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  • January 8, 2013 at 11:45 am #17610
    enrique

    I’m trying to find the altimetry and race profiles, showing the elevations and categories of the climbs in the Tour Down Under stages. Has anyone found any that have nice big images or graphs? I saw the ones at Cyclingnews.com but they’re pretty small. I went to the Tour down Under website and I can’t find them. Let me know if you’ve seen any. Thanks!

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  • January 22, 2013 at 12:11 am #710977
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    livestrongnick

    Game-on see you on the
    Game-on =D> see you on the other side…. I)

    January 22, 2013 at 12:01 am #710975
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    robacairns

    Good luck to all – here we
    Good luck to all – here we go!
    I’ve got an all-nighter ahead of me, so you may have to excuse some sleep deprived giddiness later on.

    January 21, 2013 at 9:55 pm #710973
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    obutterwick

    I wish I didn’t have to
    I wish I didn’t have to sleep.

    January 21, 2013 at 7:31 pm #710971
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    matthewn5

    Yes, the Corkscrew road is a
    Yes, the Corkscrew road is a killer! I grew up in Adelaide used to ride around those hills on my Raleigh Record (12kg…) in the 70s.

    January 20, 2013 at 10:50 am #710969
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    TERatcliffe26

    Seems Rohan Dennis will be
    Seems Rohan Dennis will be out, for those interested

    January 18, 2013 at 12:32 pm #710967
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    Kingrolo

    This article at Cycling News
    This article at Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-down-under-spot-confirms-kerbys-talent states that the Uni SA team is different to that in the game. Which is right, please?

    January 16, 2013 at 8:49 pm #710965
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    robacairns

    stumps wrote:robacairns – i

    stumps wrote:
    robacairns – i know what you mean but all the riders will have just come off winter training in the likes of Mallorca and Tenerife etc so i think they will try and hold back the pace until they get their race legs back.

    Mind you it would be good to see an early break cos sometimes the stages are just processions until the lead out trains kick in :D

    Agreed – always hard to know what the peloton will do in races like this. Remember the Tour of California last year? Sagan may have won all those stages anyway, but the group went pretty easy over some tough terrain and allowed a big bunch to stay together (I remember because it particularly screwed up my fantasy team). It’s true – the profile does not always make the race. I’m just saying that stage 2 presents a real opportunity – and it would throw a little more flavour into the race if the overall was shaken up early.

    January 16, 2013 at 6:25 pm #710963
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    silas chime

    Good job @TheJensie is
    Good job @TheJensie is involved then!!

    January 16, 2013 at 4:07 pm #710961
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    Stumps

    robacairns – i know what you
    robacairns – i know what you mean but all the riders will have just come off winter training in the likes of Mallorca and Tenerife etc so i think they will try and hold back the pace until they get their race legs back.

    Mind you it would be good to see an early break cos sometimes the stages are just processions until the lead out trains kick in đŸ˜€

    January 15, 2013 at 8:35 pm #710959
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    robacairns

    I don’t know – stage 2 looks
    I don’t know – stage 2 looks pretty serious to me. From all reports, Corkscrew Hill is a very tough climb. Even at 2.5k long, if someone with a bit of form really tries to go on it, they could well break up the field and stay away to the finish – Gilbert-ish? The run-in is all downhill, and not straight, and a chase may be tricky to organize.
    However, early season, and the change in climate for most riders – hard to see who will be up for it. They could just decide to pedal over and wait till stage 5 to decide things – definitely an opportunity though.

    Also – if the pace is high, I could see Kittel and Guardini having trouble with stage 3 (and maybe even stage 1 depending on their form?). Are they the weakest climbers in the peloton – anyone else spring to mind besides Bos who is not here?

    January 14, 2013 at 8:39 pm #710957
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    TERatcliffe26

    5 flatish, but a few wont be
    5 flatish, but a few wont be at the finish in stage 2 i reckon

    January 14, 2013 at 5:45 pm #710955
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    Stumps

    For the quality of the field
    For the quality of the field i would say its 5 flat with the hill thrown in as an added excitement.

    January 14, 2013 at 5:30 pm #710953
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    enrique

    Ok, I’d like to know if
    Ok, I’d like to know if people see this as 5 flat stages and the Old Willungs hill stage… I know a lot is at stake for the game if you see them that way! đŸ™‚

    January 14, 2013 at 3:38 pm #710951
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    leortp

    Can’t see many people not
    Can’t see many people not picking Gerrans at that value.

    January 14, 2013 at 1:06 pm #710949
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    TERatcliffe26

    Gerrans or EBH for me
    Gerrans or EBH for me

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