, he'll have a shot for sure.

100% agree!

If he is in shape like at the TDS 2014, he will have a chance. With a real team, he would have won TDS 2014.

 

[Murungaru]

Sorry, i'm french, MTT and MTF are for... ?

 

[Bavarianrider]

Sorry, i'm french, MTT and MTF are for... ?

MTT= Mountain Time trial (contre la montre en montagne)
MT= Mountain Finish ( l'arriv?e de montagne)

 

[Murungaru]

Ok, thank you !
I thought good for MTT but I was far for MTF.

To come back to P-N : team sky will be strong with Porte, Wiggins, Thomas (on the top of GC last year before giving up at the last stage).

 

[myrideissteelerthanyours]

Sorry, i'm french, MTT and MTF are for... ?

Mountain Time Trial
and
Mountaintop Finish. It should be abbreviated MF since mountaintop is a compound word but it isn't.

Also on this forum the rider's names are often abbreviated to their initials. For example people refer to TGBM they mean The Great Bauke Mollema.

 

[May0maniac]

100% agree!

If he is in shape like at the TDS 2014, he will have a chance. With a real team, he would have won TDS 2014.

At the beginning of the year he already said that Paris Nice was one of his main goals for the season.

 

[Dr. Juice]

If there was a "big gun" riding Paris Nice he would be blown away no matter how good his shape is. But against Top 10 GT riders he has a good chance.

If he concentrated on GT's a Top 10 would be possible if there is a decent amount of TT km.

 

[OlavEH]

Is there particular reason why they don't use Mont Faron any more? Hasn't been used in PN since 2005. Too bad IMO. Really liked that climb.

 

[Dr. Juice]

Is there particular reason why they don't use Mont Faron? Hasn't been used in PN since 2005. Too bad IMO. Really liked that climb.

It could the " Planche des belles filles" of Paris Nice. Very similar those climbs. I don't like Col d' Eze it's too soft and a MTT should never be on the last day but before the big key stages.

 

[jens_attacks]

they let it to tour med as an icon for that race
rumours are that it will come back in paris nice next year and maybe in le tour for 2017

 

[Bavarianrider]

It could the " Planche des belles filles" of Paris Nice. Very similar those climbs. I don't like Col d' Eze it's too soft and a MTT should never be on the last day but before the big key stages.

Fair enough, i agree with that. I like the the Eze time trial but it shouldn't be the last stage indeed.

 

[theyoungest]

Depends on his mountain shape, obiously.

If he shows up with his climbing legs of 12-13 he'll have no chance of course.
However, if he shows up with the climbing legs of last year's Tour de Suisse and Tour de France, he'll have a shot for sure.

Where will he take time on guys like Porte or Talansky?

 

[Netserk]

Where will he take time on guys like Porte or Talansky?

Day 1?

 

[OlavEH]

It could the " Planche des belles filles" of Paris Nice. Very similar those climbs. I don't like Col d' Eze it's too soft and a MTT should never be on the last day but before the big key stages.

I like shorter and steeper climbs in PN and TA. Better with Mende or Mont Faron than Montagne de Lure. Same with TA. I think a climb like Terminillo is too long. Better with shorter climbs of 2-3-4 km and a gradient of at least 9-10 %.

In PN a good stage design IMO would be either Mende or Mont Faron or a similar stage with a steep hilly finish. The last day could be a hilly stage in the mountains surrounding Nice and with a descent finish. But the last climb has to be close to the stage finish and the descent have to be a bit tricky.

 

[theyoungest]

Day 1?

A technical, hilly prologue... yeah, maybe, but not much. The Tour de Suisse is not really an indication of his climbing prowess, unless Tom Dumoulin is suddenly a climber.

 

[Bavarianrider]

A technical, hilly prologue... yeah, maybe, but not much. The Tour de Suisse is not really an indication of his climbing prowess, unless Tom Dumoulin is suddenly a climber.

How do you know it is technically and hilly?

 

[Netserk]

How do you know it is technically and hilly?

The pace will be set right from the start in Maurepas in Yvelines, with a prologue of nearly 7 kilometres over hilly terrain.

http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2015/us/pre-race/news/ahc/in-the-true-tradition.html

It's an out and back city prologue, so I don't think it's a stretch to think it might be technical as well.

 

[Dr. Juice]

I like shorter and steeper climbs in PN and TA. Better with Mende or Mont Faron than Montagne de Lure. Same with TA. I think a climb like Terminillo is too long. Better with shorter climbs of 2-3-4 km and a gradient of at least 9-10 %.

In PN a good stage design IMO would be either Mende or Mont Faron or a similar stage with a steep hilly finish. The last day could be a hilly stage in the mountains surrounding Nice and with a descent finish. But the last climb has to be close to the stage finish and the descent have to be a bit tricky.

I can't agree with that. There have to be real mountains...otherwise it goes against the nature of especially Paris-Nice. A prestigeous 1 week race like T-A or P-N should be won be a either by a GT specialist (either pure climber or TT specialist with good climbing abilities) or a type of rider that climbs strong enough to win 1 week races.

For what you desire....for that we have Pais Vasco or Cataluna. That's their nature. Every race has its own history.