Tour de France Tour de France 2024 route rumours and announcements

[Netserk]

I don't think snow will be a problem, it will be more than warm enough from now until the Tour, but if the top is blocked I'm sure they'll use the tunnel (like they did in 2011).

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I don't think snow will be a problem, it will be more than warm enough from now until the Tour, but if the top is blocked I'm sure they'll use the tunnel (like they did in 2011).

Or, alternatively, drive a snow plough up there the day before and it‘s still enough. Just looks like they haven‘t bothered clearing the road above the tunnel.

 

[Escarabajo]

Galiber may be out

Col du Galibier at risk of being removed from 2024 Tour de France due to heavy snow fall

On the 2nd of July, stage 4 of the 2024 Tour de France is supposed to be headlined by a summit of the mythical Col du Galibier before a descent to the finish line in Valloire. Just a couple of weeks o...

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I thought it was already hot in France!

 

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according to some locals on Twitter, the Galibier will open on Friday. So this seems to be quite a non-story.

edit: source

https://twitter.com/x/status/1803036422099615983

View: https://x.com/GaetanHeymes/status/1803036422099615983

 

[Netserk]

The Tour route is finally on Tissot, so final maps can be studied in detail: https://www.tissottiming.com/2024/tdf/route

Cc: @Devil's Elbow

 

[Pantani_lives]

This is how I would rank the climbs in order of toughness. Only the first three should count as HC.

1. Cime de la Bonette (stage 19)
2. Tourmalet (stage 14)
3. Plateau de Beille (stage 15, MTF)
4. Isola 2000 (stage 19, MTF)
5. Col d'Agnès (stage 15)
6. Col du Galibier (stage 4)
7. Plat d'Adèt (stage 14, MTF)
8. Col de Menté (stage 15)
9. Col du Noyer (stage 17)
10. Col de Vars (stage 19)

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[Netserk]

This is how I would rank the climbs in order of toughness. Only the first three should count as HC.

1. Cime de la Bonette (stage 19)
2. Tourmalet (stage 14)
3. Plateau de Beille (stage 15, MTF)
4. Isola 2000 (stage 19, MTF)
5. Col d'Agnès (stage 15)
6. Plat d'Adèt (stage 14, MTF)
7. Col de Menté (stage 15)
8. Col du Noyer (stage 17)
9. Col du Galibier (stage 4)
10. Col de Vars (stage 19)

Agnès and Adet are quite similar, but I don't think there can be any doubt that Adet is harder.

I can't make sense of what criteria would have you not put Couillole in the top-10.

 

[Potomac]

This is how I would rank the climbs in order of toughness. Only the first three should count as HC.

1. Cime de la Bonette (stage 19)
2. Tourmalet (stage 14)
3. Plateau de Beille (stage 15, MTF)
4. Isola 2000 (stage 19, MTF)
5. Col d'Agnès (stage 15)
6. Plat d'Adèt (stage 14, MTF)
7. Col de Menté (stage 15)
8. Col du Noyer (stage 17)
9. Col du Galibier (stage 4)
10. Col de Vars (stage 19)

Would the same climb early in a stage behind ranked lower than if it was at the end of a long stage?

 

[houtdffan]

Noyer harder than Galiber?

really?

 

[Froome]

Noyer harder than Galiber?

really?

I wouldn't admire if Noyer makes big differences than Galibier. Noyer is very steep and narrow.

 

[houtdffan]

I wouldn't admire if Noyer makes big differences than Galibier. Noyer is very steep and narrow.

the final 9km of the Galiber is also rather narrow and steep. Once you get past the Lauteret, it becomes a real climb. Plus, the altitude

 

[Bolder]

Noyer harder than Galiber?

really?

I did Noyer on a clockwise loop from Gap on a hot day about 5 years ago. The road surface was really uneven and the climb was…unfun. I didn’t want to go back to try the other side. But it’s well below 2000 m

 

[ashhutch1997]

That Noyer stage is very underatted IMO. Good hard climb/ easy climb combo as well as being well placed before a transition stage, should be fun.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

What is the over/under for the number of riders deciding that there is no point in them continuing beyond stage 16?

