Tour de France 2013 - the Route

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  • oneof1982
    oneof1982 Posts: 703
    Watched live feed this a.m. but haven't found link to details on offical site yet.
    From BBC site:

    29 June - Stage 1: Porto Vecchio - Bastia, 212km

    30 June - Stage 2: Basta - Ajaccio, 154km

    1 July - Stage 3: Ajaccio - Calvi, 145km

    2 July - Stage 4: Nice - Nice, team time trial, 25km

    3 July - Stage 5: Cagnes sur Mer-Marseille, 219km

    4 July - Stage 6: Aix en Provence - Montpellier, 176km

    5 July - Stage 7: Montpellier - Albi, 205km

    6 July - Stage 8: Castres - Ax 3 Domaines, 194km

    7 July - Stage 9: St Girons - Bagneres de Bigorre, 165km

    8 July - Rest day, St Nazaire

    9 July - Stage 10: St Gildas des Bois - St Malo, 193km

    10 July - Stage 11: Avranches - Mont St Michel, individual time trial, 33km

    11 July - Stage 12: Fougeres - Tours, 218km

    12 July - Stage 13: Tours - St Amand Montrond, 173km

    13 July - Stage 14: St Pourain sur Sioule - Lyon, 191km

    14 July - Stage 15: Givors - Mont Ventoux, 242km

    15 July - Rest day, Vaucluse

    16 July - Stage 16: Vaison la Romaine - Gap, 168km

    17 July - Stage 17: Embrun - Chorges, individual time trial, 32km

    18 July - Stage 18: Gap - Alpe d'Huez, 168km

    19 July - Stage 19: Bourg d'Oisans - Le Grand Bornand, 204km

    20 July - Stage 20: Annecy - Annecy Semnoz, 125km

    21 July - Stage 21: Versailles - Paris
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    oneof1982 wrote:
    Watched live feed this a.m. but haven't found link to details on offical site yet.

    http://www.letour.com/us/
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    From right to left it's: Accountant, Accountant, Security, Gay Porn Star, Cabbie, Gay Porn Star (Retired), Blake's 7 Baddie


    Nah. From left to right it's: Security, Ballet Dancer, Security, Gay Porn Star :shock: , bus driver, postman, accountant.
  • oneof1982
    oneof1982 Posts: 703
    Thanks
  • oneof1982
    oneof1982 Posts: 703
    Definitely only one Etape du Tour, Annecy on 7th July. Too early to stay over and catch the last few days of the Tour, so no Etape, deck chair on AdH and Annecy and then hot foot up to Paris for the evening finish.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Lichtblick wrote:
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    From right to left it's: Accountant, Accountant, Security, Gay Porn Star, Cabbie, Gay Porn Star (Retired), Blake's 7 Baddie


    Nah. From left to right it's: Security, Ballet Dancer, Security, Gay Porn Star :shock: , bus driver, postman, accountant.
    From left to right it is:
    80s low budget sci-fi villain
    The child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with a hair cut
    10 year old at a wedding
    Gay porn star
    Campaign strategist to Mitt Romney
    Ex 90s boyband member making a comeback in his late 30s
    Extra from Goodfellas.
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    My dear old mum would have not been pleased with Froomey and Phil Gil wearing jeans. No sense of the occasion, boys :|
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    frenchfighter wrote:
    No Andy:
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    But he was there


    He'd only have fallen off the stage. And I'd be surprised if he didn't pull out before the end of the presentation :wink:
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    So velowire had the route spot on again.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    My dear old mum would have not been pleased with Froomey and Phil Gil wearing jeans. No sense of the occasion, boys :|

    I get the feeling Mrs Gilbert is in charge of his wardrobe, as Peta is of Cav's...and all 4 of them have some dodgy taste :P
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Just been watching the various video interviews with Cav, Cuddles, Wiggo, Bertie and Phil Gil....

    Gotta hand it to Cav, he totally loves the Tour....
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    My dear old mum would have not been pleased with Froomey and Phil Gil wearing jeans. No sense of the occasion, boys :|

    That's Philippe GILBERT with the mohican hair and brown shoes looking like (I did not say it first) a gay porn rock star? :shock: :shock: :shock:

    JesusHChrist. One minute a sex god on wheels, the next a ludicrous fright on stage. :cry:

    So okay, who's the dude next to him? The one on his left.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Lichtblick wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    My dear old mum would have not been pleased with Froomey and Phil Gil wearing jeans. No sense of the occasion, boys :|

    That's Philippe GILBERT with the mohican hair and brown shoes looking like (I did not say it first) a gay porn rock star? :shock: :shock: :shock:

    JesusHChrist. One minute a sex god on wheels, the next a ludicrous fright on stage. :cry:

    So okay, who's the dude next to him? The one on his left.


    Tejay Van Garderen. The Great White Hope of our former colony in the west, to lead them out of the darkness into which Lancey has plunged US cycling...
  • bipedal
    bipedal Posts: 466
    Lichtblick wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    My dear old mum would have not been pleased with Froomey and Phil Gil wearing jeans. No sense of the occasion, boys :|

    That's Philippe GILBERT with the mohican hair and brown shoes looking like (I did not say it first) a gay porn rock star? :shock: :shock: :shock:

    JesusHChrist. One minute a sex god on wheels, the next a ludicrous fright on stage. :cry:

    So okay, who's the dude next to him? The one on his left.

    He looks like yer average Belgian teenager hanging out at Le Quick

    Froome's jeans are the real shocker...
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Lichtblick wrote:
    So okay, who's the dude next to him? The one on his left.


