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Contest #1 - Entry contest [Cat. 3]
Contest #1 - Entry contest
Welcome to the 2021 season contest.
This entry contest is literally a "do what you want". The task is to create two stage races to be held in february as preparation for the upcoming season. The two races shall be one for the GC riders that will target Tirreno/Nice and one for the riders that will target the upcoming classics.
You are free to set them everywhere you want and to set the day of races you want between 1 and 8 days. All races shall end on a sunday.
Deadline is February 28, h 23.59
Welcome to the 2021 season contest.
This entry contest is literally a "do what you want". The task is to create two stage races to be held in february as preparation for the upcoming season. The two races shall be one for the GC riders that will target Tirreno/Nice and one for the riders that will target the upcoming classics.
You are free to set them everywhere you want and to set the day of races you want between 1 and 8 days. All races shall end on a sunday.
Deadline is February 28, h 23.59
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Re: Contest #1 - Entry contest [Cat. 3]
So literary whatever we want. We don't have to bother about altitude, weather and snow?
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This is my two stage races created for the entry contest of 2021's season
maps/tours/view/17597 - SARRASTIANS TOUR - Prologue + 5 stages - from Tuesday 2nd February to Sunday 7th February
maps/viewtrack/411058 - Prologue Stage - Fisciano (Università degli Studi di Salerno) - 3km - individual time trial -
The Sarrastians Tour starts with a short prologue of 3kms on Campus Unisa, the route is like 2019 prologue stage of Giro della Campania in Rosa but ride on reverse layout, it across all Fisciano's campus, its flat but include part on low and short climb, a starter time trial good for prologue stages.
maps/viewtrack/410979 - Stage 1 - Nocera Inferiore - 120km - flat stage
The first stage is reserved at sprinter, it starts and finishes on Nocera Inferiore with a interior circuit around Sarno's river country with the climb of Episcopio to ride 4 times, exit the circuit the riders comeback to Nocera but before the arrive it cross not tougher short climb of Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino which try to make a little selection on the principal group and limit the final sprint on a restricted group.
maps/viewtrack/410987 - Stage 2 - Nocera Inferiore - 131km - hilly stage
The second stage is reserved to puncheurs, the stage starts and arrive another times on Nocera Inferiore but it across some climbs like Muro Universitario, Sant'Angelo di Ogliara and the dirty climb of Valle to ride twice and on the middle of these is placed the Valico della Foce climb, the final is flat but reserved to a solo arrive or a restricted bunch sprint.
maps/viewtrack/411062 - Stage 3 - Nocera Inferiore - 139km - hilly stage
The third stage is another challenge, the stage route across part of Amalfi and Sorrento coast but there are before some climbs like Monte Saro, Lettere, the cobbled climb of Quisisana on the city centre of Castellammare and Picco Sant'Angelo, before the arrive is placed a very tougher climb of Badia di Cava where the last riders remained on the first groups will be fight and decide the stage number 3 on the last flat kms.
maps/viewtrack/411310 - Stage 4 - Nocera Inferiore-Solofra - 193km - medium mountain stage
The fourth and decisive stage where GC's contenders will be really fight on climbs around the lower Irpinia and valley of Skins with the arrive on the short climb of Solofra, the race starts with a 5 tours of Bracigliano circuit which include Bracigliano climb and the shorter climb of Acquarola, after that circuit the ride across Contrada climb, Valico di Turci and Monte Pergola's climbs, the short but not tougher climb of Banzano, the final climb is short but is similar to Cote d'Ans perfect to make an attack.
maps/viewtrack/411065 - Stage 5 - Nocera Inferiore - 159km - flat stage
The final stage is a 26km circuit to repeat 5 times around Nocera Inferiore which across all towns of Agro Nocerino Sarnese and it's flat, the final stage is reserved to a compact bunch sprint.
maps/tours/view/17787 - VUELTA A ANDALUCIA - 5 stages - from Wednesday 17th February to Sunday 21th February
maps/viewtrack/413959 - Stage 1 - Roquetas de Mar - 117km - wavy stage
The first stage of Vuelta a Andalucia is reserved to sprinters but the Cerro del Beneficio will be brake on restricted bunches and limit the final flat sprint to a restricted bunch.
maps/viewtrack/413964 - Stage 2 - Motril-Caminito del Rey - 224km - medium mountain stage
The longest stage of Vuelta a Andalucia starts with a flat along the Malaga's coast, after that, the race across the long climb of Sierra Amarga before and Sierra de Antequera after, on the final part there are two climbs, the first is very short and simple, the second is Sierra de Huma which precede a flat of 5kms which it takes at Caminito del Rey Valle de Abdalajìs.
maps/viewtrack/413973 - Stage 3 - Alhaurin de la Torre-Cortes de la Frontera - 158km -medium mountain stage
The third stage across the west part of Malaga Coast with two climbs of Benalmadena and Cruce de San Antòn, after the long flat the race will be cross the long climb of Puerto del Daidìn which make a great selection on the peloton, on the final are present two consecutives 2nd category's climb : Mirador de Benajoan and the finish climb of Cortes de la Frontera.
maps/viewtrack/413979 - Stage 4 - Los Barrios-Grazalema - 196km - medium high mountain climb
The fourth stage of Andalucia and final line stage will be set on the harder climbs of the Sierra de Grazalema climbs, the first climbs are Puerto del Negro and Puerto del Rayo. after follows shorts but tougher climb like Zahara's town climb, Puerto del Gastor, Mirador de las Nieves and the final tougher cobbled climb on the center of Grazalema's town.
maps/viewtrack/413981 - Stage 5 - Jerez de la Frontera-Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto - 17km - individual time trial
The final epilogue is on a shorter flat time trial, the time trial specialist will be fight against the GC's contenders, the final 5km are on the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto, circuit which host every year MotoGP's Spanish GP and upper to 1997 the European GP of Formula 1, that stage will be decide the real winner of Vuelta a Andalucia
maps/tours/view/17597 - SARRASTIANS TOUR - Prologue + 5 stages - from Tuesday 2nd February to Sunday 7th February
maps/viewtrack/411058 - Prologue Stage - Fisciano (Università degli Studi di Salerno) - 3km - individual time trial -
The Sarrastians Tour starts with a short prologue of 3kms on Campus Unisa, the route is like 2019 prologue stage of Giro della Campania in Rosa but ride on reverse layout, it across all Fisciano's campus, its flat but include part on low and short climb, a starter time trial good for prologue stages.
