Nothing, but if they come from the North via Envalira it would be a bit too much.What's wrong with La Rabassa?
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Nothing, but if they come from the North via Envalira it would be a bit too much.What's wrong with La Rabassa?
Too much?Nothing, but if they come from the North via Envalira it would be a bit too much.
Ok, there's always Pailheres before EnvaliraToo much?
There's no such thing.
Ah, I thought you were mentioning Rabassa as a MTF, did not realize that it is a reponse to ice&fire's post. I thought you were talking about MTFs in Andorra better than Arcalis.I pointed at La Rabassa because it's the only one other than Coll d'Ordino that's usable as a pass that isn't mentioned in ice&fire's post, and if you're climbing to Arcalis after the tough side of Beixalis you couldn't climb Ordino. Arinsal would be like Els Cortals d'Encamp, have to be an MTF but would be a reasonable option.
Both would be better than Arcalis, mind. Els Cortals is the steepest of the main MTFs in Andorra, while Arinsal has been unused for many years so would have an element of unfamiliarity that Arcalis and Pal wouldn't, so riders wouldn't be able to draw on racing experience as to where the key places to make moves are. Also Arinsal is part of the Vallnord station so the same people would be paying whether they finish at Pal, Arcalis or Arinsal, in which case I'd think Arinsal would be a win-win, get the name of that station out there for publicity and provide a less well-trodden climb for the race.
"Andorra" gives me chills, and not in a good way. Arcalis is probably my least favorite HC MTF.
If that's a dream don't wake me up, but likely isn't because in that case my subcoscious would have put at least a 70 kms one and other than that also a cobbles stage and a couple of 250 kms long mountain stages in the Alps50km ITT on first Wednesday. Lol.
Is Col de La Moutiere leading into Bonette viable?Tignes was rumoured as a possible stay for the rest day so I'm not sure about LFR's prediction, especially considering I'm pretty sure they were kind of advertising the possibility already on their site (I was probably on some travel agency page though not gonna lie). I would assume they have like 3 transitions after Brittany, maybe mix in some hilly stage and then if they can have Alpe d'Huez early on. My biggest hope for 2021 is we get Granon and then a big stage in the Alps near to Barcelonette and Gap, but not just a typical finish at Pra Loup. Mix it up, have like Col de Champs, Col d'Allos and then the big boy Col de la Bonette before a finish in Isola or something.
This for example as a queen stage in that area.
Tignes was rumoured as a possible stay for the rest day so I'm not sure about LFR's prediction, especially considering I'm pretty sure they were kind of advertising the possibility already on their site (I was probably on some travel agency page though not gonna lie). I would assume they have like 3 transitions after Brittany, maybe mix in some hilly stage and then if they can have Alpe d'Huez early on. My biggest hope for 2021 is we get Granon and then a big stage in the Alps near to Barcelonette and Gap, but not just a typical finish at Pra Loup. Mix it up, have like Col de Champs, Col d'Allos and then the big boy Col de la Bonette before a finish in Isola or something.
This for example as a queen stage in that area.
Fyr3 profile has Bonette from Isola (South), like in 2008.Going over Bonette other way around would allow finish in Jausiers like in 2008?
I love that stage, did the lap of Champs, Allos and Cayolle last year. Its beautiful but very hard, the addition of bonette would probably have killed me :'DTignes was rumoured as a possible stay for the rest day so I'm not sure about LFR's prediction, especially considering I'm pretty sure they were kind of advertising the possibility already on their site (I was probably on some travel agency page though not gonna lie). I would assume they have like 3 transitions after Brittany, maybe mix in some hilly stage and then if they can have Alpe d'Huez early on. My biggest hope for 2021 is we get Granon and then a big stage in the Alps near to Barcelonette and Gap, but not just a typical finish at Pra Loup. Mix it up, have like Col de Champs, Col d'Allos and then the big boy Col de la Bonette before a finish in Isola or something.
This for example as a queen stage in that area.
Is that rumored?I can't remember who it was who said that they didn't want to see more stages like 2018 Alpe d'Huez with tons of climbing before the finale but...
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I can't remember who it was who said that they didn't want to see more stages like 2018 Alpe d'Huez with tons of climbing before the finale but...
"Andorra" gives me chills, and not in a good way. Arcalis is probably my least favorite HC MTF.
When is the route presentation anyway? Normally it would be around now wouldn't it?Ganna to pull a Jan with 500 Watts to Arcalis.
The first four stages have been confirmed more or less yesterday:
1 Brest › Landerneau
2 Perros-Guirec › Mûr-de-Bretagne
3 Lorient › Pontivy
4 Redon › Fougeres
Also the ITT Changé › Laval is confirmed now, but without any info about length.
When is the route presentation anyway? Normally it would be around now wouldn't it?
Ganna to pull a Jan with 500 Watts to Arcalis.
The first four stages have been confirmed more or less yesterday:
1 Brest › Landerneau
2 Perros-Guirec › Mûr-de-Bretagne
3 Lorient › Pontivy
4 Redon › Fougeres
Also the ITT Changé › Laval is confirmed now, but without any info about length.