    Tejay Van Garderen. The Great White Hope of our former colony in the west, to lead them out of the darkness into which Lancey has plunged US cycling...

    okay, thanks.

    So, why those guys, particularly? (thinks......) last year's TdF winner and the year before. This year's world champion, last year's world champion, this year's white jersey, this year's vuelta, Froome,

    so

    WHERE IS SAGAN?

    and

    VOECKLER?

    (sorry for shouting)
  • PuttyKnees
    PuttyKnees Posts: 381
    TVG looks cool to me. Froome needs to get those jeans taken up though.
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Looks like a balanced route.
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
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    Lichtblick wrote:
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    From right to left it's: Accountant, Accountant, Security, Gay Porn Star, Cabbie, Gay Porn Star (Retired), Blake's 7 Baddie


    Nah. From left to right it's: Security, Ballet Dancer, Security, Gay Porn Star :shock: , bus driver, postman, accountant.
    Branding designer, Accountant, Mummy's boy, Gay porn star, Security, Buy-to-let landlord, Bond film assassin.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • sunburntknees
    sunburntknees Posts: 272
    Who knew there were so many viewers of gay porn on this forum???
  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    The last week is pretty tough, Mont Ventoux, an ITT and three alpine stages.
    Mañana
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Last stage is only 125km. Expect fireworks.
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  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    Also I’m surprised the noise is suggesting Wiggins won't defend the title and aim for the Giro instead. After last year I can see him winning on a course like this, there are still 90kms of TTing (albeit 25 of those being TTT) and there aren’t any crazy mountain stages.
    Mañana
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    pb21 wrote:
    Also I’m surprised the noise is suggesting Wiggins won't defend the title and aim for the Giro instead. After last year I can see him winning on a course like this, there are still 90kms of TTing (albeit 25 of those being TTT) and there aren’t any crazy mountain stages.


    Jeremy Whittle in the Times today suggesting that it might be mind games. I'm not so sure. Wiggo's been saying since Aug that his goal had only ever been to win one Tour and hadnt though beyond that, and also that the Giro appeals to him.
  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    pb21 wrote:
    Also I’m surprised the noise is suggesting Wiggins won't defend the title and aim for the Giro instead. After last year I can see him winning on a course like this, there are still 90kms of TTing (albeit 25 of those being TTT) and there aren’t any crazy mountain stages.


    Jeremy Whittle in the Times today suggesting that it might be mind games. I'm not so sure. Wiggo's been saying since Aug that his goal had only ever been to win one Tour and hadnt though beyond that, and also that the Giro appeals to him.

    I wonder if its outside the realms of possibility of doing a Giro-Vuelta double?

    Also maybe him and Froome have a kind of ‘gentleman’s agreement’?
    Mañana
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,116
    Lichtblick wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Lichtblick wrote:

    WHERE IS SAGAN?

    and

    VOECKLER?

    (sorry for shouting)

    French main TV news were accusing Voeckler of doping in the last tour on the main broadcast yesterday based on "inhuman" power outputs. Maybe Prud'homme decided best not to have him on stage.
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  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    sunburntknees wrote:
    Who knew there were so many viewers of gay porn on this forum???
    It's because there's no cycling on telly...

    Besides, I use the Clinton Defence - I have it on but I don't watch it
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    pb21 wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    pb21 wrote:
    Also I’m surprised the noise is suggesting Wiggins won't defend the title and aim for the Giro instead. After last year I can see him winning on a course like this, there are still 90kms of TTing (albeit 25 of those being TTT) and there aren’t any crazy mountain stages.


    Jeremy Whittle in the Times today suggesting that it might be mind games. I'm not so sure. Wiggo's been saying since Aug that his goal had only ever been to win one Tour and hadnt though beyond that, and also that the Giro appeals to him.

    I wonder if its outside the realms of possibility of doing a Giro-Vuelta double?

    Also maybe him and Froome have a kind of ‘gentleman’s agreement’?


    You mean Wiggo doing a double?

    Could be hell of a tall order to contest the Giro win, help your team mate contest the Tour, and then personally contest the Vuelta. Take the middle GT out of the equation, and with a 2.5/3 month gap, who knows? But 9 weeks riding in the front group of all 3 GTs over the course of 5.5 months...eeeeeekkkk....

    Besides, I'm afraid that the odds against a clean rider winning the Vuelta are somewhat stacked.
  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    You mean Wiggo doing a double?

    Could be hell of a tall order to contest the Giro win, help your team mate contest the Tour, and then personally contest the Vuelta. Take the middle GT out of the equation, and with a 2.5/3 month gap, who knows? But 9 weeks riding in the front group of all 3 GTs over the course of 5.5 months...eeeeeekkkk....

    Besides, I'm afraid that the odds against a clean rider winning the Vuelta are somewhat stacked.

    Oh yeah, he is supposed to be helping Froome isn't he, in that case then no!
    Mañana
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    I've been up the final climb to Semnoz. Assuming its taken from from Annecy, must be 1100m of ascent so not far off 9%?

    Stunning views of Mont Blanc in the distance for the last couple of K for Cav to while away the climb.

    It's bloody murder, goes on for ever.

    Mind you, that was on a Brompton.
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    davidof wrote:
    French main TV news were accusing Voeckler of doping in the last tour on the main broadcast yesterday based on "inhuman" power outputs. Maybe Prud'homme decided best not to have him on stage.

    Is this reported online anywhere? And is it based on those dodgy calculations that keep getting trotted out?

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