 

[Netserk]

What is the over/under for the number of riders deciding that there is no point in them continuing beyond stage 16?

I think only those who are picked for the Olympics will consider that.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I think only those who are picked for the Olympics will consider that.

I think there will be plenty of sprinters who say "What? No Champs-Elysees?" and DNS stage 17, especially if the weather is as hot as some are predicting.

 

[SHAD0W93]

I think there will be plenty of sprinters who say "What? No Champs-Elysees?" and DNS stage 17, especially if the weather is as hot as some are predicting.

Might only be Philipsen or whoever is in green trucking along then I can see Cavendish trying to finish.

 

[shadowrider]

Well, the Galibier, doesn't seem the hardest climb (but a long one). Taking the run-up, the Lautaret, into account, the last steep kilometers, and the altitude, the Galibier could be considered as one of the toughest climbs.

Keep in mind that the Galibier is the first really tough climb of the Tour. Some (sub) top riders will therefore have bad legs there. In addition, Pogacar must attack there to gain a sufficient lead for the second half of the Tour. So it will be a battlefield both on the climb and during the descent.

 

[Froome]

Well, the Galibier, doesn't seem the hardest climb (but a long one). Taking the run-up, the Lautaret, into account, the last steep kilometers, and the altitude, the Galibier could be considered as one of the toughest climbs.

Keep in mind that the Galibier is the first really tough climb of the Tour. Some (sub) top riders will therefore have bad legs there. In addition, Pogacar must attack there to gain a sufficient lead for the second half of the Tour. So it will be a battlefield both on the climb and during the descent.

I just see Galibier doing some damage if some team decides to do the stage full gas until the last 6/7 km of Galibier, and then with the fatigue, altitude plus stepness of the last 6/7 km, some gaps can happen between the top riders.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I just see Galibier doing some damage if some team decides to do the stage full gas until the last 6/7 km of Galibier, and then with the fatigue, altitude plus stepness of the last 6/7 km, some gaps can happen between the top riders.

UAE has the firepower to drop almost everyone (except absolutely top guys like Vingo or Rogla) before the last 2-3 km on Galibier. Then Pogacar's attack will do the rest of damage (IMO only Vingo may be able to follow...or not).

 

[shadowrider]

UAE has the firepower to drop almost everyone (except absolutely top guys like Vingo or Rogla) before the last 2-3 km on Galibier. Then Pogacar's attack will do the rest of damage (IMO only Vingo may be able to follow...or not).

That's exactly the scenario I have in mind. A top Vingegaard could resist, but I don't think Vingo will be able to follow Poga this time. So, Poga with a lead of 30 seconds ahead of (the scattered ?) Roglic, Rodriguez, Simon Yates, Vingegaard... Other (sub)topriders further behind. Teammates Ayuso, Adam Yates, maybe even Almeida coming back in the descent and protecting the rider in front, Pogacar. Winning with three quarters of a minute.

 

[CyclistAbi]

That's exactly the scenario I have in mind. A top Vingegaard could resist, but I don't think Vingo will be able to follow Poga this time. So, Poga with a lead of 30 seconds ahead of (the scattered ?) Roglic, Rodriguez, Simon Yates, Vingegaard... Other (sub)topriders further behind. Teammates Ayuso, Adam Yates, maybe even Almeida coming back in the descent and protecting the rider in front, Pogacar. Winning with three quarters of a minute.

Not gonna happen, if in need, Rogla will just wheelsuck.

 

[shadowrider]

Not gonna happen, if in need, Rogla will just wheelsuck.

To wheelsuck, one has to sit in the wheel. No way Roglic could react to different attacks of Pogacar (if in Giroform).

 

[houtdffan]

Remco need sto ride like he rode stage 8 of last year's vuelta

Go the front, set the pace, don't worry about who is wheel sucking. Nobody could attack when he rode like that

don't worry about knucklehead Horner calling him a knucklehead

 

[CyclistAbi]

To wheelsuck, one has to sit in the wheel. No way Roglic could react to different attacks of Pogacar (if in Giroform).

Or so the story goes. like literary all the time, but only before the race starts, that is.