Dazed and Confused said:Yes, very pretty. However even pretty and hilly prologues needs distance. 2,65km doesn't cut it.
maltiv said:Nordhaug has been taken off the start list on Team Sky's website, so it seems that he isn't starting after all. No idea why.
Roude Leiw said:results last year (top ten), same course, interesting differences for the 2.5 km
1 Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Leopard Trek 3' 42"
2 Damien Gaudin (FRA) Team Europcar + 5"
3 Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) Saur-Sojasun + 8"
4 Roman Feillu (FRA) Vacansoleil-DCM + 11"
5 Mathew Hayman (AUS) Team Sky s.t.
6 Jimmy Casper (FRA) Saur-Sojasun s.t.
7 Borut Božič (SLO) Vacansoleil-DCM s.t.
8 Martin Mortensen (DEN) Leopard Trek + 14"
9 Laurent Mangel (FRA) Saur-Sojasun s.t.
10 Grégory Rast (SUI) Team RadioShack + 15"
15 sec between first and tenth....
maltiv said:Nordhaug has been taken off the start list on Team Sky's website, so it seems that he isn't starting after all. No idea why.
He's wrong, Nordhaug simply has a cold and fever. He'll most likely be back for Tour de Suisse.Gloin22 said:How do you know ?
maltiv said:He's wrong, Nordhaug simply has a cold and fever. He'll most likely be back for Tour de Suisse.
It's weird to take it up now, since he has been very healthy so far this season. But in previous seasons he's been ill more or less all the time. Last season he barely did a single race in which he didn't have a cold or some sort of infection. He also lost much of his career due to a bad case of mono a couple of years ago. But yeah, this season he's been ill once over a period of 5 months...that's not exactly alarming.hatcher said:Since when has Nordhaug had a reputation for being injury/illness prone?
Bavarianrider said:So Tour of Luxenbourg has a mosntrous 2,5km TT
Why am i not suprised?![]()
will10 said:Because it's the same as it's been for years?
maltiv said:It's weird to take it up now, since he has been very healthy so far this season. But in previous seasons he's been ill more or less all the time. Last season he barely did a single race in which he didn't have a cold or some sort of infection. He also lost much of his career due to a bad case of mono a couple of years ago. But yeah, this season he's been ill once over a period of 5 months...that's not exactly alarming.
Roude Leiw said:Actually a lot of the riders don't, it starts with a technical descent in the old town of Lux City and ends with a steep cobbled climb, so a TT bike will not really help you
roundabout said:You're right, it should have been 250km long to balance the monstrous Col d'Europe.
jens_attacks said:late hour again no?
big fan of this prologue
hatcher said:I think that's true of many riders in the peloton though. Pro cyclists are a sickly bunch, prone to sniffles and infections.
Geraint Too Fast said:A short prologue with a cobbled climb in it? Sounds good for Luke Rowe.