Okay, usually I'm not the person to complain about a route, but this sounds really boring so far, with the exception of Alpe d'Huez, which I'd love to see no matter what comes before, and some potential cobbles.
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When is the route presentation gonna be? And will it seriously only be shown on FB live?
The unveiling of the 2022 Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes with Zwift will take place on Thursday 14 October from 11.30am (UTC+2) at the Palais des Congrès de Paris.
Discover the many surprises along the route that the pack will take, from the Grand Départ in Copenhagen, Denmark to the traditional finish on the Champs Elysées.
The presentation will be broadcast live and exclusively at the Tour de France Club, which will be organising an exceptional operation for the occasion.
Col du granon it's also a good thing.Okay, usually I'm not the person to complain about a route, but this sounds really boring so far, with the exception of Alpe d'Huez, which I'd love to see no matter what comes before, and some potential cobbles.
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Why not a 40 km TT then?
Madeleine will not make any difference.
Telegraphe-galibier to make the selection in the peloton, and then attacks on granon, a such difficult climb that can make a lot of difference.
Nobody is gonna do nothing on Madeleine with telegraphe-galibier and then granon ahead.
The peloton will not push hard on Madeleine when they know that they have more difficult climbs in the end of the stage.
I doubt there will be two time trials in first four racing days. If there was three mass start stages in Denmark then early TT would be much more likely.
a big TTT would be nice after being absent for many years (ok, there were some smaller ones). But even better would be a full AGR like route to Calais.
Such is the classic problem of having two difficult stages(Granon and ADH) after an "easy" mountain stageTalking about good enchainments, what about montee de bisane and then megeve altiport?
It would be perfect for a long attack.
The problem is the next 2 hard stages that can neutralize this stage.
Such is the classic problem of having two difficult stages(Granon and ADH) after an "easy" mountain stage
Agree,but with the foreign transfer day unfortunately almost impossible to optimize rest daysThat's why they should simply bring those stages forward a day; first easy stage to stage 9, before the rest day. No longer a problem.
A proper queen stage for the Tour could be Chamonix to Bourg St.Maurice via Montets-Forclaz-Grand Bernard-San Carlo and Petit Bernard before a downhill finish to Bourg St.Maurice.Only if you go the San Carlo way
How about doing a Paris-Roubaix cobbles stage on the final Saturday one year which would also put them relatively close to Paris ahead of the ceremonial final day.Considering French geography i don't think it's possible to put cobbles after mountains unless you'll do unless you'll do some really weird ish with big transfers. Or you start from like Basue country and do the opposite of next year's route but i give exactly 0% chance of ASO ever doing this.
Agree,but with the foreign transfer day unfortunately almost impossible to optimize rest days
The presentation is usually streamed through Cycling News.
It's live on Eurosport and GCN app from 10.30
I honestly doubt there are more than 10 cyclists I could recognise in Street clothes. Despite spending a few hundred hours a year staring at them.Aah, of course. That's the mistake I made; I assumed it was gonna be in the afternoon/evening, and didn't check the schedule that early.
Don't people in France work on Thursdays? They - ASO - can't be expecting that many viewers.
Anyway, people! Please remember to post all the pictures for those of us who have to work. All the weird-looking suits - or just riders looking weird in suits - and what have you.
I'll take the liberty to start myself.
So far, the suits themselves are pretty ordinary, just the general weirdness of seeing riders in anything other than cycling kit.
How about doing a Paris-Roubaix cobbles stage on the final Saturday one year which would also put them relatively close to Paris ahead of the ceremonial final day.