Planches-Champex-Planches other side-Lein-Verbier
Now I am curious what the next stage will be.
Now I am curious what the next stage will be.
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There's a whole further stage of mountain carnage, and really, Switzerland has just too many mountains to include all the ones you want even on an Eshnar-style all mountain route, sadly.Ferminal said:No Planches? Zomegnan not approve.
Maybe when I have a go at Romandie. As it is, however, stages 2, 4, 8 and 9 are full on mountain stages and stage 3 is a medium mountain stage... had to have a couple of less monstrous stages somewhere, I'm afraid.Alpechraxler said:No Mont Vully on the way to Neuchatel
I was going to say, this is purely MTB only for the moment I assume, because right now there's some roads which aren't even good enough for goat tracks you're using!SetonHallPirate said:http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2742831
Redbull Superclassic of Austria...from Innsbruck to Kitzbuhel Horn.
Some issues in terms of the distance...ridewithgps has it at 199.7 km (9776 meters of climbing), whereas the KML file ridewithgps sent to Google Earth has it at 183 km (8268 meters of climbing). Regardless, this race would NOT be for the faint of heart.
Oh, one minor note...we're going to need some of Red Bull's money to pay for paving some of these roads.
Another showing, from Tracks4bikers: http://tracks4bikers.com/tracks/show/145718
FYI, it's actually 198.5 km. I took it down a dead-end on ridewithgps, which will eventually be discarded.
And here it is with one more source, Mapmyride: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/232917601 (196.08 km according to that source)
Libertine Seguros said:I was going to say, this is purely MTB only for the moment I assume, because right now there's some roads which aren't even good enough for goat tracks you're using!
SetonHallPirate said:http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2742831
Redbull Superclassic of Austria...from Innsbruck to Kitzbuhel Horn.
Some issues in terms of the distance...ridewithgps has it at 199.7 km (9776 meters of climbing), whereas the KML file ridewithgps sent to Google Earth has it at 183 km (8268 meters of climbing). Regardless, this race would NOT be for the faint of heart.
Oh, one minor note...we're going to need some of Red Bull's money to pay for paving some of these roads.
Another showing, from Tracks4bikers: http://tracks4bikers.com/tracks/show/145718
FYI, it's actually 198.5 km. I took it down a dead-end on ridewithgps, which will eventually be discarded.
And here it is with one more source, Mapmyride: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/232917601 (196.08 km according to that source)
Make it >300km.SetonHallPirate said:The Zomegnan Pyreneean Cycling Classic (I'm sure Libertine could figure out why I call it that): http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2813787
Starts in Spain with the Port de la Bonaigua, followed immediately (after a long downhill) by the Portillon, Peyresourde, Aspin, Tourmalet, and then a finish at Luz Ardiden. Alternatively, this stage could be very easily slid into either a Tour or a Vuelta.
BTW, is there another way to make Ventoux a Zomegnan-approved stage besides a double ascent?
SetonHallPirate said:BTW, is there another way to make Ventoux a Zomegnan-approved stage besides a double ascent?
Everyone's dream here. But has a very, very, very low chance to happen.Tonton said:Pave the Col du Jandri from Les-Deux-Alpes. Create a special polka dot point scale for it. It would be spectacular and dwarf the other great tours big climbs like the Angliru and Mortirollo.
Fixed. Also the stage featured here finishes at the Cirque de Gavarnie, not Luz Ardiden.SetonHallPirate said:The Zomegnan Pyreneean Cycling Classic (I'm sure Libertine could figure out why I call it that): http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2813787
Starts in Spain with the Port de la Bonaigua, followed immediately (after a long downhill) by the Portillon, Peyresourde, Azet, Ancizan, Tourmalet, and then a finish at Luz Ardiden. Alternatively, this stage could be very easily slid into either a Tour or a Vuelta.
In the end, in 2050, they'd have to face the Mont Blanc.Libertine Seguros said:Italy would see that as a challenge and set about taking the Giro to Nivolet or something. Then the Vuelta would see that as an affront and do Pico Veleta. Then the Tour would pave something bigger.