The worst of race profiles

[Libertine Seguros]

From today’s Tre Vali Varesine, I can’t even with this.

They used to do something similar (just showing each circuit once and then how many times it would be ridden noted separately) with the Trofeo Alfredo Binda which is in the same area:

 

[Anderis]

Paris-Roubaix is now a mountainous race.

 

[Sandisfan]

Paris-Roubaix is now a mountainous race.

Cycling Cobbled Mountaineering!

 

[Danskebjerge]

Paris-Roubaix is now a mountainous race.

Not a race profile though. Just a segment. But I get your point.

 

[rallybanana]

Paris-Roubaix is now a mountainous race.

Col de Romme + Col de la Colombiere but with cobbles

 

[Finn84]

Thinking of G-W (when it was still Wednesday race) some 15 years ago when they still had cobbled downhill section, unfortunately led to some injuries.

 

[tobydawq]

Col de Romme + Col de la Colombiere but with cobbles

Pogacar will put 5 minutes into the field there.

 

[tobydawq]

Thinking of G-W (when it was still Wednesday race) some 15 years ago when they still had cobbled downhill section, unfortunately led to some injuries.

Yeah, I think it was prudent to remove that from the race to be quite honest.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Somebody has an unrealistic confidence in the degree of accuracy of their altimetry equipment.

It's those last 10 femtometres that really drain the energy.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Somebody has an unrealistic confidence in the degree of accuracy of their altimetry equipment.

It's those last 10 femtometres that really drain the energy.

I'm pretty sure these profiles are (mostly) Devil's Elbow's own creations.

 

[rallybanana]

I don't think there's an equivalent thread for maps so I'll post this here

This TV-production map of the closing stages of the 1970 Paris-Roubaix makes it look like the route zig-zags from one town to the next. In reality, all the towns are approximately on a straight line between Nomain and Roubaix.

The 8km between Nomain and Bachy also appears deceptively short compared to the total 6km distance from Bachy to Gruson.

 

[Escarabajo]

I am trying very hard to find a good Colombian Nationals profile, and I could only find this one. Note that they are climbing to 3000 m. Just saying.

 

[Squire]

The best thread on the forum is back!

Maybe the part of the route that takes them all the way up to the fininsh at 2923m is so steep that it's a vertical line?

 

[Sciatic]

I am trying very hard to find a good Colombian Nationals profile, and I could only find this one. Note that they are climbing to 3000 m. Just saying.

That final elevation is impressive—if you go to 10,000 feet here you’d need crampons since you’ll be on a glacier!

 

[tobydawq]

From the general news thread. This is hilarious

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Classic Tour of Iran-Azerbaijan one from 2014 here. This amazing MTF, even despite the gradients listed there, averages 2,6% when they've done better more recent profiles. Amazing use of 3D here.

 

[RedheadDane]

From the general news thread. This is hilarious

The one from La FlameRouge might be slightly more accurate...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I guess this is more a case of desperate to be different, so the distance is presented vertically, and steepness by colour (sourced by @Devil's Elbow in the TdF previews thread)

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Prologue for the Tour de l'Avenir Femmes. Standard flat Prologue.

Wait, what's that finish destination?



Same stage on the race's website:

Take your pick.

 

[ciranda]

second stage in the Trans-Himalaya Cycling Race

 

[Squire]

second stage in the Trans-Himalaya Cycling Race

I might be blind, but I struggle to see the problem with this one?

 

[ciranda]

right it's not about graphic presentation more about the disappointment of TRANS-HIMALAYA as city circuit race

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

OK, this is a map, not a profile, but it deserves to be preserved for its pointlessness. All the interesting detail is in the last part, so let's label it all for clarity:

Paris-Tours 2024

 

[RedheadDane]

Like I said in the Paris-Tours thread; the map is drunk!

 

[tobydawq]

Yeah, I think it was prudent to remove that from the race to be quite honest.

@Sandisfan

Why is it funny that they removed a cobbled descent that led to horrible injuries on several occasions?