lolJAPANic said:
Schumacher for the win (if he hasn't been busted by then)Crankyfeet said:
The weather forecast is fine, with clouds and possible showers. Chance of rain 0-70%. Winds EWNS @ 5-10 mph.
There goes Millar's chances. Scratch Tommy D. also--if he manages to make the TdF team.JAPANic said:Some tight hairpins and lots of corners. Will probably suit a smaller TT specialist.
No. My first thought was that it would be pretty cool to use the circuit, but it is way too short.Crankyfeet said:Is it the Monaco Grand Prix circuit?
Parts of it. from letour.fr linked in the OP:Crankyfeet said:Is it the Monaco Grand Prix circuit?
Yeah, i think the circuit only goes from roughly the Palais at the bottom of the map to just past the Casino - the really slow hairpin bend in the race is the one roughly level with the Monte-Carlo on the map just above the red triangle.Bro Deal said:No. My first thought was that it would be pretty cool to use the circuit, but it is way too short.
Cobblestones said:ETA: I just realized that a start in Monaco would probably mean another not quite traditional course for the TdF. The first sprint stages would be in the southern heat. Then, since it most likely will go clockwise, you'd hit the Pyrenees pretty early on. The Alps on the other hand will be late with a lot of transitional stages in the second week in the north? In any way, it would be weird.
The other option is that they go up north-westwards and then come back to the Alps followed by the Pyrenees.
CorrectCrankyfeet said:Don't they alternate the order of the Alps and the Pyrenees from year to year? So next year... they'll attack the Alps first, then the Pyrenees?
Direction of the race is what they alternate... One year clockwise, next anticlockwise. So, next year, clockwise. And in order to hit the Alps before the Pyrenees, they'll have to make little loop through the Massif Central or they'll hit the Pyrenees first, or they'll make big transfer from south to north... Anyway, it's going to be very interesting route.Crankyfeet said:Don't they alternate the order of the Alps and the Pyrenees from year to year? So next year... they'll attack the Alps first, then the Pyrenees?
They usually alternated the order. In 1997 and 1998 they visited Pyrenees before Alpes. My guess is that Pyrennes will be before Alpes this time as well.Crankyfeet said:Don't they alternate the order of the Alps and the Pyrenees from year to year? So next year... they'll attack the Alps first, then the Pyrenees?
The beauty of that course would be lost at cycling speeds anyway.Crankyfeet said:Is it the Monaco Grand Prix circuit?
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