Dat queen stage. 70% of the peloton misses the time cut. Amazing stage design, could be stale though, you never know.
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roundabout said:Portillon on the stage to Luchon? Or Aspet-Mente-valley?
togo95 said:Stage 18: Pau - Hautacam; 161 km
Last mountain stage should open possibilities for those who want to change something about the result of the race. I think this one does it much more than the original one, although I like Tourmalet.
Climbs:
Col de Marie Blanque (56) - 9.2 km; 7.7%
Col d'Aubisque (93) - 16.6 km; 7.2%
Col de Spandelles (127) - 10.2 km; 8.4%
Hautacam (161) - 15.8 km; 7.6%
Libertine Seguros said:Nothing like the chaos I will provoke on you for removing the queen of the Dolomites, the majestic peak of Marmolada, the mighty ruler of Alpine summit passes.
Fedaia! FEDAIA!
SetonHallPirate said:Stage 18 of the Tour got me wondering, how about Tourmalet-Aubisque (Soulor)-Spandelles-Hautacam? Just a thought.
That's what I was thinking, as a recommendation. Frankly, Tourmalet-Hautacam as currently planned is friggin' lame.fauniera said:That would have been very good (with Borderes between Tourmalet and Soulor), and was long rumoured to be stage 18. But no, can't be.
SetonHallPirate said:That's what I was thinking, as a recommendation. Frankly, Tourmalet-Hautacam as currently planned is friggin' lame.
Netserk said:
Of course it's hard. I have to balance out 132.5 (mostly flat) km of ITT.jsem94 said:I absolutely LOVE this route so far. A bit too difficult, but the mountain stages are actually REAL.