TdF 2013 All French Tour Route Announced
10-24-12, 08:49 AM
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TdF 2013 All French Tour Route Announced
Starting in Corsica and then exclusively the mainland of France.
Alpe-d'Huez climbed twice on stage 18.
https://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2013/us/overall-route.html
Alpe-d'Huez climbed twice on stage 18.
https://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2013/us/overall-route.html
10-24-12, 09:19 AM
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Final stage at sunset. This would be interesting.
10-24-12, 09:35 AM
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10-24-12, 09:46 AM
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Alpe de'Huez this year. They skipped it last year.
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10-24-12, 09:54 AM
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AND Mt. Ventoux. Both icons in one tour! I'm a little miffed at the route overall though. For some reason there are not profiles available for many stages, and it appears once again they are trying to force drama by holding off the major fireworks until the last third of the race. There are only 2 designated mountain stages in the first 14 stages, but 4 in the last 7 stages. Once again, this means day after day of mind-numbingly boring flat stages in the early part of the race. I don't mind a sprint stage now and again, but you can't have 3 or 4 consective days of relatively flat riding without being bored to tears. There do appear (from the profiles I did see) to be a few "interesting" stages with some bumps near the end, but nothing major to disrupt the overall race. The Giro and Vuelta were so much more exciting than the Tour, and I wish Le Grand Boucle would take some notes from these races...
10-24-12, 10:31 AM
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Of course the clash of the titans in the mountains is the Tours headline act, but la grand boucle is not just about the battle for the overall, its also a chance for the little dogs to have their day. The likes of Louis Leon Sanchez, Thomas Voekler, Chevanel and the rest of the serial escapees need flatish stages to set up their wins and in my opinion they do provide a worthy hors d`ouvres for the main event.
10-24-12, 10:51 AM
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It's the 100th TdF, so I guess they wanted it all in France. Stage 19 ends 25km (15 miles) from my house. Stage 20 starts and ends 30km (18 miles) from my house, and will be on a Saturday no less. I was going to boycott the TdF this year, but it's hard to resist when it's so close.
10-24-12, 11:43 AM
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as shown by the Olympics. Vino was bold and Marianne was indominable - worthy results.
10-24-12, 02:01 PM
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initial thoughts after having seen the profiles of just a few of the stages:
really looking forward to the beauty of the corsican stages.
the romp thru the pyrenees on stage 9 is going to be a fun one to watch.
stage 19-the day/stage after the double ascent of alpe d'huez-looks like a potential trap for all the gc contenders at that point.
something tells me it could be more pivotal than the day before re: the gc leaderboard/time gaps.
glad to see a significant new climb ushering out the last mountain stage on the penultimate day.
really looking forward to the beauty of the corsican stages.
the romp thru the pyrenees on stage 9 is going to be a fun one to watch.
stage 19-the day/stage after the double ascent of alpe d'huez-looks like a potential trap for all the gc contenders at that point.
something tells me it could be more pivotal than the day before re: the gc leaderboard/time gaps.
glad to see a significant new climb ushering out the last mountain stage on the penultimate day.
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10-24-12, 06:55 PM
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no time bonuses again. personally, i like 'em...especially on the mountain stages.
10-24-12, 10:45 PM
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I'm going to Alpe D'huez and the finish in paris, anyone else from the US going?
10-25-12, 09:17 AM
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That's true...the Olympic Road Race was actually very good, for being a circuit race. The race radios make every stage predictable...if there were no radios, it would make the race much more "natural" and not so scientifically predictable.
10-25-12, 09:18 AM
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10-25-12, 09:19 AM
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10-25-12, 11:13 AM
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I thought last year's TDF had too much ITT, now I think this year's has too little. lol
I do think this route promises to help produce more excitement than last year's.
I do think this route promises to help produce more excitement than last year's.
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10-25-12, 02:58 PM
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10-26-12, 08:09 AM
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It looks more like Le Tour de half of France.
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