On Saturday, July 6, 2019, the Tour will start with a road stage through Flanders and Wallonia. The next day there will be a team time trial in Brussels. The plans will be explained in more detail on 16 January. (Het Nieuwsblad)
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Tim Booth said:On Saturday, July 6, 2019, the Tour will start with a road stage through Flanders and Wallonia. The next day there will be a team time trial in Brussels. The plans will be explained in more detail on 16 January. (Het Nieuwsblad)
It's never too early for thatRobert5091 said:Is it too early to say I dislike the 2019 route? (Jeez, can we get past the 2018 race first!)
You're on board with a finish in Liege and Valverde early onValv.Piti said:I cant see anything bad about a cobbled/hilly stage + a TTT, at least something will happen and small gaps will open. Its surely better than sprinter stages, no? I mean, the ASO can't really win... Im on board with everything that isn't just flat, flat and Kittel early on.
That looks tastyyyyyyyyAlexandre B. said:The Grand Depart will be presented tomorrow. It will likely feature :
Bruxelles - Bruxelles, 192km with Muur van Geraardsbergen on the road (I do hope there's more on the menu)
Bruxelles - Bruxelles TTT, 50km
Source (nl) : https://sportnieuws.nl/wielrennen/etappe-1-tour-2019-gaat-muur-geraardsbergen/
Stage 1 will likely be a joke, though (Muur van Geraardsbergen reduced to a mere early KOM).Valv.Piti said:That looks tastyyyyyyyyAlexandre B. said:The Grand Depart will be presented tomorrow. It will likely feature :
Bruxelles - Bruxelles, 192km with Muur van Geraardsbergen on the road (I do hope there's more on the menu)
Bruxelles - Bruxelles TTT, 50km
Source (nl) : https://sportnieuws.nl/wielrennen/etappe-1-tour-2019-gaat-muur-geraardsbergen/