TDF 2020 - Stage 10: Île d'Oléron Le Château-d'Oléron>Île de Ré Saint-Martin-de-Ré 168.5k *Spoiler*

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Stage 10: Île d'Oléron Le Château-d'Oléron - Île de Ré Saint-Martin-de-Ré 168.5kms

Christian Prudhomme's comment
Two islands linked by a stage of the Tour, that’s already a first for the peloton that will find it hard to make it bunched to Saint-Martin-de-Ré. The stage will be marked by the Vauban buildings in Royan, Rochefort or La Rochelle, but also by a course mainly set by the sea… and the crossing of marshlands swept by wind.

Two islands linked with a start and finish, it has never been seen before on La Grande Boucle. The riders head from Île d'Oléron to Île de Ré.
Oléron is in fact it is the second largest island of France after Corsica.

The race heads south to move through Royan before heading back north towards Rochefort and La Rochelle. The connecting theme of these three cities is Vauban, a military architect who constructed numerous fortifications throughout France during the reign of King Louis XIV.

The rider's main concern is likely to be the strong winds in this Atlantic jaunt. After crossing the 2.9 kilometres Île de Ré bridge, completed in 1988, the finale leads to the village of Saint-Martin-de-Ré. Again, the fortifications of Vauban are to form the picturesque backdrop to a likely sprint finish.


This area is renowned for its strong winds, although the weather can be calm as well. So are we going to see a tranquil stage with a thunderous sprint finale or will it be thunderous from start to finish?
Favourites 10th stage 2020 Tour de France
*** Sam Bennett, Caleb Ewan, Alexander Kristoff
** Peter Sagan, Elia Viviani, Cees Bol, Wout Van Aert
* Oliver Naesen, André Greipel, Sonny Colbrelli

Île d'Oléron Le Château-d'Oléron
One previous stage
Population: 4,200
Cité de l’Huître (City of Oyster)
It offers a fun and interactive discovery of oyster farming as it is practiced in the Marennes-Oléron basin. Themed huts make up the route to learn all about the different stages of the oyster's life. Throughout the year many activities are offered: bike rides, initiations to open oysters, tasting hot oysters.

Specialties: Marennes-Oléron oysters, shells, shellfish, mussels. Fish. Melon of Charente, onion of Saint-Turjan. Viticulture (pays charentais wines, cognac, pineau). Beer (Naufrageurs, Fort Boyard). Marine salt.


Île de Ré Saint-Martin-de-Ré
No previous stage
Population: 2,300 in Saint-Martin-de-Ré

Specialties: salt, wine (Rosé des Dunes, pineau), oysters, shells, shellfish, pastis of île de Ré, goat cheese.



Christian Prudhomme's comment
Two islands linked by a stage of the Tour, that’s already a first for the peloton that will find it hard to make it bunched to Saint-Martin-de-Ré. The stage will be marked by the Vauban buildings in Royan, Rochefort or La Rochelle, but also by a course mainly set by the sea… and the crossing of marshlands swept by wind.

Two islands linked with a start and finish, it has never been seen before on La Grande Boucle. The riders head from Île d'Oléron to Île de Ré.
Oléron is in fact it is the second largest island of France after Corsica.

The race heads south to move through Royan before heading back north towards Rochefort and La Rochelle. The connecting theme of these three cities is Vauban, a military architect who constructed numerous fortifications throughout France during the reign of King Louis XIV.

The rider's main concern is likely to be the strong winds in this Atlantic jaunt. After crossing the 2.9 kilometres Île de Ré bridge, completed in 1988, the finale leads to the village of Saint-Martin-de-Ré. Again, the fortifications of Vauban are to form the picturesque backdrop to a likely sprint finish.


This area is renowned for its strong winds, although the weather can be calm as well. So are we going to see a tranquil stage with a thunderous sprint finale or will it be thunderous from start to finish?
Favourites 10th stage 2020 Tour de France
*** Sam Bennett, Caleb Ewan, Alexander Kristoff
** Peter Sagan, Elia Viviani, Cees Bol, Wout Van Aert
* Oliver Naesen, André Greipel, Sonny Colbrelli

Île d'Oléron Le Château-d'Oléron
One previous stage
Population: 4,200
Cité de l’Huître (City of Oyster)
It offers a fun and interactive discovery of oyster farming as it is practiced in the Marennes-Oléron basin. Themed huts make up the route to learn all about the different stages of the oyster's life. Throughout the year many activities are offered: bike rides, initiations to open oysters, tasting hot oysters.

Specialties: Marennes-Oléron oysters, shells, shellfish, mussels. Fish. Melon of Charente, onion of Saint-Turjan. Viticulture (pays charentais wines, cognac, pineau). Beer (Naufrageurs, Fort Boyard). Marine salt.


Île de Ré Saint-Martin-de-Ré
No previous stage
Population: 2,300 in Saint-Martin-de-Ré

Specialties: salt, wine (Rosé des Dunes, pineau), oysters, shells, shellfish, pastis of île de Ré, goat cheese.

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Quite weak though, 19kph.
General rule I think is you need over 35kph for echelons.
- @ddraver
Must return one day.
I am not sure. You have no chance.
The bad news is that tomorrow should be a beautiful day that will be accompanied by light winds.
The good news is that the whole race seems likely to get very little bad weather with lots of warm or even hot sunshine.
There is a caveat to though: If there is going to be a bad weather day, atm the most likely candidate is the Col de la Loze day.
(He says hopefully...)
- @ddraver
@DrHeadgear
The Vikings are coming!
@DrHeadgear
The Vikings are coming!
That's the 4pm in the UK forecast.
A spot of late chaos would be nice.
Can you imagine the battle to be at the front going into that corner, and the speed?
I am not sure. You have no chance.
COVID results out at 9am UK time apparently. A nice symmetry as after being ill with lots of the symptoms back in late March we had antibody tests last week through my wife's work and they've come back positive.
Of course the sprint trains may be able to power over that bump and keep things together.
> Oléron is in fact it is the second largest island of France after Corsica.
strictly speaking it is the 16th biggest French island
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I am not sure. You have no chance.
Best if the boys form echelons then.
If there's going to be bad news get it over with already!
I am not sure. You have no chance.
Any delay hints at bad news as they'd release good news ASAP.
I am not sure. You have no chance.
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Waiting on re-test