Teams for Paris-Nice
by lucybears on Jan 29, 2009 8:28 AM EST
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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
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
Great template!
WE may be poaching this one a lot.
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris Fontecchio on Jan 29, 2009 9:33 AM EST reply actions
I was hoping last years KOM
would get Vacansoleil a place in Paric-Nice. Apparently L’Hotellerie lost his charm since the last edition.
With so many new/smaller teams
I think a lot of them are going to find it tough to get in many races.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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