I am a big fan of one day races and I would love to see a one day race in the mountains. I designed many stages which would probably be too difficult for a stage race, but which would work pretty well if the race would only take place on one day. So I just want to know what you guys think about this course:
Morzine-Tignes (242 km)
The race would start in Morzine. The first pass comes almost directly after the start and is called "col de joux verte". This pass is not that famous and as far as i know also has only been used once in the tour de france and that was in combination with a mtf in avoriaz, a town only a few kilometers away of the pass. So the pass has never really been used. The second climb is much more famous. It is the col de joux plane which has been used numerous times in the tour although in this route it is used from the easier north side. After a short flat section the col di romme-col de la colombiere combination starts. A combination of two steep passes which was used in the tour de france 2009 in a stage that finished in Le grand bornand. This course won't do so, it will pass le grand bornand but directly after the town the next climb to the "Col des Aravis" will start (probably the easiest climb of the day). After that the climbs won't stop. The route stays brutal with the Col des Saisies and the Cormet de Roselend, the highest pass of the route. This climb isn't only famous, it was also part of a tour de france stage 2007 which had the same finish like this course. So the race will finish with the Montee d Hauteville and the mtf in tinges. Both of these climbs aren't that difficult but I think that wouldn't make the race worse. Maybe that would even lead to attacks far out the finish.
So my general question is what you think about such races? Do you think something like that would be boring? Do you think it could be extremely exciting? Maybe you even say that this stage isn't too difficult for a stage race. Whatever you think about it just post it.
Morzine-Tignes (242 km)


The race would start in Morzine. The first pass comes almost directly after the start and is called "col de joux verte". This pass is not that famous and as far as i know also has only been used once in the tour de france and that was in combination with a mtf in avoriaz, a town only a few kilometers away of the pass. So the pass has never really been used. The second climb is much more famous. It is the col de joux plane which has been used numerous times in the tour although in this route it is used from the easier north side. After a short flat section the col di romme-col de la colombiere combination starts. A combination of two steep passes which was used in the tour de france 2009 in a stage that finished in Le grand bornand. This course won't do so, it will pass le grand bornand but directly after the town the next climb to the "Col des Aravis" will start (probably the easiest climb of the day). After that the climbs won't stop. The route stays brutal with the Col des Saisies and the Cormet de Roselend, the highest pass of the route. This climb isn't only famous, it was also part of a tour de france stage 2007 which had the same finish like this course. So the race will finish with the Montee d Hauteville and the mtf in tinges. Both of these climbs aren't that difficult but I think that wouldn't make the race worse. Maybe that would even lead to attacks far out the finish.
So my general question is what you think about such races? Do you think something like that would be boring? Do you think it could be extremely exciting? Maybe you even say that this stage isn't too difficult for a stage race. Whatever you think about it just post it.