Teams for Paris-Nice
by lucybears on Jan 29, 2009 8:28 AM EST
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Check out the 2009 course.
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08-03 Amilly – Amilly 9.3 km ITT
09-03 Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire – La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin 195.5 km
10-03 Orval – Vichy 175 km
11-03 Vichy – Saint-Étienne 171.5 km
12-03 Annonay – Vallon-Pont-d’Arc 204 km
13-03 Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux – La Montagne de Lure 182.5 km
14-03 Manosque – Fayence 191 km
15-03 Nice – Nice 119 km
by lucybears on Jan 29, 2009 8:41 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yes
Apart from the obligatory Col d’Eze on the final day, stage 6 will have a mountaintop finish on Montagne de Lure. ASO call this Ventoux’s little sister, at 13.8 km 6,6% avg. It has never been used in a bikerace before according to letour.fr .
Seems like a suitably tough climb for P-N.
by Jens on Jan 29, 2009 8:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
stage details
by lucybears on Jan 29, 2009 9:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I never knew that's where Vichy was...
You live and learn.
by Albertina on Jan 29, 2009 9:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oy
This former history and geography teacher rolls his eyes..
by ursula on Jan 29, 2009 9:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I am actually quite good at my world cities...I can sit for hours reading an atlas
but for some reason I thought Vichy was further south-woops! But I am a history graduate and I know a little about Vichy in that context, but more of an early-modern person on that front!
by Albertina on Jan 29, 2009 11:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
well
The way history is taught, it does imply that Vichy is well into the South of France. You know, the Nazis divided the country, directly occupying the north along the coast, blah blah.
Really, what matters is you know the significance of the place. Otherwise, that’s what maps were invented for. And bike races :-P
by gavia on Jan 29, 2009 1:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh the bike races are very much more important to me these days....
….I stopped doing the Nazis before university! Cycling, so educational, I mean, I now know where Burgos is, which I didn’t before, and my Belgian geography is unsurpased.
by Albertina on Jan 29, 2009 1:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My parents live just an hour away from Vicht..
Very nice city, lots of watersources.. which are not very tastfull btw, and just after the 6th time I got there I noticed the Vichy labels…
Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.
by Frinking on Jan 29, 2009 10:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Vicht=Vichy
Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.
by Frinking on Jan 29, 2009 10:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Great template!
WE may be poaching this one a lot.
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris... on Jan 29, 2009 9:33 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
cyclingfever.com says
graag gedaan !
by lucybears on Jan 29, 2009 9:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was hoping last years KOM
would get Vacansoleil a place in Paric-Nice. Apparently L’Hotellerie lost his charm since the last edition.
by Lopex on Jan 29, 2009 9:44 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
With so many new/smaller teams
I think a lot of them are going to find it tough to get in many races.
by Jens on Jan 29, 2009 9:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They sure need quick results
to carve a name for themselves.
by Lopex on Jan 29, 2009 9:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tin Tin?
Am I not seeing Rebellin’s new team?
by ursula on Jan 29, 2009 9:56 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
not invited
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Jan 29, 2009 10:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
now we have a P-N 2 years in a row
without the defending Champ….
Not cool.
by Bruce Suomi on Jan 29, 2009 4:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why not..
Pretend that Contador is the defending champ? Its not like he lost it on the road.
That way T-A can be said to have two defending champs.
by ursula on Jan 29, 2009 4:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Does that mean that I should think Lance and Bert are also still defending champs of Le Tour
cause that could get confusing, 3 defending champs at one race.
"If you go (with a break), you can either win or not win. If you don't go for it, you definitely won't win."
~ Jens Voigt
by Phil H. on Jan 29, 2009 5:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sooo.. Their have been 15 comments..
And nobody shouted Yaaaho Voight is there! Woow..
Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.
by Frinking on Jan 29, 2009 10:19 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'll shout it... Go Jens!!!
But damn, come to Belgium in April..
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
by CycleGirl on Jan 29, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cervelo is practically taking over the PT spot from Fuji
they are getting in every event they want to and Fuji is getting Astanad, good move Marchante! Fun route as always, I love that they are going up a mountain right next to Ventoux, what a great tease for the Tour and a great stage. No Rebellin isn’t surprising, he’ll go do T-A instead most likely.
"If you go (with a break), you can either win or not win. If you don't go for it, you definitely won't win."
~ Jens Voigt
by Phil H. on Jan 29, 2009 10:53 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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