Tour de France Tour de France 2022 route rumors thread.

[Devil's Elbow]

How many km of cobbles is there?

20.

 

[Ricco']

How many km of cobbles is there?

Around 20, from what I undestood. 11 sectors.

 

[Netserk]

The cobbles:

 

[roundabout]

How many km of cobbles is there?

19.4

 

[Ricco']

When is the Giro presentation?

 

[BlueRoads]

The good thing is that in both the men's and the women's race many stages are really close to Germany.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The Longwy and Lausanne finishes actually aren't bad.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1448600176642379781

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1448600937749262337

 

[OlavEH]

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.

Yeah, exactly. The last part from the top of Platzerwasel to Le Markstein is really easy. Less than 10 kms of flat or gentle climb. The riders would be forced to attack from further out.

 

[BlueRoads]

The Longwy and Lausanne finishes actually aren't bad.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1448600176642379781

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1448600937749262337

Climbers, puncheurs, time trialists... it's all Pogacar to me.

 

[Danskebjerge]

The super-sprinters have a long wait in 2022 ...

 

[houtdffan]

at least the final TT is 40 km

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1448604462273208322

View: https://twitter.com/LeTour/status/1448604462273208322/photo/1

 

[roundabout]

Longwy and Lausanne are not bad, but it is still more stages that end uphill

10 stages probably ending more or less uphill. Vuelta a Francia

Edit: not probably, 10 stages, indeed, Megeve finishes at the Altiport

 

[dercuforever]

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.

Depend from where they start it but I remember doing it as a kid with a old rusted VTT, was not impressed by the steepness, the road is also quite large and turns are almost flat.

 

[houtdffan]

CN article wrong about Hautacam stage

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1448604072437854213

View: https://twitter.com/LeTour/status/1448604072437854213/photo/1

 

[Bolder]

I dunno, the 2 stages with the Galibier look OK. And so does the Hautacam stage. No real surprises which is unfortunate. I really dislike fake climbs like "super" PDBF or the lacets de montvernier (a gimmick road built for tourists, right?). There are plenty of difficult natural cols.

Really, though, the challenge is going to be who shows up in form against Pogacar. If he has real challengers then the route will look great. If it's a walkover like last year we can hope for interesting stage winners...

 

[dercuforever]

The cobbles:

155km ? is there another stage in the morning ?

 

[johnymax]

Climbers, puncheurs, time trialists... it's all Pogacar to me.

Roglič wins this Tour easily. You've heard it first here.

 

[Red Rick]

Is PDBF the gravel ramp version or is that just the ladies?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The 'length' of the 'hard' stages is making my eyes bleed.

 

[gregrowlerson]

The good thing is that in both the men's and the women's race many stages are really close to Germany.

Do you have grandparents that you want to give a shout out to?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Is PDBF the gravel ramp version or is that just the ladies?

It's the gravel ramp. Because the route wasn't bad enough otherwise.

 

[Ricco']

Is PDBF the gravel ramp version or is that just the ladies?

They announced it as "Super Planche" so if the terminology is consistent it's the gravel ramp.

Is there any cobble stretch after the gravel ramp? If they find cobbles there we could have a finish at Mega Super Planche soon.

 

[Netserk]

More than 50 km of ITT. That's a lot, nowadays. Storebæltsbroen is a plus too. Good MTFs in the Alps. Spandelles is here. Did I forget to say cobbles?!

I think it's above average for a recent Tour.

 

[sir fly]

Plenty of racing potential.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

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.

True. It's safe and predictable, typical ASO - No risk taking for them. Do the same things, get the same results/ winners.......