AGR change to finish

pottssteve
pottssteve Posts: 4,069
edited January 2013 in Pro race
A heads up for all the fans of Dutch mountains - the AGR organisers have changed the finish for this year's race. Details will be announced tomorrow.

Steve
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    going to be the same place as this year's worlds isnt it?

    meh... did nt change much last autumn
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Yeah, but there's a bit more to it.....
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    They have to do it on Dutch Bikes?
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    I don't think even Phil Gil could haul one of those tanks up the Cauberg...
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Eh, Mine was stunning in the snow today! Two wheel drift round some of the corners! ;)
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    - @ddraver
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,646
    ddraver wrote:
    They have to do it on Dutch Bikes?

    Cargo bikes? :-)
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Took me a long time to work out WTF AGR was.
    _
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Weren't there rumours they were going to do the finish ala the 2012 worlds?


    Probably.
    _
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    They have to do it on Dutch Bikes?

    Cargo bikes? :-)

    Nah, an omafiets, like this
    Omafiets.jpg
  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    Saw the thread title. Read the thread and thought WTF has this got to do with AG2R? :oops:
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    LeicesterLad wrote:
    Saw the thread title. Read the thread and thought WTF has this got to do with AG2R? :oops:

    I originally thought it said AG2R to finish and thought it was yet more bad news for the sport!

    I got further confused by the reference to Dutch mountains. Are these where flying pigs live?
  • LeePaton
    LeePaton Posts: 353
    It'll still be decode on the Hill.

    Just means the winner has longer to get his hands up and show off his sponsor.
    It's not so much about winning, I just hate losing.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Tour de Jose saying it's because you can cram a lot of VIP tents into the space between the top of the Hill and the new finish line. All about the buns as Rick might say...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    ddraver wrote:
    Tour de Jose saying it's because you can cram a lot of VIP tents into the space between the top of the Hill and the new finish line. All about the buns as Rick might say...

    The Buns The Buns!!!
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Here's the new route: http://www.amstel.nl/evenementen/amstel ... rijd/route

    Last lap is basically the Worlds route, with an etra climb but with the finish at the same site. Having been to both the change is welcome as there is more space at the new location. And as has been mentioned, lots more space for hospitality tents.
    Takes the race to 251km with 33 hills, making a total of over 4000m of climbing.

    Steve
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited January 2013
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Took me a long time to work out WTF AGR was.

    Same.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    pottssteve wrote:
    Here's the new route: http://www.amstel.nl/evenementen/amstel ... rijd/route

    Last lap is basically the Worlds route, with an etra climb but with the finish at the same site. Having been to both the change is welcome as there is more space at the new location. And as has been mentioned, lots more space for hospitality tents.
    Takes the race to 251km with 33 hills, making a total of over 4000m of climbing.

    Steve

    Both the change of the finish location and that extra loop make it an easier race with a broader range of riders with a chance for the win*. The finish is further from the top of the Cauberg and as least as significantly, the finish is a lot further away from the Keutenberg than it used to be, a much harder climb.

    *insert compulsory line saying it is the riders who decide the race, not the route..
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Weren't there rumours they were going to do the finish ala the 2012 worlds?


    Probably.

    Yes Rick, you were right.
    _
  • Simmotino
    Simmotino Posts: 295
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Weren't there rumours they were going to do the finish ala the 2012 worlds?


    Probably.

    Yes Rick, you were right.

    You were also an hour and a half late.

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