maps/viewtrack/410979 - Stage 1 - Nocera Inferiore - 120km - flat stage
The first stage is reserved at sprinter, it starts and finishes on Nocera Inferiore with a interior circuit around Sarno's river country with the climb of Episcopio to ride 4 times, exit the circuit the riders comeback to Nocera but before the arrive it cross not tougher short climb of Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino which try to make a little selection on the principal group and limit the final sprint on a restricted group.
maps/viewtrack/410987 - Stage 2 - Nocera Inferiore - 131km - hilly stage
The second stage is reserved to puncheurs, the stage starts and arrive another times on Nocera Inferiore but it across some climbs like Muro Universitario, Sant'Angelo di Ogliara and the dirty climb of Valle to ride twice and on the middle of these is placed the Valico della Foce climb, the final is flat but reserved to a solo arrive or a restricted bunch sprint.
maps/viewtrack/411062 - Stage 3 - Nocera Inferiore - 139km - hilly stage
The third stage is another challenge, the stage route across part of Amalfi and Sorrento coast but there are before some climbs like Monte Saro, Lettere, the cobbled climb of Quisisana on the city centre of Castellammare and Picco Sant'Angelo, before the arrive is placed a very tougher climb of Badia di Cava where the last riders remained on the first groups will be fight and decide the stage number 3 on the last flat kms.
maps/viewtrack/411310 - Stage 4 - Nocera Inferiore-Solofra - 193km - medium mountain stage
The fourth and decisive stage where GC's contenders will be really fight on climbs around the lower Irpinia and valley of Skins with the arrive on the short climb of Solofra, the race starts with a 5 tours of Bracigliano circuit which include Bracigliano climb and the shorter climb of Acquarola, after that circuit the ride across Contrada climb, Valico di Turci and Monte Pergola's climbs, the short but not tougher climb of Banzano, the final climb is short but is similar to Cote d'Ans perfect to make an attack.
maps/viewtrack/411065 - Stage 5 - Nocera Inferiore - 159km - flat stage
The final stage is a 26km circuit to repeat 5 times around Nocera Inferiore which across all towns of Agro Nocerino Sarnese and it's flat, the final stage is reserved to a compact bunch sprint.
maps/tours/view/17787 - VUELTA A ANDALUCIA - 5 stages - from Wednesday 17th February to Sunday 21th February
maps/viewtrack/413959 - Stage 1 - Roquetas de Mar - 117km - wavy stage
The first stage of Vuelta a Andalucia is reserved to sprinters but the Cerro del Beneficio will be brake on restricted bunches and limit the final flat sprint to a restricted bunch.
maps/viewtrack/413964 - Stage 2 - Motril-Caminito del Rey - 224km - medium mountain stage
The longest stage of Vuelta a Andalucia starts with a flat along the Malaga's coast, after that, the race across the long climb of Sierra Amarga before and Sierra de Antequera after, on the final part there are two climbs, the first is very short and simple, the second is Sierra de Huma which precede a flat of 5kms which it takes at Caminito del Rey Valle de Abdalajìs.
maps/viewtrack/413973 - Stage 3 - Alhaurin de la Torre-Cortes de la Frontera - 158km -medium mountain stage
The third stage across the west part of Malaga Coast with two climbs of Benalmadena and Cruce de San Antòn, after the long flat the race will be cross the long climb of Puerto del Daidìn which make a great selection on the peloton, on the final are present two consecutives 2nd category's climb : Mirador de Benajoan and the finish climb of Cortes de la Frontera.
maps/viewtrack/413979 - Stage 4 - Los Barrios-Grazalema - 196km - medium high mountain climb
The fourth stage of Andalucia and final line stage will be set on the harder climbs of the Sierra de Grazalema climbs, the first climbs are Puerto del Negro and Puerto del Rayo. after follows shorts but tougher climb like Zahara's town climb, Puerto del Gastor, Mirador de las Nieves and the final tougher cobbled climb on the center of Grazalema's town.
maps/viewtrack/413981 - Stage 5 - Jerez de la Frontera-Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto - 17km - individual time trial
The final epilogue is on a shorter flat time trial, the time trial specialist will be fight against the GC's contenders, the final 5km are on the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto, circuit which host every year MotoGP's Spanish GP and upper to 1997 the European GP of Formula 1, that stage will be decide the real winner of Vuelta a Andalucia
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Re: Contest #1 - Entry contest [Cat. 3]
It should bother the fact that shall be held in february.
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Re: Contest #1 - Entry contest [Cat. 3]
Shouldn't we wait until the API is fixed
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Re: Contest #1 - Entry contest [Cat. 3]
You can also just use a website like RidewithGPS and then import that GPX file to the editor
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Re: Contest #1 - Entry contest [Cat. 3]
The routing API is fixed with 7000 calls per day.
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Re: Contest #1 - Entry contest [Cat. 3]
General Classification riders = Roglic, Pogacar, Bernal etc...
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Re: Contest #1 - Entry contest [Cat. 3]
This is my entry, #1 is for GC and#2 is for classics
Giro dei Laghi Alpini | 5 Stages | Mountains Stage Race | By Luna23 maps/tours/view/17887
STAGE 1: maps/viewtrack/415429 - Intra > Lugano | The first stage starts on the shores of Lake Maggiore, where the riders will have time to enjoy the view until 37.6km into the race, where the rather insignificant Category 3 "Locarno Monti" is tackled, being quite short, only 3.3km long, but steep in some places, overall not the climb to make a move. The riders will then follow the Ticino river, cross it by the town of Claro, and eventually getting into the business end of the stage, with Monte Ceneri, Monte Induno, and the main difficulty of the day, Cima Pescia, where it'll descend towards the finish on the shores of Lago di Lugano.
STAGE 2: maps/viewtrack/415430 - Varese > Valmadrera | Stage two is a stage with a couple novel loops of the Colma di Sormano climb, a profile that somewhat resembles a rollercoaster ride. But before the Como rollercoaster, the peloton will have time to whittle down weaker riders on the climb to Civiglio, then the rise to Montorfano, before arriving on the novel circuit, where a full ascent of Sormano from the east side is tackled first, followed by a flat lakeside road until Bellagio, where it'll start to rise for another climb to Sormano, then the flat Como road, before the flat Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, on the shores of south-east Lago di Como. From here the race would most likely be a fight between the GC favourites on the featureless terrain until Valmadrera; where it's most likely to settled in a sprint.
