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General Category => Freewheeling => Racing => Topic started by: MattH on 25 October, 2023, 07:16:40 pm

Title: TDF 2024
Post by: MattH on 25 October, 2023, 07:16:40 pm: Route now announced, with a final in Nice as Paris was already booked.

Interestingly, the last day is a time trial - so no champagne swilling promenade followed by a sprint finish.
Title: Re: TDF 2024
Post by: Mr Larrington on 25 October, 2023, 07:18:36 pm: https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2024/111th-edition-a-set-of-aces-on-top-of-the-bill/1316767
Title: Re: TDF 2024
Post by: sg37409 on 25 October, 2023, 11:20:18 pm: No 35th in Paris for Cav then.
Title: Re: TDF 2024
Post by: Pingu on 26 October, 2023, 05:25:16 pm: https://www.letour.fr/en/stage-17

Cime de la Bonnette - one of Mrs P's favourites ;D
Title: Re: TDF 2024
Post by: Mr Larrington on 26 October, 2023, 06:18:29 pm: Went up that in 1985 on my (unladen) touring bike. Three hours up, 45 minutes back down ;D
Title: Re: TDF 2024
Post by: andyoxon on 03 December, 2023, 07:07:23 pm: Cdl Bonette is the highest point in TdF history. ('parently been featured a few times)

Nice to have TdF end with a iTT.

ETA. 2802 metres; includes the minor road C1 to reach the Cime de la Bonette (AFAIA).
Title: Re: TDF 2024
Post by: paton on 19 December, 2023, 03:29:15 pm: Matt Stephens and Tadej Pogačar cafe ride.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxjM8k639yQ
Title: Re: TDF 2024
Post by: Pingu on 22 December, 2023, 07:03:02 pm: Quote from: andyoxon on 03 December, 2023, 07:07:23 pm
Cdl Bonette is the highest point in TdF history. ('parently been featured a few times)

Nice to have TdF end with a iTT.

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The road continues above the col.

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Title: Re: TDF 2024
Post by: Lightning Phil on 27 December, 2023, 05:07:12 pm: Quote from: Pingu on 22 December, 2023, 07:03:02 pm
Quote from: andyoxon on 03 December, 2023, 07:07:23 pm
Cdl Bonette is the highest point in TdF history. ('parently been featured a few times)

Nice to have TdF end with a iTT.

<pedantry>

The road continues above the col.

</pedantry>

The highest point of the D64 is the col, only the minor C1 goes higher. Are they riding on the C1?
Title: Re: TDF 2024
Post by: Mr Larrington on 27 December, 2023, 05:43:40 pm: From memory they didn’t last time.
Title: Re: TDF 2024
Post by: Pingu on 27 December, 2023, 06:20:13 pm: They bloody well should :demon:
Title: Re: TDF 2024
Post by: Pingu on 27 December, 2023, 06:22:14 pm: According to this I think they are :thumbsup:

https://www.letour.fr/en/stage-19
Title: Re: TDF 2024
Post by: Mr Larrington on 27 December, 2023, 06:38:00 pm: I agree ~ William The Concurrer

EO Aquitaine: On your bike, sonny!
Title: Re: TDF 2024
Post by: andyoxon on 04 February, 2024, 07:46:25 am: Good to see they're 'putting the band back to gether', for Cav to go again. Michael Mørkøv and Davide Ballerini joining Cav at Astana.

https://writebikerepeat.com/special-delivery-a-record-breaking-project/