What is the perfect Grand Tour?

[Ricco']

Is Pralognan easier than Loze?? What is the distance/gradient

Rough estimate about 11 km at 5%

About 5 to 7 km of flatter roads after the Courchevel descent.

Climbfinder has it as 13km at 4.4%.

Pralognan la Vanoise - Profile of the ascent

Pralognan la Vanoise is a climb in the region French Alps. It is 13km long and bridges 569 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.4%, resulting in a diff

climbfinder.com

 

[Ulle97]

Rough estimate about 11 km at 5%

About 5 to 7 km of flatter roads after the Courchevel descent.

Climbfinder has it as 13km at 4.4%.

Pralognan la Vanoise - Profile of the ascent

Pralognan la Vanoise is a climb in the region French Alps. It is 13km long and bridges 569 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.4%, resulting in a diff

climbfinder.com

That would be ideal to inspire attacks on Loze.

 

[rghysens]

People often dream about having a stage whereby the last climb is easier than the penultimate climb. It seems to be an age old complaint on the forum that ASO don't include more finishes like this instead of the HC finishing climb.

To be honest, I can only think of a handful of combos without a valley in between that fit this criteria.

Pailheres- Ax 3 Domaines.
Allos- Pra Loup.
Galibier- Le Deux Alpes.

What other combos can the Tour use in France??? I don't want other climbs like Sestrieres in Italy. Just French options please....

In addition to the ones already mentioned:

Bonette- Auron
Aubisque - Couraduque
Joux Plane - Avoriaz
Glandon - Vaujany

 

[OlavEH]

In addition to the ones already mentioned:

Bonette- Auron
Aubisque - Couraduque
Joux Plane - Avoriaz
Glandon - Vaujany

And Tourmalet - Lac de Payolle?

 

[rghysens]

And Tourmalet - Lac de Payolle?

Also.
And Port de Balès-Peyragudes, Mont du Chat- Col d´Épine, Peissey-Nancroix - Les Arcs,....

 

[Extinction]

7 mountain stages
1 MTT
1 ITT >55 km
2 medium mountain stages
3 punchy stages to guys like van der poel and van aert
7 flat stages.

In the 89 Tour there was a TTT of 46 km at Luxembourg City, an indvidual TT of 73 km from Dinard to Rennes and a MTT of 39 km from Gap to Orcières-Merlette, 7 mountain stages, punch stages and cobbles in Luxembourg and Belgium, does this work? Oh how I'd love a 73 km TT today.

 

[ashhutch1997]

In addition to the ones already mentioned:

Bonette- Auron
Aubisque - Couraduque
Joux Plane - Avoriaz
Glandon - Vaujany

Bissane and Megeve like the 2020 Dauphine would be awesome.