STAGE 3: maps/viewtrack/415432 - Calolziocorte > Mor de Calu | An undulating stage on the menu; with 7 categorised climbs and barely any time to catch your breath, the weaker GC riders will surely be left out of contention, and the fight for position on the Mor de Calu climb will provoke moves to shell the others in order to take the Maglia. The longest totally flat part of the terrain will come after the Colle San Fermo roughly 125km into the race, where a descent and 12.5km flat sector could give time for the race to come back together, or possibly split up into groups who can handle riding on the flat. Mor de Calu is a 3.6km long wall, where slopes could reach up to 20% in some places; especially in the last 100m, where the final straight is on upwards of 15%.
STAGE 4: maps/viewtrack/415433 - Idro > Garda | Starts with 2 climbs, before easing off until reaching the town of Garda, where 3 laps of a circuit going up to Albisano and back down to Garda. This 3.8km climb isn't very steep but it will most likely be a launch for some puncheurs who may attempt a stage win at this challenging race. Most of this race will be ridden along the shores of Lago di Garda, and could be fast paced on the SR249 road on the east side of the lake. The descent from Albisano to Garda is expected to be fast as it is not technical (being mostly straight), until you reach Garda, where you'll have to turn right and hope you are in the right gear, as the finish is on a slight 1% uphill slope.
STAGE 5: maps/viewtrack/415434 - Navene > Garde (ITT) | The final stage of the Giro dei Laghi Alpini is an Individual Time Trial, starting in the small lakeside village of Navene, and following the shores until Torri del Benaco, where Stage 4's climb will be tackled, followed by the aforementioned non-technical descent down to Garde, where the riders will take a left turn instead of right to the flat last 300m. This stage will truly crown the winner of this edition, and would most likely be a good challenger for the Grand Tours. (Personally, I don't expect any bike changes considering how short the climb is, and the descent isn't technical. We may never know...)
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Driedaagse van de Benelux | 3 Stages | Classics Stage Race | By Luna23 maps/tours/view/17889
STAGE 1: maps/viewtrack/415448 - Terneuzen > Katteberg | The mini-Flanders on the route, with the Kluisberg, Oude Kwaremont, Paterberg, Waaierberg, Kortekeer, Taaienberg & the Achterberg before the finish up the Katteberg just outside of Oudenaarde. The last 46.5km containing very well known Flandrian climbs and a narrow cobbled sector in the Aatse Heerweg, stage one's profile can surely provoke attacks from high profile names who are better finishing alone. From Zeeland to Flanders this stage will go, passing through cities like Gent and Kortrijk.
STAGE 2: maps/viewtrack/415450 - Charleroi > Ans | Stage two is a mini-Liege, but with the old finish line in Ans, and 2 passages of the Cote de Saint-Nicolas; this race will most likely go down to the wire in the last 250m in a sprint finish. Slightly under the radar climbs are mostly on the route, but the Mur de Huy is ascended once quite far from the finish. The sprinters would most likely be shelled far away from the finish, as the terrain in the last 55km is undulating and leaves no time to relax, always be ready for an attack with some panache!
STAGE 3: maps/viewtrack/415456 - Liege > Marnach | With a more than a dozen amount of categorised climbs on this route, there is no doubt that the favourites, will eventually take the stage win in Luxembourg. The Luxembourg section of the stage is no doubt the hardest, resembling a rollercoaster ride due to the amount of climbs & descents. The final climb to Marnach starts in the town of Clervaux and puts an end to this 200km long challenge for all types of riders.
Giro dei Laghi Alpini | 5 Stages | Mountains Stage Race | By Luna23 maps/tours/view/17887
STAGE 1: maps/viewtrack/415429 - Intra > Lugano | The first stage starts on the shores of Lake Maggiore, where the riders will have time to enjoy the view until 37.6km into the race, where the rather insignificant Category 3 "Locarno Monti" is tackled, being quite short, only 3.3km long, but steep in some places, overall not the climb to make a move. The riders will then follow the Ticino river, cross it by the town of Claro, and eventually getting into the business end of the stage, with Monte Ceneri, Monte Induno, and the main difficulty of the day, Cima Pescia, where it'll descend towards the finish on the shores of Lago di Lugano.
STAGE 2: maps/viewtrack/415430 - Varese > Valmadrera | Stage two is a stage with a couple novel loops of the Colma di Sormano climb, a profile that somewhat resembles a rollercoaster ride. But before the Como rollercoaster, the peloton will have time to whittle down weaker riders on the climb to Civiglio, then the rise to Montorfano, before arriving on the novel circuit, where a full ascent of Sormano from the east side is tackled first, followed by a flat lakeside road until Bellagio, where it'll start to rise for another climb to Sormano, then the flat Como road, before the flat Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, on the shores of south-east Lago di Como. From here the race would most likely be a fight between the GC favourites on the featureless terrain until Valmadrera; where it's most likely to settled in a sprint.
STAGE 3: maps/viewtrack/415432 - Calolziocorte > Mor de Calu | An undulating stage on the menu; with 7 categorised climbs and barely any time to catch your breath, the weaker GC riders will surely be left out of contention, and the fight for position on the Mor de Calu climb will provoke moves to shell the others in order to take the Maglia. The longest totally flat part of the terrain will come after the Colle San Fermo roughly 125km into the race, where a descent and 12.5km flat sector could give time for the race to come back together, or possibly split up into groups who can handle riding on the flat. Mor de Calu is a 3.6km long wall, where slopes could reach up to 20% in some places; especially in the last 100m, where the final straight is on upwards of 15%.
STAGE 4: maps/viewtrack/415433 - Idro > Garda | Starts with 2 climbs, before easing off until reaching the town of Garda, where 3 laps of a circuit going up to Albisano and back down to Garda. This 3.8km climb isn't very steep but it will most likely be a launch for some puncheurs who may attempt a stage win at this challenging race. Most of this race will be ridden along the shores of Lago di Garda, and could be fast paced on the SR249 road on the east side of the lake. The descent from Albisano to Garda is expected to be fast as it is not technical (being mostly straight), until you reach Garda, where you'll have to turn right and hope you are in the right gear, as the finish is on a slight 1% uphill slope.
STAGE 5: maps/viewtrack/415434 - Navene > Garde (ITT) | The final stage of the Giro dei Laghi Alpini is an Individual Time Trial, starting in the small lakeside village of Navene, and following the shores until Torri del Benaco, where Stage 4's climb will be tackled, followed by the aforementioned non-technical descent down to Garde, where the riders will take a left turn instead of right to the flat last 300m. This stage will truly crown the winner of this edition, and would most likely be a good challenger for the Grand Tours. (Personally, I don't expect any bike changes considering how short the climb is, and the descent isn't technical. We may never know...)
