Rate the 2014 Tour De France!

[Eshnar]

Undecided between 5 and 6. I'll work that out.

edit: I'll go for 6. Very good first half, horrible, horrible... most horrible second half.

 

[fraserhughes]

7 from me. Better than the last 2 years and better than the 2014 Giro

 

[jens_attacks]

7. giro is better...now waiting for vuelta

 

[Flamin]

I gave il Giro a 6 and imo this route is better, so between 7 and 7.5.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

7, but race action could surprise to the upside.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

A 7 because they dropped the ball on the Hautacam stage (at the last minute?) Would have been an 8 otherwise.

 

[SKSemtex]

This might be the best first week of Tour in a long long time.

For me it is definitely worth to buy the ticket to England for next July . I might see Sagan in yelow for some days.

 

[Leonardus]

I am tending towards an 8 but I have to agree with Eshnar, great first half but horrible second part so for the moment a 7 for me.

But in comparison to the 2013 or 2012 Tours this one definitely looks much better.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Very pleased to see the cobbles back

And as a Yorkshireman - thrilled !!

Would have loved to have seen the TT in Paris.

That would have made it a 10 and not 8

 

[Netserk]

The route reminds me of 2005 and 2010.

Positives:
Good hilly 2nd stage
Cobbles
Vosges
Long ITT on stage 20
It's not that back-loaded

Negatives:
1st stage
Only one ITT
Not a single proper mountain stage

...

On par with 2005.
Worse than 2006.
Worse than 2007.
Worse than 2008.
Better than 2009.
Slightly worse than 2010.
On par with 2011.
Better than 2012.
Slightly better than 2013.

So it gets a 5 from me.

 

[Ferminal]

Same as the Giro I guess, five sprints in the first week is a bit much despite the fact the first ten days are probably the most interesting. One of 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 should have been a TT.

 

[Netserk]

It would have been much better if stage 1 was a 15-20km ITT, better Alpes and longer and better Pyrenees.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

It would have been much better if stage 1 was a 15-20km ITT, better Alpes and longer and better Pyrenees.

But it is good to give the sprinters a chance of yellow

 

[Flamin]

Same as the Giro I guess, five sprints in the first week is a bit much despite the fact the first ten days are probably the most interesting. One of 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 should have been a TT.

Stage 7 has a 1 km hill @ 8% or something like that at 5km from the finish, so not just a regular sprint. At least, according to the Eurosport guy.

 

[Netserk]

Stage 7 has a 1 km hill @ 8% or something like that at 5km from the finish, so not just a regular sprint. At least, according to the Eurosport guy.

Perhaps the same finish as in 2005?

http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=2574

 

[Sleimas]

Is it possible that some of the stages which profiles were not unveiled yet might be hilly? Or should we assume that they're flat?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

how people can rate this a 6 or a 7 goes beyond me. best course I can remember

 

[Netserk]

how people can rate this a 6 or a 7 goes beyond me. best course I can remember

Says more about your memory than it says about other people....

 

[Ferminal]

Nah he's right, pretty sure I've given every GT a 6 or 7 for as long as I can remember (not very long), so this may as well be the best.

 

[barmaher]

Stage 1 is not so bad, people. Will be a bunch sprint, but much more interesting than this year.
Stage 2 is lovely
Stage 3 boring
Stage 4 boring
Stage 5 is lovely
Is there any difficulty on Stages 6 and 7?
Stage 8 and 10 are magnificent.
Stage 9....what is this going to be like? Any chance of interest?
Stage 11 might be okay
Stage 12 I don't know what this is like. Can anyone draw it?
Stage 13..I like the look of the penultimate climb, but the 15km of valley will ruin it.
Stage 14...similar story to the previous stage. Another lovely penultimate climb, but too much valley between the descent and the final ascent.
Stage 15 Will certainly be for sprinters
Stage 16 I like this as an intro to the final mountains. Could be a nice stage.
Stage 17 This is a nice stage, but way too short (unless St18 were to be an epic). I think the racing here will be very interesting
Stage 18 Horrific as a final mountain stage. Needed at least one more mountain and at least 50km more
Stage 19 I don't mind a sprint here. Means they can all go balls out on Hautacam at least
Stage 20 Good time trial, nice length. There should be at least 20km more ITT kilometers
Stage 21 Usual

I give the race 7 out of 10. If the questions above get unfavourable answers, then down to 6. If two of the stage 9,11 and 12 get nice routes, then I am a happy bunny.

 

[jsem94]

About a 7. Definitely better route than the Giro.

 

[Flamin]

Perhaps the same finish as in 2005?

http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=2574

2005 had a 3km @5% hill at 12km.

 

[barmaher]

Stage 7 has a 1 km hill @ 8% or something like that at 5km from the finish, so not just a regular sprint. At least, according to the Eurosport guy.

http://www.dailypeloton.com/article_images/tdf05/profil_06.gif

That was the last finish in Nancy.

 

[Flamin]

Is it possible that some of the stages which profiles were not unveiled yet might be hilly? Or should we assume that they're flat?

Mulhouse is hilly, although the last climb is at 40km from the finish...

 

[Flamin]

http://www.dailypeloton.com/article_images/tdf05/profil_06.gif

That was the last finish in Nancy.

Yeah, I just checked it myself. I hope the Eurosport guy is right, since that profile is a certain bunch sprint except if the weather conditions are as bad as in 2005.