Vuelta 2015 rumours

[icefire]

It's not the most imposing climb, but it's inconsistent - a few steep km then a flat/descent, then another couple of steep km, then another flat/descent, that kind of climb. Last time it created some half decent gaps, although often there are small gaps when raced in the Vuelta a Aragón.

Leonardo Piepoli will come out of retirement for this one if true. He's won here about twelvety times.

There have been some road works to make the climb easier since it was last visited.

 

[icefire]

I'm starting to think this Vuelta will be the best route since at least 2010.

That's because we don't really know anything about the course yet

 

[Beech Mtn]

I miss Piepoli and Saunier Duval in general

Words which will probably never be said about Garmin-Slipstream-Transitions-Cannondale-Sharp-Barracuda.

I miss Saunier too

 

[icefire]

More rumours from local news sites:

León won't host a mountain stage but a stage departure with finish in Asturias. Yes, you will read Gamoniteiro. I just don't believe it.
Galicia will probably host 2 stages.
There will be a mountain block in the Pyrenees, but it isn't clear from the way it's written if it will be the last one. So we don't know yet if the race will travel clockwise or counter-clockwise.

http://www.diariodeleon.es/noticias/deportes/asturias-acerca-vuelta-leon_932267.html

 

[Red Rick]

Isnt Gamoniteiro rumoured very often?

 

[icefire]

Isnt Gamoniteiro rumoured very often?

In the forums, yes; in the news media, not so much.

 

[rantanplan]

More rumours from local news sites:

León won't host a mountain stage but a stage departure with finish in Asturias. Yes, you will read Gamoniteiro. I just don't believe it.
Galicia will probably host 2 stages.
There will be a mountain block in the Pyrenees, but it isn't clear from the way it's written if it will be the last one. So we don't know yet if the race will travel clockwise or counter-clockwise.

http://www.diariodeleon.es/noticias/deportes/asturias-acerca-vuelta-leon_932267.html

Peña Trevinca?

O Cebreiro?

 

[roundabout]

Wasn't Cerler that joke of a climb that mirrors montevergine di mercogliano in that it always ends in to a sprint of a big group on the top of a mountain?

1998 stage was boring as hell, but I think the finish was in the village that year.

 

[rantanplan]

1998 stage was boring as hell, but I think the finish was in the village that year.

You are right, the road to the summit was in bad conditions

 

[jens_attacks]

cerler climb is beautiful, plz don't talk bad about it


CERLER FOR 2015!!!

 

[Red Rick]

cerler climb is beautiful, plz don't talk bad about it


CERLER FOR 2015!!!

Sorry Jensie, I'll take your word on it

 

[icefire]

The Vuelta will skip Galicia in 2015 to return in 2016.

http://diariodepontevedra.galiciae.com/nova/369449-vuelta-2015-vendra-galicia

Apart from that, the article states that the 2015 course is well advanced but gives very few hints. The race will be back in Andorra, probably in Valencia, and there won't be MTFs in Angliru, Covadonga or Bola del Mundo.

 

[Taxus4a]

The Vuelta will skip Galicia in 2015 to return in 2016.

http://diariodepontevedra.galiciae.com/nova/369449-vuelta-2015-vendra-galicia

Apart from that, the article states that the 2015 course is well advanced but gives very few hints. The race will be back in Andorra, probably in Valencia, and there won't be MTFs in Angliru, Covadonga or Bola del Mundo.

I think these are good news... I love Bola del Mundo, Covadonga and Angliru, ot course much more than Andorra or Cerler, but you cant repeat same things year by year.

We will see if there is the same scheme or there is something new.

 

[MatParker117]

Flat TT of 35-40 km and with the TT to start I wonder if we are looking at the most TT km's since 2009. Froome will like this a lot.

 

[icefire]

Flat TT of 35-40 km and with the TT to start I wonder if we are looking at the most TT km's since 2009. Froome will like this a lot.

