Tour 2014 Route Rumours

[rghysens]

"Painful Finale" looks like the same one Viviani took the cake on...

Depends on how they really approach Oyonnax. From the north: flat, from the west: hilly-medium mountains. With some minor tweaks, this can be a good stage, but i guess we won't get them.

 

[Eshnar]

 

[Flamin]

Wow, this is looking very good.

 

[Eshnar]

Mons en Pevele looks shorter.
edit: it is. They're not doing it all.

 

[Ferminal]

Depends on how they really approach Oyonnax. From the north: flat, from the west: hilly-medium mountains. With some minor tweaks, this can be a good stage, but i guess we won't get them.

My bad, it is from the North I think, thought that was the same as Dauphine (isn't).

 

[Ferminal]

8 profiles, well done guys. Missing the two potentially interesting finish ones and the known good hilly stage to Sheffield. Oh and the one to Mulhouse no one cares about.

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[Ferminal]

6 Mountain stages
2 Good hilly stages
2-3 Uninteresting hilly stages
1 Cobbles stage
1 ITT
8-9 Sprints (maybe one uphill)

 

[Dazed and Confused]

yea, this will add significant spice in the first week.

 

[Lanark]

It's a shame they have only one ITT, and all the way at the end. That's rarely interesting.

Still, a lot of good stages. Sheffield, Arenberg, Gerardmer, PDBF, Pla D'Adet. That's at least 5 really well designed stages. That's rare for the ASO.

 

[fraserhughes]

6 Mountain stages
2 Good hilly stages
2-3 Uninteresting hilly stages
1 Cobbles stage
1 ITT
8-9 Sprints (maybe one uphill)

I think this is looking pretty good...

 

[webvan]

Shameful to have only one ITT, especially at the end, WTF is Prudhomme thinking ?!

 

[Ferminal]

yea, this will add significant spice in the first week.

They avoid the hardest sectors, but probably doesn't matter, the fight for position and nerves will cause chaos.

 

[fraserhughes]

It's a shame they have only one ITT, and all the way at the end. That's rarely interesting.

I presume the theory is to force the climbs to attack early and take risks during the mountain stages as they won't know how many minutes they'll need on the Dawg for the ITT.

Obviously of Froome is in yellow at that point it'll be pointless.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I would rather have the ITT on the second stage instead of the second last stage.

 

[barmaher]

9 cobbled sections is good in anyone's language.

The first Yorkshire stage is also well designed. It will end in a sprint most likely, but it is a good stage with some difficulty.

I kind of like the stage into Bagneres de Luchon. Can anybody draw me the stage to Oyonnax? It might be hard. And how about the stage into Saint Etienne? What will that be like?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

They avoid the hardest sectors, but probably doesn't matter, the fight for position and nerves will cause chaos.

Looks to be enough to "hurt" a couple of GC riders or so I hope.

 

[pastronef]

I would rather have the ITT on the second stage instead of the second last stage.

at the end of the Tour this TT will help the fresh riders, the ones with still some energy in the tank.

 

[Eshnar]

Looks to be enough to "hurt" a couple of GC riders or so I hope.

it's enough to hurt all of them, unless Cancellara neutralizes the stage.

 

[webvan]

If Horner finds a team and is in his Vuelta shape it could be interesting, hehe...

Anyone have a link for all the profiles?

 

[Eshnar]

If Horner finds a team and is in his Vuelta shape it could be interesting, hehe...

I look forward to see him tackling the cobbles out of the saddle.

 

[Cimber]

If Horner finds a team and is in his Vuelta shape it could be interesting, hehe...

Anyone have a link for all the profiles?

There is a reason he chose to "peak" for the Vuelta and not the Tour...

 

[The Hitch]

I presume the theory is to force the climbs to attack early and take risks during the mountain stages as they won't know how many minutes they'll need on the Dawg for the ITT.

Obviously of Froome is in yellow at that point it'll be pointless.

What you get then thought is morons like Andy Schleck grossly overestimating their own itt ability and wasting 3 mtfs

given some of the bs that came out of contador's mouth this year about how froome was going to fade like in the 12 vuelta, I wouldn't be surprised if he makes the same mistake.

not that it really matters, since froome is heads and shoulders above everyone else in climbing and recovery too

 

[The Blues]

This year suggests that Quintana has got the recovery and climbing part covered pretty well. He gained time on Froome on the final two mtfs, remember?

 

[pastronef]

this forum will go offline again if Froome crashes on the cobbles

 

[deValtos]

this forum will go offline again if Froome crashes on the cobbles

Is that before or after he surges away from Cancellara ?