Tour de Suisse 2013 - first details

[la.margna]

Seems to be [another?] lame profile edition. ONE (!!!) mountaintop finish in Crans-Montana... well... what shall we say...

Here the start and finish villages for every stage. If they wanted they could still make it interesting and include a few climbs, but...

Tour de Suisse 2013

Saturday, June 8: stage #1, ITT in Quinto
Sunday, June 9: stage #2, Quinto - Crans-Montana
Monday, June 10: stage #3, Montreux - Meiringen
Tuesday, June 11: stage #4, Meiringen/Brienz - Buochs
Wednesday, June 12: stage #5, Buochs - Leuggern
Thursday, June 13: stage #6, Leuggern - Meilen
Friday, June 14: stage #7, Meilen - La Punt [probably includes Albula]
Saturday, June 15: stage #8, Zernez - Bad Ragaz
Sunday, June 16: stage #9, ITT Bad Ragaz - Flumserberg [mountain top finish, partially climber ITT]

 

[Skip Madness]

I'd say one mountain-top finish is about right for a nine-day race. Hopefully some good mountains in store. Meiringen means Grosse Scheidegg is a distinct possibility. Buochs could mean Ächerlipass and Bürgenstock. La Punt could be Lenzerheidepass-Albulapass. Just have to wait.

 

[El Pistolero]

Switzerland= as chauvinistic as any other (European) country.
Fabian Cancellara= Suisse.
Crans Montana= was also included in the 2009 edition.
2009 Tour de Suisse= won by Cancellara.
2013 Tour de Suisse information= I could care less, this year's edition isn't even over yet!

 

[dotcycling]

An iTT up flumserberg is vey tough... Last time the race visited there Igor Anton won the stage and blew the race to pieces... Flumserberg is a Cat 1 climb..

Stages around Meiringen could also have Grimsel, Furka or sustenpasses in there.

 

[Lupetto]

11,2 k @ 8,3%.

Also the first itt in Qunito won't be flat. No one needs another finish in Crans-Montana, but the rest should be ok.

 

[jens_attacks]

it will be a pretty great route if the crans-montana stage will look like that of last year with aminona in which is a very hard climb(we all remember i guess froomy making his bilharzia awesome start there,killer,cunego and frank attacking and soler winning probably his last race )

 

[alexcta]

I Think The stage of Crans Montana would include Nufenenpass or San Gotthard Pass + Furkapass .

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

11,2 k @ 8,3%.

Also the first itt in Qunito won't be flat. No one needs another finish in Crans-Montana, but the rest should be ok.

Climbbybike even says it's 10.82km long and 12% steep

http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?Col=Flumserberg&qryMountainID=11461

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Friday, June 14: stage #7, Meilen - La Punt [probably includes Albula]

This could be a good stage with Albula. Remember last time significant gaps were created. If 1 guy is [remotely] good it's possible

 

[jens_attacks]

gesink or koldo gil ftw no doubt!

 

[Red Rick]

If stage 3 contains Grosse Scheidegger and the stage to la punt is the same as in 2010 it's gonna be awesome

 

[Ferminal]

it will be a pretty great route if the crans-montana stage will look like that of last year with aminona in which is a very hard climb(we all remember i guess froomy making his bilharzia awesome start there,killer,cunego and frank attacking and soler winning probably his last race )

Yep, was a good stage.

 

[roundabout]

It should be something like that again next year. Nufenen+Crans-Montana. Question is which route up the final climb will be used.

Stage to Meiringen won't probably have big climbs though.

 

[la.margna]

Flumserberg is also Pantani Pirata... remember?

http://youtu.be/yQCMmKZb6yU