2010 and 2011 long ITTs were longer than that (46km and 47km respectively). Don't expect the first TT to be longer than 15km.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Alors que L’Equipe dévoilait hier l’intérêt de Chris Froome pour le Tour et la Vuelta, El País a contacté le directeur du Tour d’Espagne pour avoir des précisions. Dans le quotidien français, on apprenait que le cycliste britannique et Javier Guillén auraient eu une conversation à propos du parcours de la Vuelta 2015, qui sera dévoilé au début du mois de janvier.

Guillén a évoqué avec Froome le contre-la-montre. « Il m’a demandé si le chrono de la Vuelta ne pouvait pas être plus plat, se rappelle-t-il. Je lui ai répondu que l’année prochaine, pour l’édition 2015, le contre-la-montre serait dans une région plus plate.» Dans ses explications, on apprend que le chrono de la prochaine Vuelta comptera une quarantaine de kilomètres comme cela est le cas depuis quelques années.

Un argument qui a semble-t-il convaincu Chris Froome de s’aligner sur la prochaine Vuelta. Ce n’est pour autant pas certain mais Javier Guillén se montrait déjà satisfait. « Avec Alejandro Valverde et Nairo Quintana que nous comptons déjà, déclare-t-il. Astana n’a pas encore décidé si Nibali courra le Giro. Alors avoir Froome serait formidable. Mais cela ne veut pas dire que nous allons faire un parcours à sa convenance. La Vuelta sera comme les trois dernières années, avec des arrivées explosives et des arrivées en altitudes qui j’espère seront inédites. » Guillén se satisferait donc de la venu du dauphin de Contador sur l’édition 2014, mais rien ne dit qu’il y sera et il le sait. « De toute façon, Froome ne m’a pas dit qu’il allait venir », précise-t-il.

 

[icefire]

Two new rumours:
Madrid wants a late evening race finish.
First stage will probably be an ITT of 7kms.

http://ciclismo.as.com/ciclismo/2014/11/12/vuelta_espana/1415761859_239126.html

 

[Red Rick]

Both are pretty good news I think. No ttt and the epilogue was terrible this year

 

[icefire]

From reliable twitter sources, there's an official announcement expected today that was advanced back on 31st of august:

https://twitter.com/sergi_lopezegea/status/532814468263469056

A quick search on google returns one result on that date pointing to a queen stage in Andorra climbing twice to La Gallina

https://www.google.es/search?q=el+p...channel=sb&q=vuelta+2015+site:elperiodico.com

http://epreader.elperiodico.com/APP...0&doc_id=56aabd7f-2fd1-4075-8502-b1dbf8931c13

 

[icefire]

Guillén, Escartín and Purito are visiting today Coll de la Gallina. The stage will be hosted within the boundaries of Andorra but the finish won't be at the summit of la Gallina. Unipublic is looking for a new climb to host the stage finish.

The Andorra stage will be preceded by another stage in Catalunya, but that one won't be a mountain stage.

http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/deportes/andorra-tendra-una-etapa-integra-vuelta-2015-3685010

 

[pink_jersey]

So Gallina twice + another climb as MTF?This is good.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

So Gallina twice + another climb as MTF?This is good.

Not going to be Canolich then... what would be best MTF after La Gallina? I'd argue Llac d'Engolasters, but that's less likely. If it's one of the Vallnord climbs, I make the assumption Pal is most likely, Arinsal would be better. I like Arinsal. La Rabassa is also a possibility but is perhaps too long and difficult to make Gallina the key climb.

 

[pink_jersey]

Not going to be Canolich then... what would be best MTF after La Gallina? I'd argue Llac d'Engolasters, but that's less likely. If it's one of the Vallnord climbs, I make the assumption Pal is most likely, Arinsal would be better. I like Arinsal. La Rabassa is also a possibility but is perhaps too long and difficult to make Gallina the key climb.

Personally,I hope for La Rabassa but I think they will go for Col de Pal.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Personally,I hope for La Rabassa but I think they will go for Col de Pal.

You mean Vallnord Sector Pal I assume, the Andorran climb like we normally see in the Vuelta? Coll de Pal is a different (and 100000x better) climb in Catalunya.

 

[roundabout]

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