Tour de France Tour de France 2022 route rumors thread.

[Billie]

So only Galibier via Télégraphe for Granon and then the next day Galibier via Lautaret and Croix de Fer before Alpe d'Huez? Lame

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So only Galibier via Télégraphe for Granon and then the next day Galibier via Lautaret and Croix de Fer before Alpe d'Huez? Lame

Need to see the actual profiles first, but the Granon stage is as expected and the Huez stage at least isn't Izoard-Lautaret-Huez, so not quite as lame as expected.

 

[Red Rick]

Need to see the actual profiles first, but the Granon stage is as expected and the Huez stage at least isn't Izoard-Lautaret-Huez, so not quite as lame as expected.

Galibier south and Croix-de-Fer before Alpe does nothing, you just throw 5 HC climbs in 2 days while trying to get as little action as possible.

 

[Ricco']

No profiles even for the mountain stages?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Galibier south and Croix-de-Fer before Alpe does nothing, you just throw 5 HC climbs in 2 days while trying to get as little action as possible.

It's really meh, but not as bad as it could have been. This is still a pretty poor Tour design, though.

 

[OlavEH]

Galibier south and Croix-de-Fer before Alpe does nothing, you just throw 5 HC climbs in 2 days while trying to get as little action as possible.

This is no suprise. The archtypical way ASO design stages. Galibier - Croix de Fer and Alpe d'Huez/La Toussuire. Or Glandon - Madeleine - one of the MTFs in central part of the Tarentaise valley (La Plagne, Courchevel, etc). And similar things in the Pyrenees. 3 cat 1/HC climbs and a MTF or descent finish around Bagneres de Luchon.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The Châtel stage looks awful. The Mégève stage is even worse. This looks ridiculously easy.

 

[Ricco']

When I'm on my route planning forays I go overboard in trying to put every single climb possible in my route.

I guess the Tour does the opposite and have a game of trying to put the more valley roads possible.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Lacets de Montvernier as the only climb before Telegraphe is the most predictable thing ever.

 

[Netserk]

Wonder if we'll ever see Le Markstein in the men's race. The section we see in the middle of that stage in the women's race (Petit Ballon - Platzerasel - Le Markstein) preceeded by perhaps 5-6 more cat 2 climbs, could be a great medium mountain stage in the men's race.

A previous design of mine (PdBF the day before):

 

[BigCoward]

Bernal to defend the Giro then?

 

[Red Rick]

Lacets de Montvernier as the only climb before Telegraphe is the most predictable thing ever.

Bruh wait until Port de Bales before Peyresourde/Peyragudes

 

[OlavEH]

From CN article: "Hautacam will host a second consecutive mountain-top finish on Thursday, July 21, with the stage also climbing the Col du Tourmalet on the way from Lourdes. "

Say what? Does this mean no Aubisque - Spandelles combo?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Safe to say this is the worst route since 2017. Two mountain stages ending with short garage ramps, three HC MTFs with a valley beforehand, Mende, a poorly-placed descent finish, and that's basically it where mountains are concerned.

 

[Ricco']

The Tour is like some easy to watch TV show. Great audiences, predictable plot and more of the same in each season.

Even the stage hosts I get the feeling are becoming more and more repeated in short intervals of time. Rodez, Longwy, Carcassone, Mende, I have the impression it's always the same places.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

'An attacker has always won in Carcassonne'

Proof that ASO don't watch their own races, Cavendish won there THREE MONTHS AGO.

 

[Billie]

Mende and PDBF in the same tour pffff

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The Foix stage is also a sad joke.

 

[Ricco']

Shiiittt, Peyragudes seems worse than expected.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Bruh wait until Port de Bales before Peyresourde/Peyragudes

Surprise! It's even worse.

 

[Ricco']

With this cr*p I just hope Pogacar gets the Tour done on Granon.

 

[gerundium]

Wonder if we'll ever see Le Markstein in the men's race. The section we see in the middle of that stage in the women's race (Petit Ballon - Platzerasel - Le Markstein) preceeded by perhaps 5-6 more cat 2 climbs, could be a great medium mountain stage in the men's race.

Markstein itself is a very lame climb. It's a bit steeper to start but even a decent amateur rides 20+ kph up there in the second half. If there is a selection to be made on such a stage it definitely has to happen early on petit ballon / platzerwasel.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

They've actually gone out of their way to make it terrible, haven't they? The final mountain stage is the only decent design and it's positioned horribly.

 

[Poursuivant]

How many km of cobbles is there?

 

[ice&fire]

Lacets de Montvernier as the only climb before Telegraphe is the most predictable thing ever.

It looks good on Instagram. That seems to be what they care about.