- Sep 20, 2017
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On the first day of afterthought, the Tour gave to me... Philipsen winning by a bike length or three.
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The route
After starting from Moûtiers, capital of the Tarentaise valley that has become the epicentre of French skiing, it's a swift farewell to the Alps as the riders get to stick to the valleys for once. It takes 60 kilometres before the first time the road rises notably, this is also immediately a KOM.
The Tour organisation has even been so kind to send the riders through the Tunnel du Chat, minimising the elevation gain. This is the first 2.0 kilometres of the profile below, followed by a kilometre at 4.5%.
There is then a second KOM at Côte de Boissieu.
After this, it's through the Jura, down the same valley road used on stage 13. This section also contains the intermediate sprint.
The finale is quite flat save for a false flat drag up to Ceyzériat.
Final kilometres
One last technical finale. The fun begins at 5.5k to go, when the riders turn right at this roundabout.
At the next roundabout, both sides are open, but the left is the shorter by far. Also, yes, it's really that slanted, it's not the picture.
The roundabout fiesta concludes with this duo, both times with only one side being open.
The map then warns for a narrowing, but there is literally nothing at the place of the marking. The only thing I can think of that could be meant is this traffic island 100 metres prior, although it seems easy enough to remove...
The final big turn, to the left, does contain a narrowing.
The final kilometre is untechnical, with a lazy right-hander that won't even require braking, before a slight drag up to the line.
Profile
Map
The route
After starting from Moûtiers, capital of the Tarentaise valley that has become the epicentre of French skiing, it's a swift farewell to the Alps as the riders get to stick to the valleys for once. It takes 60 kilometres before the first time the road rises notably, this is also immediately a KOM.
The Tour organisation has even been so kind to send the riders through the Tunnel du Chat, minimising the elevation gain. This is the first 2.0 kilometres of the profile below, followed by a kilometre at 4.5%.
There is then a second KOM at Côte de Boissieu.
After this, it's through the Jura, down the same valley road used on stage 13. This section also contains the intermediate sprint.
The finale is quite flat save for a false flat drag up to Ceyzériat.
Final kilometres
One last technical finale. The fun begins at 5.5k to go, when the riders turn right at this roundabout.
At the next roundabout, both sides are open, but the left is the shorter by far. Also, yes, it's really that slanted, it's not the picture.
The roundabout fiesta concludes with this duo, both times with only one side being open.
The map then warns for a narrowing, but there is literally nothing at the place of the marking. The only thing I can think of that could be meant is this traffic island 100 metres prior, although it seems easy enough to remove...
The final big turn, to the left, does contain a narrowing.
The final kilometre is untechnical, with a lazy right-hander that won't even require braking, before a slight drag up to the line.
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