Tour 2014 route

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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Are we going to get any cross windy sections? I'm looking at the map and trying to figure out what days I will have to have the ECHELONS!!!!!!! siren ready.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    Just seen on my facebook that the route of stage 1 is going to be signposted, no idea of when the signs will go up.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    9 sections of cobbles totaling 15.4km on stage 5 apparently. Starting in Ypres to commemorate First World War. And just so you're all up to date on your history before then, here's a handy guide...

    http://www.collegehumor.com/article/6650094/facebook-news-feed-history-of-the-world-world-war-i-to-world-war-ii
    Correlation is not causation.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    So ASO said "what are Sky toilet at?" and put that in?

    Good times
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    iainf72 wrote:
    So ASO said "what are Sky toilet at?" and put that in?
    One day races and sitcoms?
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Decent route. Will have to wait to see the profiles to see how the stages end though. I would wish they put a stage one of these days along the West coast and so there can be some serious wind damage.

    This translator is doing a great job. The Yorkshire man did a good job too speaking in French. According to him, Yorkshire was the birthplace of British sport as well as modern art. I addition he also mentioned that Yorkshire would have finished 11th in the Olympic medal table.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    RichN95 wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    So ASO said "what are Sky toilet at?" and put that in?
    One day races and sitcoms?

    Ha. Cobbles and telling the truth is what I was going for
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    l`Etape will be on the Tourmalet-Hautacam stage.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Are we going to get any cross windy sections? I'm looking at the map and trying to figure out what days I will have to have the ECHELONS!!!!!!! siren ready.
    The stage to Nimes, perhaps
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    LOL who dressed Chris Froome!!
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Fotheringham's already rustled up an analysis of the 3 Vosges stages

    http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/o ... key-stages
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    edited October 2013
    9 classified climbs on stage 2 including "Cote de Holme Moss", looks like Cragg Vale isn't classified though. :)

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  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    6 mountain top finishes is more than in recent years isn't it? The last two mountain stages in the Pyrenees look like they could be great if the GC is still up for grabs then, not sure whether the subsequent time trial will help or hinder the racing though.
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  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    I think having the traditional time trial on the last day of racing does damage things somewhat. IMO the last TT should be inbetween the Alps and Pyrenees, meaning the final mountain top finishes really count.
  • altyteacher
    altyteacher Posts: 53
    We have had the final climb after the timetrial last year and in 2009 up the Ventoux. I think that Prudhomme has mixed things up well over the last 5 years and he is clearly varying how the Tour will be played out - note again the lack of a prologue. It is all racing at the end of the day and different stages will favour different riders - surely that is the point on a Grand Tour.
    If I can feel the pain in my arse, I mustn't be hurting my legs enough.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    FJS wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Are we going to get any cross windy sections? I'm looking at the map and trying to figure out what days I will have to have the ECHELONS!!!!!!! siren ready.
    The stage to Nimes, perhaps

    Looks the best bet, although it isn't going into the Camargue proper.
    frenchfighter wrote:
    LOL who dressed Chris Froome!!

    Pics?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    This is just the top half. Badly fitted, old man colour, unmatching tie, not suitable for this type of event.

    le-tour-france-2014-route-20131023-113413-291.jpg

    I will post a pic with the bottom half later. It would be too much all at once. He is wearing trainers.

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  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    When you are the champion, you do what you want ;)
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    frenchfighter wrote:
    This is just the top half. Badly fitted, old man colour, unmatching tie, not suitable for this type of event.

    le-tour-france-2014-route-20131023-113413-291.jpg

    My husband had a tie like that, unfortunately it got 'lost' when we moved house. :roll:

    As for Froome it looks like he's going for the 'Out of Africa' look.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Yeh, saw that as well. Terrible set of clothes..
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    "I had a faaaaaarm in Africaaaaa"

    This route looks good
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Above The Cows wrote:
    As for Froome it looks like he's going for the 'Out of Africa' look.

    Ha yeah : )

    Marcel Kittel looked spot on.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Has Nibs ever seen a cobble? And no white dusty gravel does not count.
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
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    Looks good! :D
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,399
    Can't Bertie manage to do his tie up properly? Poor show and a lack of class. :lol:

    So 2015 will hit the west coast of France big time then?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,160
    thegibdog wrote:
    9 classified climbs on stage 2 including "Cote de Holme Moss", looks like Cragg Vale isn't classified though. :)

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    Although not as demanding, "Cote de Blubberhouses" is a memorable name.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    greasedscotsman wrote:
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    Looks good! :D


    If it splits on the Carrefour, the time gaps could be monumental
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Dorset Boy wrote:
    Can't Bertie manage to do his tie up properly? Poor show and a lack of class. :lol:

    Bertie is the one on the right...
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,661
    edited October 2013
    3.7km to split the pack with 15km to go...

    I suspect Messers Boonen, Cancellara and Stannard have just cleared their diaries for July...(and likewise Uran, Schleck and Froome have written "be extra nice to everyone this spring" in theirs)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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