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Tour de France 2010 - Pyrenées.

  • 15-09-2009 2:21pm
    #1
    velopeloton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 537 ✭✭✭


    No evidence but some strong rumours here.
    Stage finish on Col d’Aubisque on 21st July after crossing Peyresourde, Aspin, Tourmalet and Soulor. Tour crossed same mountains on 21st July 1910. Perhaps this will also be the Etape.

    The week will look something like this.
    17 July: Rodez - Carcassonne
    18 July: Carcassonne - Plateau de Beille
    19 July: Foix- Bagnéres de Luchon-SuperBagnéres
    20 July: Rest day
    21 July: Bagnéres de Luchon - Col de Aubisque.
    22 July: Pau - La Pierre St Martin
    23 July: Pau - Bordeaux
    24 July: Bordeaux ITT
    25 July: Paris
    That's 4 mountain top finishes in the Pyrenees.
    Others still talking about Luz Ardiden and Col du Spandells and Argeles-Gazost.
    A lot of hotel bookings for 20, 21 ,22 in and around Pau.

    www.velopeloton.com

    Route will be officially announced on 14 October.


Comments

  • #2
    redmenace1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 129 ✭✭redmenace1


    Thanks, would be great if it was like that


  • #3
    velopeloton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 537 ✭✭✭velopeloton


    The rumour mill continues apace. Based on what I have heard in the last week it now looks like this.

    17 July: Rodez - Revel
    18 July: Revel - Luchon
    19 July: Rest Day
    20 July: Luchon - Col d'Aubisque
    21 July: Col du Tourmalet ITT
    22 July: Pau - Arette
    23 July: Pau - Bordeaux
    24 July: Bordeaux ITT
    25 July: Paris

    A TT on the Col du Tourmalet, could it be true?


  • #4
    ednwireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,573 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    velopeloton wrote: »
    A TT on the Col du Tourmalet, could it be true?
    thought they said that they wouldn't do that again after alpe d'huez itt, but it'd be cool if they did

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



  • #5
    paddy's hill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭paddy's hill


    ednwireland wrote: »
    thought they said that they wouldn't do that again after alpe d'huez itt, but it'd be cool if they did

    Cycling Weekly have the same story

    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/398367/tourmalet-time-trial-set-for-2010-tour-de-france-route.html


  • #6
    velo.2010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭velo.2010


    As i mentioned elsewhere LA's security are apparently pretty demanding of his personal safety. Would they/he give a TT on Tourmalet the green light? Just how much say can he have?

    The rest of the Pyrenean route looks incredible and Alpe Duez! I thought they might just meander through the Alps with maybe a Cat 2 finish.

    Contador will get a huge amount of support and Lance likes the Pyrenees (Hautacam, Luz Ardaden, Plateau de Beille). Should be great.


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  • #7
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    brilliant! stage finish in Bordeaux!


  • #8
    sy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,653 ✭✭✭sy


    Caroline_ie wrote: »
    brilliant! stage finish in Bordeaux!
    Yahoo! I'll be there


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