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Driedaagse van de Benelux | 3 Stages | Classics Stage Race | By Luna23 maps/tours/view/17889
STAGE 1: maps/viewtrack/415448 - Terneuzen > Katteberg | The mini-Flanders on the route, with the Kluisberg, Oude Kwaremont, Paterberg, Waaierberg, Kortekeer, Taaienberg & the Achterberg before the finish up the Katteberg just outside of Oudenaarde. The last 46.5km containing very well known Flandrian climbs and a narrow cobbled sector in the Aatse Heerweg, stage one's profile can surely provoke attacks from high profile names who are better finishing alone. From Zeeland to Flanders this stage will go, passing through cities like Gent and Kortrijk.
STAGE 2: maps/viewtrack/415450 - Charleroi > Ans | Stage two is a mini-Liege, but with the old finish line in Ans, and 2 passages of the Cote de Saint-Nicolas; this race will most likely go down to the wire in the last 250m in a sprint finish. Slightly under the radar climbs are mostly on the route, but the Mur de Huy is ascended once quite far from the finish. The sprinters would most likely be shelled far away from the finish, as the terrain in the last 55km is undulating and leaves no time to relax, always be ready for an attack with some panache!
STAGE 3: maps/viewtrack/415456 - Liege > Marnach | With a more than a dozen amount of categorised climbs on this route, there is no doubt that the favourites, will eventually take the stage win in Luxembourg. The Luxembourg section of the stage is no doubt the hardest, resembling a rollercoaster ride due to the amount of climbs & descents. The final climb to Marnach starts in the town of Clervaux and puts an end to this 200km long challenge for all types of riders.
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Re: Contest #1 - Entry contest [Cat. 3]
Ecco le mie due corse.
Here are my two runs.
LA MÉDITERRANÉE – OCÉAN
È la versione francese della “Tirreno-Adriatico”, ideale come corsa di preparazione a questa corsa o alla Parigi-Nizza.
It is the French version of the “Tirreno-Adriatico”, ideal as a preparation run for this race or for the Paris-Nice.
maps/tours/view/17877
Prologo: La Petite-Motte - La Grande-Motte (ITT – 5 Km)
1a tappa: Port-Camargue - Le Cap d'Agde (164 Km)
2a tappa: Béziers - Le Barcarès (178 Km)
3a tappa: Perpignan - Cité de Carcassonne (160 Km)
4a tappa: Castelnaudary - Burlats (La Fontasse) (223 Km)
5a tappa: Réalmont - Pic de Nore (185 Km)
6a tappa: Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe - Le Pian-sur-Garonne (221 Km)
7a tappa: Bordeaux (ITT – 13 Km)
LES ROUTES DU PAVÈ
Questa seconda corsa è l’ideale per preparare al meglio le classiche del nord: in programma molti tratti di pavè e alcuni assaggi di muri
This second race is ideal for preparing the northern classics in the best possible way: many sections of cobblestones and some samples of walls are scheduled
maps/tours/view/17882
Prologo: Roubaix (ITT – 4.5 Km)
1a tappa: Armentières – Oostende (209 Km)
2a tappa: Eeklo – Namur (231 Km)
3a tappa: Andenne – Bosberg (191 Km)
4a tappa: Waterloo - Mont-Saint-Aubert (Tournai) (181.5 Km)
5a tappa: Mons - Le Cateau-Cambrésis (175 Km)
6a tappa: Condé-sur-l'Escaut – Arenberg (143 Km)
7a tappa: Douai - Mons-en-Pévèle (148 Km)
Here are my two runs.
LA MÉDITERRANÉE – OCÉAN
È la versione francese della “Tirreno-Adriatico”, ideale come corsa di preparazione a questa corsa o alla Parigi-Nizza.
It is the French version of the “Tirreno-Adriatico”, ideal as a preparation run for this race or for the Paris-Nice.
maps/tours/view/17877
Prologo: La Petite-Motte - La Grande-Motte (ITT – 5 Km)
1a tappa: Port-Camargue - Le Cap d'Agde (164 Km)
2a tappa: Béziers - Le Barcarès (178 Km)
3a tappa: Perpignan - Cité de Carcassonne (160 Km)
4a tappa: Castelnaudary - Burlats (La Fontasse) (223 Km)
5a tappa: Réalmont - Pic de Nore (185 Km)
6a tappa: Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe - Le Pian-sur-Garonne (221 Km)
7a tappa: Bordeaux (ITT – 13 Km)
LES ROUTES DU PAVÈ
Questa seconda corsa è l’ideale per preparare al meglio le classiche del nord: in programma molti tratti di pavè e alcuni assaggi di muri
This second race is ideal for preparing the northern classics in the best possible way: many sections of cobblestones and some samples of walls are scheduled
maps/tours/view/17882
Prologo: Roubaix (ITT – 4.5 Km)
1a tappa: Armentières – Oostende (209 Km)
2a tappa: Eeklo – Namur (231 Km)
3a tappa: Andenne – Bosberg (191 Km)
4a tappa: Waterloo - Mont-Saint-Aubert (Tournai) (181.5 Km)
5a tappa: Mons - Le Cateau-Cambrésis (175 Km)
6a tappa: Condé-sur-l'Escaut – Arenberg (143 Km)
7a tappa: Douai - Mons-en-Pévèle (148 Km)
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Re: Contest #1 - Entry contest [Cat. 3]
Instead of two different stage races to be held in the same time, is it possible to design two alternate routes for the same race (in the same region) of wich one for GC riders and another one for classic riders?
