Plain Profile Col de Bagenelles Col de Platzerwasel Le Grand-Ballon Col du Hundsruck Le Ballon d'Alsace Ultimi chilometri
2nd and hardest day on Vosges, up & down with Platzerwasel and Grand-Ballon as hardest climb... then the stage will be decided by the 1st climb of the TdF: le Ballon d'Alsace. It won't be climbed from the hard side, but never say never, there is enought terrain before to make this an epic medium-mountain stage!
Stage 10: Villefranche-sur-Saône > Yenne 179,5 km
Plain Profile Mont du Chat Last kms
After the rest day, it's Alps time. The first of three Alpine stage will feature the Mont du Chat, climbed in 1978 from the easiest side. Now will be more hard to get alone at the finish line in Yenne. And two terrible days will follow...
Stage 11: Pontcharra > Pragelato 255 km Planimetria Altimetria Col de l'Iseran Col du Mont Cenis Col du Finestre Ultimi Chilometri
Back into business with the 2nd of the three Alpester stages. Three mountains will be climbed in the longest stage of the Tdf 12, the 1st is the historical Iseran, the 2nd is the Mont Cenis who will make the race get to Italy to climb the Col du Finestre. The arrive won't be in Sestriere like in the Tour of Italy but will be in Pragelato. Hard stage but won't be the queen stage... for that, riders'll have to wait the day after. DownloadEdited by emmea90 on 02-09-2012 14:09
https://cycling-manager.eu moderator since 2010 PCM World Cup 2010, 2011, 2016, 2018 and 2020 Organizer. Former PCM IMA president
"Maybe the giro is not hard enough" (Angelo Zomegnan)
One minor request...can we get a Vuelta variant at some point? Thanks!
P.S. I agree with the comment that you, emmea, are my favorite stagemaker...of course, my favorite variant of the bunch is your less-favorite TdF one, but that's another story.
Edited by SetonHallPirate on 03-09-2012 09:47
Stage 12: Le Monêtier-les-Bains > Isola 2000 184,5 km Plain Profile Col de l'Izoard Col de Vars Cime de la Bonette-Restefond Isola 2000
Is the third, last, and queen stage of the Alps. 4800 slope level in four legendary climbs with a stage who emulate Tony Rominger in Tdf 1993. After Izoard and Vars the Cime de La Bonette and the climb to Isola 2000 on Col de la Lombarde will significatevely modify the fight for the yellow jersey.
Stage 13: Barcelonnette > Apt 175,5 km Plain Profile Last Kms
Start in alps but climbs will be only in the first half of the stage. Sprinters will be back today afther Rethel
Stage 14: Apt > Aubenas 157,5 km Plain Profile Last kms Another flat stage with an uphill final - not to hard. Sprinters like Hushovd can won a stage like this
Stage 16: Narbonne > Ax-3-Domaines 203 Km Plain Profile Port de Pailheres Ax-3-Domaines It's pirenaic time! The first one of those three stage will have a depart near the sea, then go in midi Pyrenees department, in Ariege, with the classic double appeared in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2010 Tour de France
Looking forward to the finish of the Tour 
