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Mike Jacoubowsky
Guest
I dunno... looking at the '08 TdF route, looks rather dumbed down. No epic
stages with 4 or 5 climbs, the initial ITT is rather short, no Ventoux... am
I missing something?
Or is this an attempt to eliminate doping by making the stages not-so-hard?
If so, why not just come out and say "OK, we've designed an easier route
with more chances to recover, so you guys don't need to dope this year."
Yeah, I guess that wouldn't sound so good, would it?
In the end, the riders make the race, not the course. Could be that, with
more people feeling they've got a shot, we'll see a lot more action, a lot
more moves to cover.
Or could be the most defensively-ridden race we've seen in years.
--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA
stages with 4 or 5 climbs, the initial ITT is rather short, no Ventoux... am
I missing something?
Or is this an attempt to eliminate doping by making the stages not-so-hard?
If so, why not just come out and say "OK, we've designed an easier route
with more chances to recover, so you guys don't need to dope this year."
Yeah, I guess that wouldn't sound so good, would it?
In the end, the riders make the race, not the course. Could be that, with
more people feeling they've got a shot, we'll see a lot more action, a lot
more moves to cover.
Or could be the most defensively-ridden race we've seen in years.
--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA