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Assuming they aren't the last five ridersRed Rick said:MTT. NO SKY TRAIN IN A MOUNTAIN STAGE
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Assuming they aren't the last five ridersRed Rick said:MTT. NO SKY TRAIN IN A MOUNTAIN STAGE
Eric Cantona, is that youRed Rick said:skippo12 said:I am still waiting for a cobbled time trial. Do something new and include some harder sectors of Paris-Roubaix in a time trial.
When the sun rises in the west, sets in the east.
The seas go dry, and the mountains blow in the wind like leaves
Then will we have our cobbled TT.
This.deValtos said:Holy **** did they not learn from this year? Why are they repeating this years route?
That's my point...on Bastille Day...guillotine.Escarabajo said:This.deValtos said:Holy **** did they not learn from this year? Why are they repeating this years route?
If that route is true it would be horrible design!
So what is it with this guy, does he want to be the "gourmet route designer"
He thinks that he is an innovator.
Surely that means it'll be BlB - Madeleine - Galibier - Sarenne - l'Alpe? It'd be quite pointless to use Glandon/CdF, imo.railxmig said:I guess there'll be plnety of changes. Superbagneres won't stick, because such is life. Besides aluding to peeing, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle looks like a random Basque village, so i doubt it's set for a rest day. Didn't ASO had problems in 2004 with overcrowding on l'Alpe ITT? Personally i have nothing against Sarenne-l'Alpe, even if i think Sarenne is not really that hard. Yet another Mende is just a disgrace, but i think ASO has a problem with a local half-marathon (Velowire) and just general traffic problems, so maybe it won't stick. I've seen rumours on Velowire about a finish in Méribel, while the l'Alpe stage would start in Brides-les-Bains. First heard about Bourgoin-Jailleu.
Netserk said:Surely that means it'll be BlB - Madeleine - Galibier - Sarenne - l'Alpe? It'd be quite pointless to use Glandon/CdF, imo.railxmig said:I guess there'll be plnety of changes. Superbagneres won't stick, because such is life. Besides aluding to peeing, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle looks like a random Basque village, so i doubt it's set for a rest day. Didn't ASO had problems in 2004 with overcrowding on l'Alpe ITT? Personally i have nothing against Sarenne-l'Alpe, even if i think Sarenne is not really that hard. Yet another Mende is just a disgrace, but i think ASO has a problem with a local half-marathon (Velowire) and just general traffic problems, so maybe it won't stick. I've seen rumours on Velowire about a finish in Méribel, while the l'Alpe stage would start in Brides-les-Bains. First heard about Bourgoin-Jailleu.
Quite fine stage (in itself), especially on the back of a MTF. Even with room for additional climbs between Madeleine and Galibier.
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Yep, that's what i was thinking of, with the atrocious Oisans valley. I doubt any of the balcony roads are secure enough for a bike race. Maybe Dauphine will show some balls one day, but doubtful about Tour. Sarenne on it's own won't do that much, unless someone is Pantani. As for the Meribel rumour, for some reason ASO has an allergy to Mottaret. There's enough space available, so i don't know what's the reason. The Alps were pretty bad this year, for now the next year doesn't look like a big improvement.Netserk said:Ugh, I had completely forgotten that. https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/905869529959542788
I hope that isn't true.
Then I fear it'll be this (or worse, with CdF) with the 20km of valley before Sarenne:
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How much time do you think will sunweb against sky in an over 30 km long TTT?Valv.Piti said:Unless its a long time trial (around 50 kilometres) I wouldn't go the the Tour if I was Dumoulin. ASO really **** on him.
Gigs_98 said:How much time do you think will sunweb against sky in an over 30 km long TTT?Valv.Piti said:Unless its a long time trial (around 50 kilometres) I wouldn't go the the Tour if I was Dumoulin. ASO really **** on him.
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The Tour should be the best it can be. It's quite the oppositedacooley said:the tour must remain the tour, so no games in zomegnan and just a few gc-eventful stages in week one. i would be quite content with this supposed parcours providing penultimate stage is a long time trial.