The Alpes Isère Tour used it last year (albeit in the opposite direction).I can't remember if there are any additional dangers to the Villard-Reculas road though
The Alpes Isère Tour used it last year (albeit in the opposite direction).I can't remember if there are any additional dangers to the Villard-Reculas road though
Why would you tempt fate like that?Say what you will about Planche des Belles Filles. At least Gouvenou knows it doesn't make for a queen stage.
Unpopular opinion, I actually think Alpe d'Huez is a very good MTF, the steepest part of the climb is at the bottom. It encourages attacks from the start of the climb and it usually provides good racing, it just suffered from bad placement in 2018/ 22.Say what you will about Planche des Belles Filles. At least Gouvenou knows it doesn't make for a queen stage.
edit: Ironically the Alpe d'Huez might beneift from a gravel extention?
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"""Super""" Alpe d'Huez
19.2 km, +1617 m. Bike ride in Le Bourg-d'Oisans, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesridewithgps.com
For sure. It's a fine unipuerto - or MTF where you don't need to tune in before the bottom.Unpopular opinion, I actually think Alpe d'Huez is a very good MTF, the steepest part of the climb is at the bottom. It encourages attacks from the start of the climb and it usually provides good racing, it just suffered from bad placement in 2018/ 22.
As a first stage of a mountain block it works very well, for example; 1997, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2013 all delivered.
YOu don't think there was endurance involved this year? The best rider in history, who gets better, the longer and harder it is, was absolutely fooked at the end of it. Why not just make it a race around the world, if you want endurance?Considering the whole peloton is now more "professional" with better bikes, nutrition, training and socks, let's make all the stages a minimum 175 km and scrap a rest day. Put the endurance back into a three week race.
Because it‘s called the Tour de France.YOu don't think there was endurance involved this year? The best rider in history, who gets better, the longer and harder it is, was absolutely fooked at the end of it. Why not just make it a race around the world, if you want endurance?
He was tired because of the high intensity. Intensity goes up when events get shorter. This was the shortest TdF ever.YOu don't think there was endurance involved this year? The best rider in history, who gets better, the longer and harder it is, was absolutely fooked at the end of it. Why not just make it a race around the world, if you want endurance?
Pogacar said himself he was bored and wanted to do something else -YOu don't think there was endurance involved this year? The best rider in history, who gets better, the longer and harder it is, was absolutely fooked at the end of it. Why not just make it a race around the world, if you want endurance?
Corrected it for ya! 🏴☠️I miss a good old 7 hours marathon. Something like Gardeccia 2011 or Aprica 1994.
Say what you will about Planche des Belles Filles. At least Gouvenou knows it doesn't make for a queen stage.
edit: Ironically the Alpe d'Huez might beneift from a gravel extention?
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"""Super""" Alpe d'Huez
19.2 km, +1617 m. Bike ride in Le Bourg-d'Oisans, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesridewithgps.com
No rest days are a terrible idea. I think stage length is fine as is right now, we have generally went away from these super short and pointless stages. I'd like one stage around 230-250 in the Massif Central or someother terrain thats hard to control and a +200 queen stage in the high mountains
Or even a stage like the 249k one to Le Creusot in 2021.I'd like one stage around 230-250 in the Massif Central or someother terrain thats hard to control
TBF I think the Tour de France has not utilised the climbs around the Piton des Neiges to anything like their full potential. Nor La Soufrière or even a hilly stage around the steep roads of Papeete. Very disappointing.YOu don't think there was endurance involved this year? The best rider in history, who gets better, the longer and harder it is, was absolutely fooked at the end of it. Why not just make it a race around the world, if you want endurance?
TBF I think the Tour de France has not utilised the climbs around the Piton des Neiges to anything like their full potential. Nor La Soufrière or even a hilly stage around the steep roads of Papeete. Very disappointing.
The discussion was, if it's meant to be a real endurance race why not race around the world, with the reply coming that it's meant to be the Tour de FRANCE - so I'm just having a little fun and games with the international spread of French territory. Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Réunion, Mayotte, French Polynesia... you could cover a lot of the world in France.are you suggesting the TDF to Tahiti?
I can see Martinique and Guadeloupe, or maybe even Mayotte (once it is rebuilt)
The discussion was, if it's meant to be a real endurance race why not race around the world, with the reply coming that it's meant to be the Tour de FRANCE - so I'm just having a little fun and games with the international spread of French territory. Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Réunion, Mayotte, French Polynesia... you could cover a lot of the world in France.