Last edited by luigi.russo on 08/02/2021, 19:07, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Contest #1 - Entry contest [Cat. 3]
The first tour is one for GC riders and my second is for classics riders
Vuelta a Islas Canarias maps/tours/view/17601
6 stages from Tuesday February 9th to Sunday February 14th
Stage 1: Orzola > Orzola maps/viewtrack/411072 - Flat stage
Stage 1 will most likely be one for the sprinters but climb in the last 23 KM could see someone going solo with only 10 KM of flat after the descent
Stage 2: Corralejo > Punta Resebre maps/viewtrack/411074 - Flat stage
Stage 2 is also likely to be a sprint with no categorized climbs
Stage 3:Maspalmos > Las Palmas de Gran Canaria maps/viewtrack/411195 - High Mountain stage
Stage 3 is the first mountain stage of the tour with 10 categorized climbs and finishing on a descent into Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Stage 4: Buenavista del Norte > Chamorga maps/viewtrack/411070 - High mountain Stage
Stage 4 is the second mountain stage of the tour going up El Teide as a midpoint to the stage finishing in Chamarga
Stage 5: Miranda > Roque de Los Muchacho maps/viewtrack/411206 - High Mountain stage
Vuelta a Islas Canarias maps/tours/view/17601
6 stages from Tuesday February 9th to Sunday February 14th
Stage 1: Orzola > Orzola maps/viewtrack/411072 - Flat stage
Stage 1 will most likely be one for the sprinters but climb in the last 23 KM could see someone going solo with only 10 KM of flat after the descent
Stage 2: Corralejo > Punta Resebre maps/viewtrack/411074 - Flat stage
Stage 2 is also likely to be a sprint with no categorized climbs
Stage 3:Maspalmos > Las Palmas de Gran Canaria maps/viewtrack/411195 - High Mountain stage
Stage 3 is the first mountain stage of the tour with 10 categorized climbs and finishing on a descent into Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Stage 4: Buenavista del Norte > Chamorga maps/viewtrack/411070 - High mountain Stage
Stage 4 is the second mountain stage of the tour going up El Teide as a midpoint to the stage finishing in Chamarga
Stage 5: Miranda > Roque de Los Muchacho maps/viewtrack/411206 - High Mountain stage
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Re: Contest #1 - Entry contest [Cat. 3]
Sorry accidentally posted too earlyappropriate-ear wrote: ↑08/02/2021, 16:45 The first tour is one for GC riders and my second is for classics riders
Vuelta a Islas Canarias maps/tours/view/17601
6 stages from Tuesday February 9th to Sunday February 14th
Stage 1: Orzola > Orzola maps/viewtrack/411072 - Flat stage
Stage 1 will most likely be one for the sprinters but climb in the last 23 KM could see someone going solo with only 10 KM of flat after the descent
Stage 2: Corralejo > Punta Resebre maps/viewtrack/411074 - Flat stage
Stage 2 is also likely to be a sprint with no categorized climbs
Stage 3:Maspalmos > Las Palmas de Gran Canaria maps/viewtrack/411195 - High Mountain stage
Stage 3 is the first mountain stage of the tour with 10 categorized climbs and finishing on a descent into Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Stage 4: Buenavista del Norte > Chamorga maps/viewtrack/411070 - High mountain Stage
Stage 4 is the second mountain stage of the tour going up El Teide as a midpoint to the stage finishing in Chamarga
Stage 5: Miranda > Roque de Los Muchacho maps/viewtrack/411206 - High Mountain stage
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Re: Contest #1 - Entry contest [Cat. 3]
The first tour is one for GC riders and my second is for classics riders
Vuelta a Islas Canarias maps/tours/view/17601
6 stages from Tuesday February 9th to Sunday February 14th
Stage 1: Orzola > Orzola maps/viewtrack/411072 - Flat stage
Stage 1 will most likely be one for the sprinters but climb in the last 23 KM could see someone going solo with only 10 KM of flat after the descent
Stage 2: Corralejo > Punta Resebre maps/viewtrack/411074 - Flat stage
Stage 2 is also likely to be a sprint with no categorized climbs
Stage 3:Maspalmos > Las Palmas de Gran Canaria maps/viewtrack/411195 - High Mountain stage
Stage 3 is the first mountain stage of the tour with 10 categorized climbs and finishing on a descent into Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Stage 4: Buenavista del Norte > Chamorga maps/viewtrack/411070 - High mountain Stage
Stage 4 is the second mountain stage of the tour going up El Teide as a midpoint to the stage finishing in Chamarga
Stage 5: Santa Cruz de la Palma > Roque de Los Muchacho maps/viewtrack/415729 - High Mountain stage
Stage is the queen stage and the first submit finish of the Vuelta a Islas Canarias going up the Roque de Los Muchacho 2 times
Stage 6: Las Puntas > Pico de Afosa maps/viewtrack/411302 - Mountain ITT
Stage 6 is the final stage of the Vuelta a islas Canarias and is an ITT the goes up the Pico de Afosa
Vuelta a Islas Baleares maps/tours/view/17892
4 stages from February 19th to February 22nd
Stage 1: Mao > Mao maps/viewtrack/415532 - Flat stage
While stage 1 has no categorized climbs there is still some of steep climbing that will probably see the pure sprinters drop
Stage 2: Ibiza > Saint Antoni de Portmany maps/viewtrack/415539 - Hilly stage
Stage 2 will most likely be one for the punchers as the climbs will see most if not all the sprinters dropped
Stage 3: Arta > Coll de Soller maps/viewtrack/415457 - Medium Mountain stage
Stage 3 is the queen stage of the Vuelta a Islas Baleares with the Coll d'en Poma being the highest point and hardest climb of the race
Stage 4: Saint Elm > Cap de Formentor maps/viewtrack/415526 - Hilly Stage
Stage 4 is the Final stage of the race and finishes on the Cap de Formentor
Vuelta a Islas Canarias maps/tours/view/17601
6 stages from Tuesday February 9th to Sunday February 14th
Stage 1: Orzola > Orzola maps/viewtrack/411072 - Flat stage
Stage 1 will most likely be one for the sprinters but climb in the last 23 KM could see someone going solo with only 10 KM of flat after the descent
Stage 2: Corralejo > Punta Resebre maps/viewtrack/411074 - Flat stage
Stage 2 is also likely to be a sprint with no categorized climbs
Stage 3:Maspalmos > Las Palmas de Gran Canaria maps/viewtrack/411195 - High Mountain stage
Stage 3 is the first mountain stage of the tour with 10 categorized climbs and finishing on a descent into Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Stage 4: Buenavista del Norte > Chamorga maps/viewtrack/411070 - High mountain Stage
Stage 4 is the second mountain stage of the tour going up El Teide as a midpoint to the stage finishing in Chamarga
Stage 5: Santa Cruz de la Palma > Roque de Los Muchacho maps/viewtrack/415729 - High Mountain stage
Stage is the queen stage and the first submit finish of the Vuelta a Islas Canarias going up the Roque de Los Muchacho 2 times
Stage 6: Las Puntas > Pico de Afosa maps/viewtrack/411302 - Mountain ITT
Stage 6 is the final stage of the Vuelta a islas Canarias and is an ITT the goes up the Pico de Afosa
Vuelta a Islas Baleares maps/tours/view/17892
4 stages from February 19th to February 22nd
Stage 1: Mao > Mao maps/viewtrack/415532 - Flat stage
While stage 1 has no categorized climbs there is still some of steep climbing that will probably see the pure sprinters drop
Stage 2: Ibiza > Saint Antoni de Portmany maps/viewtrack/415539 - Hilly stage
Stage 2 will most likely be one for the punchers as the climbs will see most if not all the sprinters dropped
Stage 3: Arta > Coll de Soller maps/viewtrack/415457 - Medium Mountain stage
Stage 3 is the queen stage of the Vuelta a Islas Baleares with the Coll d'en Poma being the highest point and hardest climb of the race
Stage 4: Saint Elm > Cap de Formentor maps/viewtrack/415526 - Hilly Stage
Stage 4 is the Final stage of the race and finishes on the Cap de Formentor
Last edited by appropriate-ear on 09/02/2021, 23:02, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Contest #1 - Entry contest [Cat. 3]
Here are my entries for this contest. I'll first start with the one for GC riders.
