Tour 2012: Route Rumours / Our wishes

[roundabout]

Actually I would prefer it to be like the Tour de Suisse when the route for next year has been announced around the final day of the ongoing edition. But one can't have it all and there does need to be a boring presentation...

 

[Parrulo]

i much prefer the giro style. this is the 21st century, interaction with the fans is the way to go.

also every year the the tour route is pretty much "leaked" before the official presentation so all that suspense the ASO creates doesn't really works. at least RCS can say they were the ones revealing their route first hand and know that the fans are "happy" with the route as they were allowed to have some input

 

[McLovin]

Actually I would prefer it to be like the Tour de Suisse when the route for next year has been announced around the final day of the ongoing edition. But one can't have it all and there does need to be a boring presentation...

something needs to soften in October, right? July is already pretty sweet. or Tour of Beijing is enough for you?

 

[roundabout]

Oh, I'll happily trade Beijing and Eneco for the coverage of the last hour of the Giro dell' Emillia

But I see your point regarding the anticipation/speculation aspect.

 

[Poursuivant]

What date is the route announced?

 

[roundabout]

18th of October

 

[Lupetto]

18th of October

We should make a poll about how many more times this question will be asked.

 

[greenedge]

I want a good mountain ITT, 15km or so prologue, at least two other ITT's and no short TTT if there is one??? Maybe get some climbs back from the 07 route??? and get them in the first week???

However i did like the start this year in the Vendee/ Brittany region. Especially stage 1/4

 

[gregrowlerson]

I want a good mountain ITT, 15km or so prologue, at least two other ITT's and no short TTT if there is one??? Maybe get some climbs back from the 07 route??? and get them in the first week???

However i did like the start this year in the Vendee/ Brittany region. Especially stage 1/4

I like your suggestions, though I'd be very surprised if they had 4 ITT's!

The Perysourde descent finish would be good to see again.

 

[McLovin]

official route:
Liège > Liège 6.1 km
Liège > Seraing 198 km
Visé > Tournai 207 km
Orchies > Boulogne-sur-Mer 197 km
Abbeville > Rouen 214 km
Rouen > Saint-Quentin 197 km
Épernay > Metz 210 km
Tomblaine > La Planche des Belles Filles 199 km
Belfort > Porrentruy 154 km
Arc-et-Senans > Besançon 38 km
Mâcon > Bellegarde-sur-Valserine 194 km
Albertville > La Toussuire - Les Sybelles 140 km
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Annonay Davézieux 220 km
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > Le Cap d’Agde 215 km
1Limoux > Foix 192 km
Samatan > Pau 160 km
Pau > Bagnères-de-Luchon 197 km
Bagnères-de-Luchon > Peyragudes 144 km
Blagnac > Brive-la-Gaillarde 215 km
Bonneval > Chartres 52 km
Rambouillet > Paris Champs-Élysées 130 km

Looks like they killed this Tour just to make 2013 a big one. Interesting policy.

 

[El Pistolero]

official route:
Liège > Liège 6.1 km
Liège > Seraing 198 km
Visé > Tournai 207 km
Orchies > Boulogne-sur-Mer 197 km
Abbeville > Rouen 214 km
Rouen > Saint-Quentin 197 km
Épernay > Metz 210 km
Tomblaine > La Planche des Belles Filles 199 km
Belfort > Porrentruy 154 km
Arc-et-Senans > Besançon 38 km
Mâcon > Bellegarde-sur-Valserine 194 km
Albertville > La Toussuire - Les Sybelles 140 km
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Annonay Davézieux 220 km
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > Le Cap d’Agde 215 km
1Limoux > Foix 192 km
Samatan > Pau 160 km
Pau > Bagnères-de-Luchon 197 km
Bagnères-de-Luchon > Peyragudes 144 km
Blagnac > Brive-la-Gaillarde 215 km
Bonneval > Chartres 52 km
Rambouillet > Paris Champs-Élysées 130 km

Looks like they killed this Tour just to make 2013 a big one. Interesting policy.

