your tdf dream course...
07-17-12 | 03:00 PM
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From: insane diego, california
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your tdf dream course...
high mountains: 8-9 stages
less reliance on the alps & the pyrenees but not on the mountains. no more than 2 days apiece in the alps (give me the izoard!!) & pyrenees (luz-ardiden!!) with 2 days apiece in the vosges and the central massif (puy de dome for the love of god!!!). one summit finish in each set of mountains. total of 8-9 mountain stages with a mountain descent tt on something sufficiently lengthy & technical. make it the day before or after the 'queen stage' (alpe d'huez as a descent? lol).
flats: 4 stages
one seaside sprint stage with constant exposure to the winds
one stage with a nice sweeping approach (something wide enough to minimize potential crashes) into the last 300m so the boys can go all out once through the turn
one stage with a rising finish just long enough to give riders like gilbert/sagan a chance but not too steep to discount cav/greipel. let's throw some sections of famed northern france cobblestones into this stage
guess i can't eliminate the champs-elysee...even in my dream scenario.
tt's: 4 stages (including the mtn descent tt)
one ttt no longer than 25 km but rolling over a good mixture of flats & hills (burgundy perhaps?)
two itt's-one of them just long enough not to be considered a prologue (something like the monaco hillside/waterfront one a few years back with a great mix of climbing, descending and flat with plenty of technical sections), and one of 40-45k incorporating a little of everything.
rolling/breakaway stages: 3-4 stages
stages with a healthy mix of scenic towns, lots of cat 2-3-4 climbs, on skinny backroads with a prejudicial lack of straightaways.
i think i'd want to go clockwise with this one...
less reliance on the alps & the pyrenees but not on the mountains. no more than 2 days apiece in the alps (give me the izoard!!) & pyrenees (luz-ardiden!!) with 2 days apiece in the vosges and the central massif (puy de dome for the love of god!!!). one summit finish in each set of mountains. total of 8-9 mountain stages with a mountain descent tt on something sufficiently lengthy & technical. make it the day before or after the 'queen stage' (alpe d'huez as a descent? lol).
flats: 4 stages
one seaside sprint stage with constant exposure to the winds
one stage with a nice sweeping approach (something wide enough to minimize potential crashes) into the last 300m so the boys can go all out once through the turn
one stage with a rising finish just long enough to give riders like gilbert/sagan a chance but not too steep to discount cav/greipel. let's throw some sections of famed northern france cobblestones into this stage
guess i can't eliminate the champs-elysee...even in my dream scenario.
tt's: 4 stages (including the mtn descent tt)
one ttt no longer than 25 km but rolling over a good mixture of flats & hills (burgundy perhaps?)
two itt's-one of them just long enough not to be considered a prologue (something like the monaco hillside/waterfront one a few years back with a great mix of climbing, descending and flat with plenty of technical sections), and one of 40-45k incorporating a little of everything.
rolling/breakaway stages: 3-4 stages
stages with a healthy mix of scenic towns, lots of cat 2-3-4 climbs, on skinny backroads with a prejudicial lack of straightaways.
i think i'd want to go clockwise with this one...
07-17-12 | 03:07 PM
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From: Maine
Bikes: 90 Raleigh Chill MTB, 92 Trek 1200, 2004 Trek 2300, 67 Sports, 70 Sports, 71 Philips, Lotus Challenger, 74 Super Course, Univega Gran Tourismo, Nishiki Seral
Might as well stay out of the mountains, nothing happens there anymore.
07-18-12 | 06:42 AM
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From: Houston TX area
Bikes: Trek 1420 triple, Mercier Corvus, Globe 1 700, Surly Disc Trucker, GT Avalanche, GT Grade, GT Helion, Mercier Corvus, Motobacane Boris X7 Fat Bikes,
TdF takes place in the states California, Colorado, Utah, Pennsylvania (central) and Oregon. It also would have a mountain bike and track events
07-18-12 | 11:15 PM
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From: Murica
Next year celebrates the 100 years of the TDF! To celebrate:
1. 100 stages over 3-1/2 months
2. Visits every country in Europe
3. 10 individual time trials
4. 3 team time trials
5. 5 night stages
6. Abandonment not allowed. Every rider allowed to skip 5 stages. Punishment for abandonment is a 2-year ban from the TDF.
1. 100 stages over 3-1/2 months
2. Visits every country in Europe
3. 10 individual time trials
4. 3 team time trials
5. 5 night stages
6. Abandonment not allowed. Every rider allowed to skip 5 stages. Punishment for abandonment is a 2-year ban from the TDF.
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