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Tour de France Route Presentation
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 24-07-2011 12:17
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1 Corte - Bastia
2 Ajacio - Bonifaccio
3 Bonifacio – Porto-Vecchio
4 Porto Vecchio - Col de Belle Granaje
5 Le Mans - Tours
6 Tours - Poitiers
7 La Charte - Puy de Dome
8 Aurillac - Lavaur
9 Agde - Rieux Minnevois
10 Bagnères-de-Luchon - Col de Portet
11 Pau - Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
12 Foix - Sigean
13 Narbonnes - Arles
14 Aix-en-Provence - Mont Colombis
15 Gap - Col du Parpaillon
16 Gap - Orcières-Merlette
17 Moutiers - Briançon
18 Le-Monetier-Les-Bains - L'Alpe d'Huez
19 Grenoble - Gap
20 Gap - Sisteron
21 Creteil - Paris Champs Elysses
Stages credits: Emmea (1,2,4,5,7,9,11,17,18), Tsmoha (6,8,10,12,13,14,15), Molkema (3,16,20), wielrennen11 (19), PCM11 (21)
The 99th Tour de France sees the race's first visit to Corsica, with 4 stages. Two flat stage open up, but they are 'Corsica flat' stages and may not necesarrilly be won by sprinters. Theres an individual time trial to split the field up, and then a hilly stage that wont necesarilly be a bad day for the mountain climbers either.
Up to Northern France and a proper sprint stage from Le Mans - Tours, although the following flat stage has a bit of a kick at the end of it. A bit more of a kick is next, as the Puy de Dome returns to the Tour de France. Then a final flat stage into Lavaur before we reach the Pyrenees.
The Pyrenees doesnt start with a bang, the Pic de Nore 1st category climb lying in the middle of the stage will test the legs, but the stage seems more breakaway material. The Pyrenees really arrive on Stage 10 with the Col du Peyresourde, Col d'Azet, Col d'Aspin, Hourquette d'Ancizan and the final climb up the Col de Portet. 2 more HC climbs on the next stage, if not a summit finish, with the Col de Soudet and Pic de Beillurti.
The Pyrenees and Alps are separated by 2 flat stages, before a hilly stage into Mont Colombis. The Alps then arrive with two brutes: Col d'Izouard and the Col du Parpaillon for the 3rd summit finish of the race so far. Next is individual time trial number 2, rated as hilly, but who knows - it may suit the climbers a lot more than the like likes of Zabriskie, Coppel and Cancellara.
The time trial is followed by a stage featuring plenty of iconic climbs: the Madeleine, Telegraph and Galibier, before a downhill chase to the line and a final uphill kick in Briancon. Thats just a warmup though, really, for the Queen stage of the race - Alpe d'Huez being climbed, not once, but twice! An unpredictable transitional stage follow, taking us back to Gap, for the 3rd and final individual time trial, then it's off to Paris for the final day.
(For those who didnt see my post in the Calendar thread, the fact that PCM10 stages dont work ideally in PCM11 - the risk of leaders being dropped for bad positioning - led me to draw up a new route for the Tour de France, although it is as similar as possible to the initially planned route for the race)
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 24-07-2011 15:11
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Awesome!
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| Smowz |
Posted on 24-07-2011 15:16
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co Red Bull's John Gadret passes the following comments:
It is a beautiful route, it does involve many TT kilometres which do not suit me but perhaps I will be given a little leeway to try for magnificent stage wins.
I am looking forward to riding the stages in Corsica, such rugged terrain for once the sprinters will not receive their own way! I also like the looks of the stage up to Puy de Dome and my personal stage goal the ride into Briancon.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 24-07-2011 15:17
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This is such a tough course to call - lots of TT kilometres, but at the same time a few very important summit finishes. It will be very interesting.
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| Heine |
Posted on 24-07-2011 15:20
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Many TT-kms, Tdf-leaders not wanting Cunego to win?
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 24-07-2011 15:22
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Heine wrote:
Many TT-kms, Tdf-leaders not wanting Cunego to win?
TDF-leaders giving everyone else a chance 
(But the TTs are the same as the route a few months ago, so Cunego knew what he was signing up for!)
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| jph27 |
Posted on 24-07-2011 17:26
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Despite not being part of the Man-Game outside of CDiv2, can I make a preview?  |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 24-07-2011 17:28
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jph27 wrote:
Despite not being part of the Man-Game outside of CDiv2, can I make a preview?
A preview of what?
But yes, all previews are welcomed. The more the better.
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| jph27 |
Posted on 24-07-2011 17:29
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SportingNonsense wrote:
jph27 wrote:
Despite not being part of the Man-Game outside of CDiv2, can I make a preview?
A preview of what?
But yes, all previews are welcomed. The more the better.
Basically a route preview suggesting where we could see the main action. Seeing as I don't know the startlist, that's all I can do. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 24-07-2011 17:34
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jph27 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
jph27 wrote:
Despite not being part of the Man-Game outside of CDiv2, can I make a preview?
A preview of what?
But yes, all previews are welcomed. The more the better.
Basically a route preview suggesting where we could see the main action. Seeing as I don't know the startlist, that's all I can do.
If you wait til we approach the Tour de France, I can give the startlist out to whoever wants to write a preview 
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 24-07-2011 17:35
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Nice to see some of my stages here Didn't expect that coming.. interesting tour, not much chances for sprinters, but definitely a nice mix of mountains, hills and unpredictable profiles.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 24-07-2011 18:45
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Not much chances for sprinters? I can see at least 6-7 flat stages ending in mass sprints.
Anyway I'm quite curious about Cunego's performance here. Almost 100km in TTs, can make this a really tough test for the little prince.
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| roturn |
Posted on 24-07-2011 18:47
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The 2nd TT is quite mountaineous. There he won`t lose time. Not sure how hard it really is but maybe he can even gain some time there? |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 24-07-2011 18:55
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Cunego is happy that the route gives him the the scope to put his rivals to the sword.
He would be even happier though if stage 4 came before stage 3. |
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 24-07-2011 19:38
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Gustavovskiy wrote:
Not much chances for sprinters? I can see at least 6-7 flat stages ending in mass sprints.
You may be right Had a closer look now.. but I expect some succesful breakaways even on possible mass-sprint-stages though
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