Andy will be second again

Who will win depends on AC verdict.

 

[Bavarianrider]

official route:
Liège > Liège 6.1 km
Liège > Seraing 198 km
Visé > Tournai 207 km
Orchies > Boulogne-sur-Mer 197 km
Abbeville > Rouen 214 km
Rouen > Saint-Quentin 197 km
Épernay > Metz 210 km
Tomblaine > La Planche des Belles Filles 199 km
Belfort > Porrentruy 154 km
Arc-et-Senans > Besançon 38 km
Mâcon > Bellegarde-sur-Valserine 194 km
Albertville > La Toussuire - Les Sybelles 140 km
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Annonay Davézieux 220 km
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > Le Cap d’Agde 215 km
1Limoux > Foix 192 km
Samatan > Pau 160 km
Pau > Bagnères-de-Luchon 197 km
Bagnères-de-Luchon > Peyragudes 144 km
Blagnac > Brive-la-Gaillarde 215 km
Bonneval > Chartres 52 km
Rambouillet > Paris Champs-Élysées 130 km



Source????
If the first TT was 10km longe rthe route would be ok.

 

[McLovin]

Source????
If the first TT was 10km longe rthe route would be ok.

http://www.letour.fr/2012/TDF/COURSE/fr/le_parcours.html

Looks like your Toni could make a Podium. All MTF's are 1'st category as I know.

 

[Bavarianrider]

http://www.letour.fr/2012/TDF/COURSE/fr/le_parcours.html

Looks like your Toni could make a Podium. All MTF's are 1'st category as I know.

Link doesn't work?
They are showing this one week before the official presentation?

 

[McLovin]

They are showing this one week before the official presentation?

IT mistake for sure. I checked this adress since a few days ago. II was sure that they will commit.

 

[Bavarianrider]

IT mistake for sure. I checked this adress since a few days ago. II was sure that they will commit.

Uhhh, they certainly didn't want this. Hopefully nobody will get fired for this

But a very unusual route as it seems. They avoided high mountains more then ever If'd be A. Schleck i would go to the Giro
Clearly Evans is the huge favorite on this one.

 

[theyoungest]

I couldn't believe how boring it looked, at first sight. En ligne, en ligne, en ligne, en ligne... only 4 mountain stages! (and we know that what the ASO likes to call a mountain stage doesn't necessarily have to be one)

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Tony Martin Tour de France...

2 long ITT's a prologue and ONLY 4 MOUNTAIN STAGES

 

[roundabout]

looks **** just as expected

 

[El Pistolero]

Tony Martin Tour de France...

2 long ITT's a prologue and ONLY 4 MOUNTAIN STAGES

The world champion will win 14 stages... My god...

 

[Nielsa]

I'm sure (or, I hope to the higher powers) some of those étapes en ligne will be hilly ones, like Liège-Seraing which will be a Gilbert stage.

 

[Ferminal]

So Toussuire and Peyragudes are the only MTFs? Neither are really steep or challenging in distance.

Annonay will be a short steep uphill finish, can't see too many tough climbs coming earlier in that day though as they exit the Alps.

 

[airstream]

Uhhh, they certainly didn't want this. Hopefully nobody will get fired for this

But a very unusual route as it seems. They avoided high mountains more then ever If'd be A. Schleck i would go to the Giro
Clearly Evans is the huge favorite on this one.

Id bet on Wiggins.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

LA Plateau des filles blablabla is actually an MTF as well.

Not a long mountain, but 8% steep.

 

[El Pistolero]

I'm sure (or, I hope to the higher powers) some of those étapes en ligne will be hilly ones, like Liège-Seraing which will be a Gilbert stage.

Nope, hilly stages are called accidentée and not en ligne. That means the stages will be totally flat with a possible lame short uphill finish.