TdF 2013 route ?

[cd365]

I really home the Fougeres to Mont St Michel stage is there, that is seriously close to my house in France

 

[dragon72]

Fly to Nice and take a Ferry ?

that's what I did.

 

[dragon72]

They were not colonised by the French. Corsica originally belonged to Italy but the island was sold to France in 1768, one year before Napoleon was born on the island, hence making him French.

Corsica can't have belonged to Italy back then because Italy didn't exist until 1861. It was governed by Genova until the French took charge.

 

[gavroche]

Corsica can't have belonged to Italy back then because Italy didn't exist until 1861. It was governed by Genova until the French took charge.

I was talking in modern terms.

 

[User482]

How easy is it to get to Corsica?

I know it has an airport but i bet its a pita to get there from the uk.

We went Eurostar/ TGV/ Ferry from Nice. There are also direct flights from Gatwick to Bastia.

 

[thom]

Flipping heck, if this is true, Cav won't be winning the final stage that's for sure

 

[beastie]

Flipping heck, if this is true, Cav won't be winning the final stage that's for sure

Just how big will the crowds be for that?! Barriers all the way up, man.

 

[thom]

Flipping heck, if this is true, Cav won't be winning the final stage that's for sure

So there's a triathlon going up the Alpe that weekend so this is a rather unlikely rumour

 

[oldroadman]

There is the possibility of a double climb on one stage, though. The road through the finish loops around the twon and then the race would have to descend the Alpe, wander off somewhere around Bourg d'Oisans, and come back up again. Only potential problem may be working the times so that badly dropped riders don't find themselves in the face of 90-100kph descenders, though the loop should be long enough for that not to happen. If they don't go mad first time, and as proper pros this is unlikely. Going deep into the red is only for the last part of the final climb!

Of course, a split stage, mountain TT and a short little run finishing up the Alpe in the afternoon...no.

 

[thom]

There is the possibility of a double climb on one stage, though. The road through the finish loops around the twon and then the race would have to descend the Alpe, wander off somewhere around Bourg d'Oisans, and come back up again. Only potential problem may be working the times so that badly dropped riders don't find themselves in the face of 90-100kph descenders, though the loop should be long enough for that not to happen. If they don't go mad first time, and as proper pros this is unlikely. Going deep into the red is only for the last part of the final climb!

Of course, a split stage, mountain TT and a short little run finishing up the Alpe in the afternoon...no.

Yes it's looking very much like a stage without splits, going over the beautiful Col de Sarenne towards the Lac do Chambon on the way up the Lauteret before a return to the Alpe. Were they to do the balcony route on the way back that would be really spectacular but likely a bit too hairy for the tour.
Stage cut-offs typically 30 mins so given the time up to Huez is 40 mins or so, even before you add time for the rest of the loop there ought not to be any riders caught that wouldn't be well outside the cut off anyhow.

 

[thom]

Night time finish on the Champs looking more likely.

 

[Crosstrailer]

Corsica, Nice and zig-zag to Paris
Take it with several pinches of salt but I imagine the broad outline is probably correct.
Includes Mt Saint-Michel, Ventoux & Alpe d'Huez (not on the same day..., double climb of the Alpe ? I wonder if that means going over the Col de Sarenne)
Anticipating 1 team time trial and 2 individual time trials but no Prologue.

Make sure its just salt !!!!!

 

[tigger]

Night time finish on the Champs looking more likely.

That sounds pretty good to me. Might try and pop over for the Mont-St-Michel stage and hmmm... night time Paris finish sounds different - not sure the timings work well for Easyjet from Liverpool though ????

 

[Kiwiavenger]

i shall definatly be looking into the MSM stage (ITT would be great to take my boy too along with cameras etc) and possibly another stage with some hilly bits!!!

 

[WannabeCyclist]

Contador fears froome the most Though if I were him I'd be just as afraid of Rodriquez, he made Contador look ordinary on some of the Vuelta climbs