Fun facts: Albertville was the host of the 1992 winter olympics. Meanwhile we also pass close to Annecy, which is currently bidding for the 2018 winter olympics.
This area is also seeing the construction of a non-stop rail line from Lisbon to Kiev, the Lyon-Turin leg on the journey will feature a freight system here.
Edited by doddy13 on 13-07-2010 08:56
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
I think the favourites take it easy and a breakaway wins. But it will be interesting to see how the favourites recovered and if any of them will get into trouble.
Maybe Armstrong will do a Landis and win 12 minutes back. With the difference that he doesn't get caught (UCI ).
Edited by Wilier on 12-07-2010 15:46
trueblue3044 wrote:
yea i wish they decided to make the stage finish on top of the col de la madelaine. so much more interesting
I don't think there's enough space to park the whole Tour caravan, which is why it always ends in the closest city in the valley, and not on the top of the col. And the same goes for many cols.
Usually, there has to be ski facilities or anything close to a small town, up mountains to have the races finishing there.
schleck93 wrote:
For all those who want a stage ending on Madeleine.
abba video
and space space space.
Don't forget the tour de france is bigger than any other bike race in the world.. and even bigger than a large majority of sporting events.
They've got the technology now to base the village away from the top of a climb, but it's still only undergoing a testing phase still, Tourmalet etc.
Afterall you've got to find somewhere to host a tour village, press from most countries, riders busses, hospitality. It's no small operation.
Edited by doddy13 on 12-07-2010 16:03
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
kumazan wrote:
They chose the wrong side of La Madeleine. Shame on them.
Anyway, it should be an interesting stage.
Why is it the wrong side? At the map it seems like the downhill is more twisty than the uphill, which is not good?
Edited by kissaha on 12-07-2010 17:27
Pellizotti2 wrote:
I think he means that the "right" side is steeper or something like that
Exactly. It's a lot harder.
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"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
With the difference that he doesn't get caught (UCI 
).
