2nd Round / Stichwahl / 2eme tour "December Tour"

[lesossies]

The Winner is

Sheikh Tour

[Robyklebt]

Here the 2 tours, hope that's ok.

After the big vote, to choose the stages of my December tour, here the consequent :

Kurdistan Tour !
Some infos :
- 12stages, 13days, Riposo day7.
- GPM and SI were smartly willing, always 2SI by stage
- 2275 kms
- GPM in 11 stages (ready for the fight ?)
- 4 HC climbs
- 19 1cat and 2cat climbs
- 4 (or 5) flat stages
- 4 (or 5) Middle mountain stages
- 3 HC stages
- 0 ITT
- 0 TTT

An easy flat stage to start, with an urban circuit to finish ! One short climb for the mountain jersey.


Only 2x6% (km155 and km162) in the last climb, sprinters will have difficulties, but they still can win here ! Downhill not steep (only 2x-5%, the rest is -2/-3%)


A flat stage with a tiring long 1-4%climb ... (5% km167-168). Last km : -1%


The climbers will have to fight in the flat end of race ... surprises could be possible !


And easy flat stage, after the big HC stage day 4. For sprinters !


The last climb is 17kms, with max6% (km145 and km155). Sprinters could have a chance against hugelsprinters with the 9kms of pure flat at the end ?


RIPOSO

A last long climb with some 5-6-7%. Possibilities for classic riders with attacks, both with climbers ? Or for really strong teams of classic sprinters ? It looks open !


A nervous end of stage, the las 4kms (4-5-6-3%). Some opportunities or classic riders, like the day before.


An open race, maybe classic sprinters, but the last hill could be dangerous for a lot of them, because it's steep !


Mountain Stage, with two close last hills to try ... And, the reg of the climbers will be really important ! A stage to loose the Kurdistan Tour for some climbers !


Welcome to the hell ! 29kms, 7.3%


A crazy circuit really open ! Who's fresh after the big day before ? (-4/0/-4/0/4/2/-2/3/5/2/3/-6/-3)

Bah, I know that I'm too late, however I will present my designed tour now... (if it's too late, this one will participate in 2011 again... )

Sheikh Tour

So this one starts in the desert of Saudi Arabia and goes southwards to the Republic of Yemen, where the tour ends in its capital Sana'a.

Stages: 12, classified in 4 flat, 4 middle mountain, 3 HC and 1 ITT
Distance: 2'133 km
Climate: desert / dry

(saved as sheikh1 - sheikh12)

Stage 1 (flat)


A long flat stage with two little hills cat. 4.
Distance: 229 km
Last 10 km: completely flat
No difficulties
60s/km from km 210


Stage 2 (flat)


Easy stage for sprinters.
Distance: 191 km
Last 10 km: 0/0/0/0/1/0/0/1/0/0
No difficulties
60s/km from km 175


Stage 3 (HC)


First difficulty on stage 3, the climb to Jirubah, about 25 km, before another flat/downhill part of 20 km goes to the finish
Distance: 171 km
HC climb: 5/4/4/6/5/7/6/6/6/9/6/5/6/5/6/4/10/3/6/7/6/5/5/7/5
Last 10 km: -4/1/-4/-3/-1/-4/0/-2/-1/0
60s/km from km 127


Stage 4 (middle mountain)


Hilly stage with many "sieb" possibilities (6% and more), last 6 at km 181. Should be a stage for classic riders / hill sprinters.
Distance: 193 km
Last 16 km: 5/3/4/6/5/-4/-3/-1/-8/-6/-2/-2/-3/-4/2/2
60s/km from km 148


Stage 5 (middle mountain)


Hilly stage, many 5+ on the road, but with chances for sprinters (if there are some strong teams)
Distance: 196 km
Difficulties on last ~50km: km 141-143 (8/8/7), km 160/161 (6/11), km 166 (6), km 176 (5)
Last 10 km: 3/-4/-5/1/-2/-2/0/-1/-2/-1
60s/km from km 141


Stage 6 (middle mountain)


Another hilly stage, similar to stage 4 and 5, but with a more sprinter-friendly finish
Distance: 207 km
Difficulties: Last km over 5% at km 148 (11)
Last 10 km: -1/-3/-1/1/5/2/4/-4/-5/0
60s/km from km 170


Stage 7 (ITT)


A special ITT. It starts nearly flat and becomes steeper and steeper
Distance: 58 km
Whole TT: 1/2/1/1/2/2/3/1/2/3/1/2/1/2/2/1/3/1/3/2/3/1/1/4/1/4/0/4/0/2/4/3/3/5/1/2/3/3/4/3/4/3/4/4/5/5/8/8/8/3/6/11/4/8/2/-1/0/-1
60s/km from km 1


Stage 8 (flat)


After the hard time trial, an easy downhill stag for sprinters.
Distance: 196 km
Last 10 km: 0/0/0/0/0/0/-1/0/0/0
60s/km from km 181


Stage 9 (HC)


Back to the mountains! And we enter the Republic of Yemen in todays stage. Maybe one for the 80-70 guys...
Distance: 196 km
Difficulties: Km 100-114 (9/7/6/6/0/1/4/3/7/7/10/6/12/5/5)
Last 16 km: 5/10/8/8/9/7/4/6/4/-3/-2/5/2/4/-1/0
60s/km from km 176


Stage 10 (middle mountain)


A short stage today, only 126 km, but they are intensive.
Distance: 126 km
Difficulties: Km 87-102 (4/6/6/5/6/7/4/3/6/5/2/2/10/7/7/7)
Last 11 km: 5/0/-3/-2/-2/-4/-6/-7/-3/-1/-2
60s/km from km 87


Stage 11 (HC)


The hardest stage of the tour, a really hard one to win or lose the GC...
Distance: 187 km
Difficulties: km 39-49 (4/2/6/11/14/8/11/9/12/1/3), km 62-68 (7/11/10/10/11/10/7), km 91-110 (6/11/12/12/6/-3/3/6/9/9/5/7/0/2/7/6/5/9/7), km 137-150 (10/7/2/8/1/3/0/2/6/8/9/9/5/5)
Last 13 km: 7/7/10/0/-2/0/2/12/5/8/5/8/-1
60s/km from km 137


Stage 12 (flat)


The last stage, made for sprinters again.
Distance: 183 km
Difficulties: Some 5% on the city circuit (km 92, 113, 134, 155, 176)
Last 10 km: 1/2/5/-4/-1/0/-2/-1/1/0
60s/km from km 155