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Tour of California route annnounced..................
The Tour of California Route was announced.......... Goes from San
Francisco to Redondo Beach. It's great to see that California finally has a major tour after all these years. I was disappointed that the route was not more challenging. I would have like to see stage over the Grape Vine or a stage in Sierra's...In any case it should be a interesting tour.. (http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/route.html ) |
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Tour of California route annnounced..................
Yes winter would be bad time, but there is other times the race can be
held. The San Gabriels would make a excellent stage. I heard that there is road that goes from Palm Desert to Pasadena.... Fred Marx wrote: wrote: The Tour of California Route was announced.......... Goes from San Francisco to Redondo Beach. It's great to see that California finally has a major tour after all these years. I was disappointed that the route was not more challenging. I would have like to see stage over the Grape Vine or a stage in Sierra's...In any case it should be a interesting tour.. (http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/route.html ) hmmm the Sierras in February..... you can make the leap here I think (think Ski season if that helps...). There are some good mountains in the Coast Range around Santa Barbera. Most of thoe high passes of the San Gabrials are pretty ugly in February too. |
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Tour of California route annnounced..................
Robert Chung wrote: Too bad they're not doing any mountaintop finishes. I don't know how scenic that route will be in February. The natural route for Martinez-San Jose would be over Mt. Diablo and Mt. Hamilton, but I think that'd be iffy at that time of year. I encountered snow at the top of Mt. Hamilton during the road race of that name... and I think that was the beginning of June! Actually, the whole thing could be kinda iffy, if it rains like last year. |
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Tour of California route annnounced..................
Bob Schwartz wrote:
wrote: Yes winter would be bad time, but there is other times the race can be held. The San Gabriels would make a excellent stage. I heard that there is road that goes from Palm Desert to Pasadena.... It's not a major tour, it's a training race. As a training race, it can not be held other times of the year. Not if you want riders other than Jittery F Joes to show up. I kept wincing when I listened to the press conference. They kept repeating that they're creating a world-class tour. Not in February they ain't. |
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Tour of California route annnounced..................
Bob Schwartz wrote:
It's not a major tour, it's a training race. As a training race, it can not be held other times of the year. Not if you want riders other than Jittery F Joes to show up. Do you think Hincapie will skip Het Volk to ride TdC? Jenko |
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Tour of California route annnounced..................
Ron Ruff wrote:
Robert Chung wrote: Too bad they're not doing any mountaintop finishes. I don't know how scenic that route will be in February. The natural route for Martinez-San Jose would be over Mt. Diablo and Mt. Hamilton, but I think that'd be iffy at that time of year. I encountered snow at the top of Mt. Hamilton during the road race of that name... and I think that was the beginning of June! Actually, the whole thing could be kinda iffy, if it rains like last year. I agree -- Hamilton will be very dicey. Calaveras Road is an obvious alternative, although that dumps one into the Milpitas sprawl zone, making traffic control a considerable challenge. An alternative descent, Sierra Road, is probably too steep. They could simply end the race in Milpitas, at the abrupt border between rural and suburben Calaveras. Dan |
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Tour of California route annnounced..................
Robert Chung wrote:
Too bad they're not doing any mountaintop finishes. I don't know how scenic that route will be in February. The natural route for Martinez-San Jose would be over Mt. Diablo and Mt. Hamilton, but I think that'd be iffy at that time of year. Speaking of route suggestions, I think they should run the Sausalito stage in conjunction with the Starbucks ride. Imagine the prestige of running a race with that many riders with national and world champion jersey trim. Bob Schwartz |
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