TDF 2015 - ***Parcours Officiel***
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The Alpe is to feature, again. Zzzzz0
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Lol I read that as "The Alps to feature again" and I thought "Wow, what a scoop!"
Rumoured finish in Paris, as well0 -
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Not much happening down the left hand side and a fair bit happening up the right hand side innit?0
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SpecialGuestStar wrote:
See those people? They got there by car/camper/train. The Alpe doesn't have exclusivity on crowds and there's more to France than Alpe d'Huez.0 -
dodgy wrote:The Alpe is to feature, again. Zzzzz
Get the stopwatches ready.“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
TailWindHome wrote:dodgy wrote:The Alpe is to feature, again. Zzzzz
Get the stopwatches ready.
Yes, handy for armchair fans to conclude on EPO usage I guess that's one advantage for it featuring so regularly.0 -
DeVlaeminck wrote:So the speculation is stage 19 will be the etape - given the rumoured start and finish town and word that it'll take in the Glandon or CdF does that make a Telegraphe/Galibier loop likely? I don't know the area super well but that's the obvious way to loop back round if the finish is in La Toussuire.
I thought it was going from St Jean de Maurienne to La Rosière which would imply the Madeleine then Cormet de Roselund then la Ros. A massive day for anyone who wants to have a go.BASI Nordic Ski Instructor
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Looks like next year will hav a TTT, but after the 13 km 1st stage TT in Utrecht, not a single ITT!
http://www.velowire.com/article/865/en/ ... ties-.html
That would be bizarre, unique in modern era grand tours. Made for Quintana? For French hopes Pinot andBardet?0 -
FJS wrote:Looks like next year will hav a TTT, but after the 13 km 1st stage TT in Utrecht, not a single ITT!
http://www.velowire.com/article/865/en/ ... ties-.html
That would be bizarre, unique in modern era grand tours. Made for Quintana? For French hopes Pinot andBardet?
Can't really see this happening. Velowire quite often get several of the stages right but rarely does he nail the whole route correctly beforehand. He's got 7 mountain stages in there, with 7 summit finishes (if you include montee jalabert) :shock: I think we'll get another longer TT to go with the TTT and Stage 1. Only one day to wait now!
Will be interesting to see which others climbs are included in the Digne-Pra Loup stage - would love to see something with the Champs/Allos or Valberg/Bonette before the final climb. That part of the Southern Alps is rarely visited these days by the Tour and it's a real shame for it.0 -
FJS wrote:Looks like next year will hav a TTT, but after the 13 km 1st stage TT in Utrecht, not a single ITT!
http://www.velowire.com/article/865/en/ ... ties-.html
That would be bizarre, unique in modern era grand tours. Made for Quintana? For French hopes Pinot andBardet?Twitter: @RichN950 -
I know, but as far as I know velowire got it pretty much fully correct the past few years in the week before the announcement.0
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The route is on the link below, page 3, only 14 km of ITT;
http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclis ... 15_HRP.PDF
Samedi 4 juillet UTRECHT (C.l.m. individuel) 14 km
Dimanche 5 juillet UTRECHT-ZÉLANDE 166km
Lundi 6 juillet ANVERS-HUY 154km
Mardi 7 juillet SERAING-CAMBRAI 221km
Mercredi 8 juillet ARRAS-AMIENS MÉTROPOLE 189km
Jeudi 9 juillet ABBEVILLE-LE HAVRE 191km
Vendredi 10 juillet LIVAROT-FOUGÈRES 190km
Samedi 11 juillet RENNES-MÛR DE BRETAGNE 179km
Dimanche 12 juillet VANNES-PLUMELEC (C.l.m. par équipe) 28km
Lundi 13 juillet REPOS PAU
Mardi 14 juillet TARBES-LA PIERRE-SAINT-MARTIN 167km
Mercredi 15 juillet PAU-CAUTERETS - VALLÉE DE SAINT-SAVIN 188km
Jeudi 16 juillet LANNEMEZAN-PLATEAU DE BEILLE 195 km
Vendredi 17 juillet MURET-RODEZ 200km
Samedi 18 juillet RODEZ-MENDE 178km
Dimanche 19 juilletMENDE-VALENCE 182km
Lundi 20 juillet BOURG-DE-PÉAGE-GAP 201km
Mardi 21 juillet REPOS GAP
Mercredi 22 juillet DIGNE-LES-BAINS-PRA-LOUP 161km
Jeudi 23 juillet GAP-SAINT-JEAN-DE-MAURIENNE 185km
Vendredi 24 juilletSAINT-JEAN-DE-MAURIENNE-LA TOUSSUIRE - LES SYBELLES 138km
Samedi 25 juillet MODANE VALFRÉJUS-ALPE-D’HUEZ 110km
Dimanche 26 juillet SÈVRES - GRAND PARIS SEINE OUEST- PARIS CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES 107 km0 -
Bit of a transfer after the penultimate stage. But short one into Paris after to conclude I suppose.0
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Alpe d'Huez? It's been done and done well but so many climbs out there - Inrng had the Chartreuse Trilogy the other week
http://inrng.com/2014/08/roads-to-ride- ... e-trilogy/
and there must be others altho' I know the tour logistics can be an issueM.Rushton0 -
If the proposed route rumours are true it doesn't look ideal for Froome with only a short ITT and several stages ending in short punchy climbs.0
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Well he'd better get some training done because you can be sure Quintana will want this one.M.Rushton0
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Froome would have won the Vuelta by 8s if they had left the ITT out this year.0
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Seems like I'm not alone in being unimpressed at yet another Alpe visit.
http://www.podiumcafe.com/2014/10/21/70 ... -de-france0 -
dodgy wrote:Seems like I'm not alone in being unimpressed at yet another Alpe visit.
http://www.podiumcafe.com/2014/10/21/70 ... -de-france
Great article, sadly money talks and the sponsors want to see Alpe d'Huez0 -
mrushton wrote:Alpe d'Huez? It's been done and done well but so many climbs out there - Inrng had the Chartreuse Trilogy the other week
http://inrng.com/2014/08/roads-to-ride- ... e-trilogy/
and there must be others altho' I know the tour logistics can be an issue
Doesn't sound overly challenging by Alpine standards! Little respite between climbs though I suppose.0 -
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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ASO confirm today that there will be no 'Should Wiggins ride the Tour' threads in 2015“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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I don't mind the Alpe again other than the crowds can get in the way of the racing - agree if I was riding it there are far nicer climbs but as part of a race I'm watching on TV that makes no odds - I do think the descent off the Lautaret is too long a lead in though - rather they went over the Croix de Fer or Glandon and straight into the Alpe - that descent is far faster and more technical so there are options to attack earlier. I know Contador did attack early in 2011 anyway but you know what I mean.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0
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Daniel Friebe reporting on Twitter that bonus seconds are back0
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TailWindHome wrote:ASO confirm today that there will be no 'Should Wiggins ride the Tour' threads in 20150
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PoweredByIdris wrote:Daniel Friebe reporting on Twitter that bonus seconds are backTwitter: @RichN950
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RichN95 wrote:FJS wrote:Looks like next year will hav a TTT, but after the 13 km 1st stage TT in Utrecht, not a single ITT!
http://www.velowire.com/article/865/en/ ... ties-.html
That would be bizarre, unique in modern era grand tours. Made for Quintana? For French hopes Pinot andBardet?
Or not.0 -
Froome is suggesting he might bottle the tour and go for the Giro/Veulta double.
Freeing up the tour for Bradley.0 -
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