A funny thing's that I've heard the Danish's a weird one of the Scandinavians (Finnish excluded).
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That's the fault of the people, not the language.Not really... Our language does sound awful, I'm afraid.
That's the fault of the people, not the language.
7.) Gérardmer > La Planche des Belles Filles (mountain)
All mountain stages ending uphill (even if this version of Alpe d'Huez finish is very different). Putting Grand Ballon only to finish at Planche des Belles Filles. Ugh. Hope it doesn't come to exactly that.
A Granon MTF before an Alpe d'Huez stage via Sarenne would be pretty awesome, I'd have to give them credit for than one.If they put in Granon MTF I'll be impressed. Expecting very vanilla, short mounatin stages of the __/\ _/ nature mostly
When looking at the sort of route it is likely to be, the general theme is less high mountains and more stages that could be otherwise pivotal to GC such as the flat days in Denmark and the multiple rolling / medium mountain stages. Combine that with the high altitude on a couple and I think ASO are trying to make a race that brings team strength more importance (fighting through echelons and controlling lots of varied terrain stages) and gives other competitors more of a chance against Roglic / Pogacar (high elevation suits Bernal and co, not enough TT kilometres for Rog and Pog to gain absolute minutes on climbers, lots of stages outside the mountains where riders can put them under pressure.) However, I don't really see it working too wellGranon and Galibier to appeal to Bernal challenging the Slovenians? I'd like it.
Alpe d'Huez after 4 years is fine but too often the stage before the climb is very meh, so I hope they find a way to mix it up.
PDBF would be too early to have it again, I like medium mountain stages in the Vosges that are not purely breakaway but surely there are alternatives.
While I like stuff like Mendes I also worry that too many of these punchy finish stages will just hurt the GC picture too quickly with Pog and Rog just killing everyone on them. So I'd rather see some cobble or gravel creativity that can make things interesting.
Does it help your theory if Rogla destroys both?Granon is brutal
Wish it could be used as a pass..
I am once again willing to walk back my altitude overrated theory if Pogacar doesn't destroy Bernal there.
Granon is brutal
Wish it could be used as a pass..
I am once again willing to walk back my altitude overrated theory if Pogacar doesn't destroy Bernal there.
Haven't seen Roglic struggle once above 2000m. Okay maybe Lago SerruDoes it help your theory if Rogla destroys both?
The guy who posted it on Twitter works for French Eurosport, so it sounds legit.Granon is brutal
Wish it could be used as a pass..
I am once again willing to walk back my altitude overrated theory if Pogacar doesn't destroy Bernal there.
But then Lago Serru was probably his best mountain stage of that giro.Haven't seen Roglic struggle once above 2000m. Okay maybe Lago Serru
This, quality over quantity is the way to go when it comes to mountain stages (sorry Unipublic).Rumoured high mountain stages sound good. I'd rather 4 tough stages in the Alps and Pyrenees rather than 6 meh ones.
Hopefully the final ITT is 50-55 kms.