Tour of the Peloponnesos
15 to 21 February
maps/tours/view/17876
Click on show to view this tour
Giro di Foggia
10-14 February
maps/tours/view/17878
This is a race for the classics riders. Now, no cobbles here. Why? Because it's impossible to do a race in The Netherlands/Belgium at the moment. 2 reasons:
1. Covid protocol. The Netherlands is completly off limits for almost any sporting events and Belgium has strict rules too.
2. The weather. It's freezing here with temperetures going well beyond -10 degrees Celcius. In combination with snow it's too much to organize a race right now.
So how did I fix this. I tried to make a race for every sort of classics riders.
-For the cobble riders there is a long flat stage to train stamina and there is a stage with a succesion of short steep climbs.
-For the sprinters there are 2 flat stages.
-For the Hill riders there are 3 punchy stages with 1 which is extremely hard.
Stage 1. Flat
A flat stage to let the legs a little bit loose and a chance for the sprinters to go ham in Manfredonia.
Stage 2. Hilly
A stage for cobble classics riders to train their punch. The coastline here is rigid so there is a long succesion of short (steep) climbs here just like the Ronde van Vlaanderen a bit.
Stage 3. Flat
Here is the long flat stage. An ideal stage for the riders to build op stamina for the long classics later on. This while not going to deep.
Stage 4. Medium Mountain Mania
This is the craziest stage of this tour. A stage for the Alaphilippes and Fuglsangs in the peloton.
Stage 5. Hilly
The final stage has another succesion of Hills. This time in a circuit around Candela. The hills aren't steep so even the cobble classics riders have a chance here.
***For some reason I can't get the second spoiler to work. Sorry for that***
Tour of the Peloponnesos
15 to 21 February
maps/tours/view/17876
Click on show to view this tour
Spoiler!
Giro di Foggia
10-14 February
maps/tours/view/17878
This is a race for the classics riders. Now, no cobbles here. Why? Because it's impossible to do a race in The Netherlands/Belgium at the moment. 2 reasons:
1. Covid protocol. The Netherlands is completly off limits for almost any sporting events and Belgium has strict rules too.
2. The weather. It's freezing here with temperetures going well beyond -10 degrees Celcius. In combination with snow it's too much to organize a race right now.
So how did I fix this. I tried to make a race for every sort of classics riders.
-For the cobble riders there is a long flat stage to train stamina and there is a stage with a succesion of short steep climbs.
-For the sprinters there are 2 flat stages.
-For the Hill riders there are 3 punchy stages with 1 which is extremely hard.
Stage 1. Flat
A flat stage to let the legs a little bit loose and a chance for the sprinters to go ham in Manfredonia.
Stage 2. Hilly
A stage for cobble classics riders to train their punch. The coastline here is rigid so there is a long succesion of short (steep) climbs here just like the Ronde van Vlaanderen a bit.
Stage 3. Flat
Here is the long flat stage. An ideal stage for the riders to build op stamina for the long classics later on. This while not going to deep.
Stage 4. Medium Mountain Mania
This is the craziest stage of this tour. A stage for the Alaphilippes and Fuglsangs in the peloton.
Stage 5. Hilly
The final stage has another succesion of Hills. This time in a circuit around Candela. The hills aren't steep so even the cobble classics riders have a chance here.
***For some reason I can't get the second spoiler to work. Sorry for that***
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Re: Contest #1 - Entry contest [Cat. 3]
Nice/Tirreno preparation race entry:
Giro di Calabria
maps/tours/view/17901
22-28 February 2021
Calabria, the Southern region of the Italian Peninsula, is a hidden cycling gem. The three main mountain ranges (Pollino, Sila and Aspromonte) offer various long and steep climbs, yet they remain quite undiscovered by the global fans, as they rarely feature in the Giro d'Italia. The Calabrian region, however, has been using the Giro d'Italia to promote itself, and has reached an agreement with RCS to host a 7-stage tour in preparation for the Tirreno Adriatico, in hopes to bring touristic attention (and the most notorious faces of the peloton) to the region.
Characteristics:
986.83 total Km
2 flat stages
2 medium mountain stages (1 MTF)
2 high mountain stages (1 MTF)
1 ITT (with MTF)
20 categorized KOM (5 I cat, 7 II cat, 4 III cat and 4 IV cat)
Stage 1
Monday, February 22nd
Crotone > Schiavonea, 167.98 Km, flat
Altitude difference: + 2415 m, - 2412 m
The first edition of the revamped Giro di Calabria starts from the birthplace of Pythagoreanism, Crotone. A bunch sprint awaits the peloton in the touristic location of Schiavonea, a sprinter is probably going to be the first leader-jersey bearer. GC contenders will have the opportunity to get in shape: the stage has 2415 m of positive gain, a good preparation for the rest of the week.
Stage 2
Tuesday, February 23rd
Trebisacce > Savelli, 187.12 Km, high mountain (MTF)
Altitude difference: + 4655 m, - 3680 m
Three first category KOMs will definitely shake up this entrancing stage, from Trebisacce to Savelli. The first two will get riders tired, the final climb to Savelli will knock down whoever is not ready: first Km at 16.5% average gradient, first three Km all in double digits average gradient, last 2 Km to increment the gap on those who will not be prepared. Fireworks expected.
Stage 3
Wednesday, February 24th
San Giovanni in Fiore > Sersale, 159.96 Km, medium mountain (MTF)
Altitude difference: + 2665 m, - 2838 m
If short and vertical was the climb to Savelli in the second stage, the third stage will see another type of terrain in the final section of the stage, with a long but not particularly steep climb to Petronà (18 Km at 4%, but with a plateau in the proximity of Mesoraca) anticipating the final KOM to Sersale (2.3 Km, with a 500 m section averaging 8.2%). A different type of stage, but more open to mid-range attacks.
