2013 Tour de France route

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LouisN	Post subject: 2013 Tour de France route Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 11:24 pm
Joined: Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:44 am Posts: 1638 Location: Canada	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krrKv-C2 ... e=youtu.be Louis
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tymon_tm	Post subject: Re: 2013 Tour de France route Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 3:06 am
Joined: Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:35 pm Posts: 987	wow, that's helluva boring way to announce a race... dont they have some marketing department down there in ASO? i cant believe they published something so crappy to endorse a race that has been won like six times over last fifteen years, and that number is still likely to change
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Weenie	Post subject: Re: 2013 Tour de France route Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 3:06 am
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HammerTime2	Post subject: Re: 2013 Tour de France route Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 3:19 am
Joined: Thu May 04, 2006 4:43 pm Posts: 4936 Location: Wherever there's a mountain beckoning to be climbed	Speaking of which, I've now tied Lance Armstrong for TdF victories.
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sawyer	Post subject: Re: 2013 Tour de France route Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 12:14 pm
Joined: Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:45 pm Posts: 3260 Location: Natovi Landing	HammerTime2 wrote: Speaking of which, I've now tied Lance Armstrong for TdF victories. Lance has drawn level with me too. I'm catching up with Contador also, though less hopeful I can reel him in. Very much less hopeful about Merckx, Coppi etc.
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djconnel	Post subject: Re: 2013 Tour de France route Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:51 pm
Joined: Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:57 pm Posts: 7263 Location: San Francisco, CA	Short stages: shortest since 2002. Median stage length is only 173 km, 3360 km total. _________________ http://djconnel.blogspot.com/ Fuji SL/1 Selling SPD-SL 7900 pedals: 248 grams
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ticou	Post subject: Re: 2013 Tour de France route Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:49 pm
Joined: Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:31 pm Posts: 459	The last climb of the race is the Semnoz; I've done it over a dozen times on holiday.19.5 k's- hope I can record it.
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Ghost234	Post subject: Re: 2013 Tour de France route Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:31 am
Joined: Sun Apr 24, 2011 2:21 am Posts: 257	djconnel wrote: Short stages: shortest since 2002. Median stage length is only 173 km, 3360 km total. I prefer the short stages, it usually makes for more exciting racing.
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maquisard	Post subject: Re: 2013 Tour de France route Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:15 am
Joined: Thu May 01, 2008 8:51 pm Posts: 830 Location: France	ticou wrote: The last climb of the race is the Semnoz; I've done it over a dozen times on holiday.19.5 k's- hope I can record it. - I rode the Annecy - Semnoz stage last Thursday, it is harder that it looks on the profile. I would rate the Semnoz as harder than Alpe d'Huez.
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sawyer	Post subject: Re: 2013 Tour de France route Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:17 pm
Joined: Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:45 pm Posts: 3260 Location: Natovi Landing	I've done Semnoz from all four sides and while some of the routes are not easy, I would not rate it up there with AD! But it's often how you feel on the day ...
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maquisard	Post subject: Re: 2013 Tour de France route Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:26 pm
Joined: Thu May 01, 2008 8:51 pm Posts: 830 Location: France	The Semnoz from Quintal is slightly steeper than the Alpe but also slightly shorter. The again you don't get the bends to 'rest' on or the 'flat' bit above Huez like you do with the Alpe. Semnoz, - Average grade: 8.2 % - Length: 11.3 km Alpe - Average grade: 8.1 % - Length: 13.2 km
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ticou	Post subject: Re: 2013 Tour de France route Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 6:58 pm
Joined: Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:31 pm Posts: 459	maquisard wrote: ticou wrote: The last climb of the race is the Semnoz; I've done it over a dozen times on holiday.19.5 k's- hope I can record it. - I rode the Annecy - Semnoz stage last Thursday, it is harder that it looks on the profile. I would rate the Semnoz as harder than Alpe d'Huez. It was a few years ago, so memory has softened me efforts.Took a fair part of the morning, then I'd have a swim in the lake. The Alpe was a grind in my lowest gear.
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airwise	Post subject: Re: 2013 Tour de France route Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 10:55 am
Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:31 pm Posts: 944	I have to say that for me, the route is astonishing in it's lack of imagination. Someone at the ASO needs to do something new - but I guess that really isn't the French way. The Semnoz is not really that tough. Having ridden all approaches, there are far more challenging climbs even in the immediate vicinity. A missed opportunity?
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Weenie	Post subject: Re: 2013 Tour de France route Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 10:55 am
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