Stage 4
Thursday, February 25th
Sersale > Siderno, 147.62 Km, flat
Altitude difference: + 1418 m, - 2208 m
Transition stage in the middle of the Giro. The peloton will pass by Catanzaro before coasting the Ionian Sea to reach Siderno. GC riders will have the opportunity to rest and sprinters to shine, unless trasversal wind will blow from the sea, and teams will want to practice echelons....
Stage 5
Friday, February 26th
Locri > Gerace, 13.89 Km, individual time trial (MTF)
Altitude difference: + 494 m, - 59 m
The stunning hamlet of Gerace (elected amongst the "Borghi più belli d'Italia", "Italy's most beautiful towns) will host this Giro's ITT arrival. A fairly short ITT, but with an 8.4 Km climb that will not suit puncheurs in any case, as the average gradient surpasses 6% only in the final Km. A good practice for an ever more seen in GTs speciality - and possibly a decisive day for settling the classification of the first edition of the revamped Giro di Calabria.
Stage 6
Saturday, February 27th
Caulonia > Vibo Valentia - Castello Normanno-Svevo, 161.51 Km, medium mountain
Altitude difference: + 3656 m, - 3367 m
Another day, another castle. This time, in Vibo Valentia, for a stage open to every ending. Two hard climbs in the first 30 Km will tire riders, and will determine who will be able to make a difference in the last 60 hilly Km.
Stage 7
Sunday, February 28th
Vibo Valentia > Lamezia Terme, 148.75 Km, high mountain
Altitude difference: + 3281 m, - 3486 m
End with a blast. The last - and most likely decisive - stage of the Giro di Calabria 2021 will see riders arriving in Lamezia Terme. The race is hilly right from the start, but it's after the first passage on the finish line that things will get really tough: a first category climb (the Passo d'Acquavona, 11.5 Km with 7.2% average gradient), offers the best opportunity for a long range attack, especially for those cyclists who won't be tired after the 15% section at Km 3 and 4 of the climb. The second climb, the Passo di San Mazzeo, will be a good opportunity to increase the gap if an attack succeeded on the Passo d'Acquavona.
Classics preparation race entry:
Tre Giorni Piacentina
maps/tours/view/18002
19-21 February 2021
The Three Days of Piacenza takes place between Emilia-Romagna and Lombardia, passing through some of the less seen - yet very interesting from a cycling point of view - territories of the two Northern Italian regions. On the first day, riders will go through the Cremasca and Lodigiana territories, on the last two days, the Piacenza valleys will be protagonists instead. Three days, three different terrains: flat, hilly and... gravel!
Characteristics:
429.43 total Km
2 flat stages (1 gravel stage)
1 medium mountain stages (1 MTF)
15 categorized KOM
Stage 1
Friday, February 19th
Codogno > Piacenza, 164.85 Km, flat
Altitude difference: + 531 m, - 528 m
A flat stage awaits the peloton on the first day of the race. The race will start in Codogno, where exactly one year before the first outbreak of Covid-19 was registered in Italy (and Europe). After passing by the likes of Crema (the Santa Maria della Croce Sanctuary is shown in the picture), Pandino and Lodi, the group will arrive outside of the Piacenza Roman walls, where a bunch sprint will be the probable outcome. The only KOM of the day will assign the climbers jersey (no system of different points for difficulty used, all categorized climbs give 1 point).
Stage 2
Saturday, February 20th
Piacenza > Castello di Corano - Borgonovo Val Tidone,160.08 Km, medium mountain (MTF)
Altitude difference: + 2761 m, - 2510 m
The second day will see the peloton ride in the Oltrepò Pavese and the Val Tidone (in picture), where several hills await the riders. Eight categorized climbs characterize the stage, non of them of particular difficulty, but they will certainly have an impact on the puncheurs' legs at this stage of the season. The uphill finish is a tough one; the stage winner taking will probably dress the GC jersey in the final and decisive stage.
Stage 3
Sunday, February 21st
Piacenza > Piacenza,104.50 Km, flat
Altitude difference: + 1380 m, - 1372 m
A short but exciting stage will decide who will win the first edition of the Tre Giorni Piacentina. Gravel sections (7), short hills (6) and the possibility of bad weather will all have an impact on riders in this February Sunday, for what will be an exiting closing stage. After a hilly central part, with two gravel climbs and some tricky - but safe - downhill sections, the last part will be on a flat terrain, and only who will have enough strenght left will be able to prevail on the last two white roads and win the race.
Giro di Calabria
maps/tours/view/17901
22-28 February 2021
Calabria, the Southern region of the Italian Peninsula, is a hidden cycling gem. The three main mountain ranges (Pollino, Sila and Aspromonte) offer various long and steep climbs, yet they remain quite undiscovered by the global fans, as they rarely feature in the Giro d'Italia. The Calabrian region, however, has been using the Giro d'Italia to promote itself, and has reached an agreement with RCS to host a 7-stage tour in preparation for the Tirreno Adriatico, in hopes to bring touristic attention (and the most notorious faces of the peloton) to the region.
Characteristics:
986.83 total Km
2 flat stages
2 medium mountain stages (1 MTF)
2 high mountain stages (1 MTF)
1 ITT (with MTF)
20 categorized KOM (5 I cat, 7 II cat, 4 III cat and 4 IV cat)
Stage 1
Monday, February 22nd
Crotone > Schiavonea, 167.98 Km, flat
Altitude difference: + 2415 m, - 2412 m
The first edition of the revamped Giro di Calabria starts from the birthplace of Pythagoreanism, Crotone. A bunch sprint awaits the peloton in the touristic location of Schiavonea, a sprinter is probably going to be the first leader-jersey bearer. GC contenders will have the opportunity to get in shape: the stage has 2415 m of positive gain, a good preparation for the rest of the week.
Stage 2
Tuesday, February 23rd
Trebisacce > Savelli, 187.12 Km, high mountain (MTF)
Altitude difference: + 4655 m, - 3680 m
Three first category KOMs will definitely shake up this entrancing stage, from Trebisacce to Savelli. The first two will get riders tired, the final climb to Savelli will knock down whoever is not ready: first Km at 16.5% average gradient, first three Km all in double digits average gradient, last 2 Km to increment the gap on those who will not be prepared. Fireworks expected.
Stage 3
Wednesday, February 24th
San Giovanni in Fiore > Sersale, 159.96 Km, medium mountain (MTF)
Altitude difference: + 2665 m, - 2838 m
If short and vertical was the climb to Savelli in the second stage, the third stage will see another type of terrain in the final section of the stage, with a long but not particularly steep climb to Petronà (18 Km at 4%, but with a plateau in the proximity of Mesoraca) anticipating the final KOM to Sersale (2.3 Km, with a 500 m section averaging 8.2%). A different type of stage, but more open to mid-range attacks.
Stage 4
Thursday, February 25th
Sersale > Siderno, 147.62 Km, flat
Altitude difference: + 1418 m, - 2208 m
Transition stage in the middle of the Giro. The peloton will pass by Catanzaro before coasting the Ionian Sea to reach Siderno. GC riders will have the opportunity to rest and sprinters to shine, unless trasversal wind will blow from the sea, and teams will want to practice echelons....
Stage 5
Friday, February 26th
Locri > Gerace, 13.89 Km, individual time trial (MTF)
Altitude difference: + 494 m, - 59 m
The stunning hamlet of Gerace (elected amongst the "Borghi più belli d'Italia", "Italy's most beautiful towns) will host this Giro's ITT arrival. A fairly short ITT, but with an 8.4 Km climb that will not suit puncheurs in any case, as the average gradient surpasses 6% only in the final Km. A good practice for an ever more seen in GTs speciality - and possibly a decisive day for settling the classification of the first edition of the revamped Giro di Calabria.
Stage 6
Saturday, February 27th
Caulonia > Vibo Valentia - Castello Normanno-Svevo, 161.51 Km, medium mountain
Altitude difference: + 3656 m, - 3367 m
Another day, another castle. This time, in Vibo Valentia, for a stage open to every ending. Two hard climbs in the first 30 Km will tire riders, and will determine who will be able to make a difference in the last 60 hilly Km.
Stage 7
Sunday, February 28th
Vibo Valentia > Lamezia Terme, 148.75 Km, high mountain
Altitude difference: + 3281 m, - 3486 m
End with a blast. The last - and most likely decisive - stage of the Giro di Calabria 2021 will see riders arriving in Lamezia Terme. The race is hilly right from the start, but it's after the first passage on the finish line that things will get really tough: a first category climb (the Passo d'Acquavona, 11.5 Km with 7.2% average gradient), offers the best opportunity for a long range attack, especially for those cyclists who won't be tired after the 15% section at Km 3 and 4 of the climb. The second climb, the Passo di San Mazzeo, will be a good opportunity to increase the gap if an attack succeeded on the Passo d'Acquavona.
Classics preparation race entry:
Tre Giorni Piacentina
maps/tours/view/18002
19-21 February 2021
The Three Days of Piacenza takes place between Emilia-Romagna and Lombardia, passing through some of the less seen - yet very interesting from a cycling point of view - territories of the two Northern Italian regions. On the first day, riders will go through the Cremasca and Lodigiana territories, on the last two days, the Piacenza valleys will be protagonists instead. Three days, three different terrains: flat, hilly and... gravel!
Characteristics:
429.43 total Km
2 flat stages (1 gravel stage)
1 medium mountain stages (1 MTF)
15 categorized KOM
Stage 1
Friday, February 19th
Codogno > Piacenza, 164.85 Km, flat
Altitude difference: + 531 m, - 528 m
A flat stage awaits the peloton on the first day of the race. The race will start in Codogno, where exactly one year before the first outbreak of Covid-19 was registered in Italy (and Europe). After passing by the likes of Crema (the Santa Maria della Croce Sanctuary is shown in the picture), Pandino and Lodi, the group will arrive outside of the Piacenza Roman walls, where a bunch sprint will be the probable outcome. The only KOM of the day will assign the climbers jersey (no system of different points for difficulty used, all categorized climbs give 1 point).
Stage 2
Saturday, February 20th
Piacenza > Castello di Corano - Borgonovo Val Tidone,160.08 Km, medium mountain (MTF)
Altitude difference: + 2761 m, - 2510 m
The second day will see the peloton ride in the Oltrepò Pavese and the Val Tidone (in picture), where several hills await the riders. Eight categorized climbs characterize the stage, non of them of particular difficulty, but they will certainly have an impact on the puncheurs' legs at this stage of the season. The uphill finish is a tough one; the stage winner taking will probably dress the GC jersey in the final and decisive stage.
Stage 3
Sunday, February 21st
Piacenza > Piacenza,104.50 Km, flat
Altitude difference: + 1380 m, - 1372 m
A short but exciting stage will decide who will win the first edition of the Tre Giorni Piacentina. Gravel sections (7), short hills (6) and the possibility of bad weather will all have an impact on riders in this February Sunday, for what will be an exiting closing stage. After a hilly central part, with two gravel climbs and some tricky - but safe - downhill sections, the last part will be on a flat terrain, and only who will have enough strenght left will be able to prevail on the last two white roads and win the race.
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- luigi.russo
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Re: Contest #1 - Entry contest [Cat. 3]
For this contest I made two alternate route for a short stage race (six days) to be held in the historical region of Magna Græcia (Big Greece), wich corresponds to Tyrrenian and Ionian coasts of Southern Italy (Campania, Calabria, Basilicata, Puglia), where ancient Greeks founded a lot of flourishing cities before the conquest of the Roman Empire. Now, in these place there are some important archeological sites that are in these routes alongside seaside spots, natural sites, touristic cities and picturesque towns. In this area there are still two small Greek-speaking groups of towns: Grecia Salentina (in fifth stage of first route) and Bovesia (in last stage of second route).
Southern Italy can offer a wide range of cycling routes and the weather is warm enough to race in February even high mountain stages (only one stage goes over 1200m - Varco San Mauro with 1222m), so I designed here both the routes for the contest, even if in totally different areas.
Southern Italy can offer a wide range of cycling routes and the weather is warm enough to race in February even high mountain stages (only one stage goes over 1200m - Varco San Mauro with 1222m), so I designed here both the routes for the contest, even if in totally different areas.
Spoiler!
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- jibvalverde
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Re: Contest #1 - Entry contest [Cat. 3]
Here is my two Tour for the contest :
- A Tour of Galice for climbers and GT riders : maps/tours/view/17913
- A Tour O'Clasico between Porto and Lisbon for classic riders : maps/tours/view/17914
- A Tour of Galice for climbers and GT riders : maps/tours/view/17913
- A Tour O'Clasico between Porto and Lisbon for classic riders : maps/tours/view/17914
Spoiler!
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