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TdF 2013 tentative plan

This was uploaded 19 of June, 2012. I am rewriting this in English for non-Japanese speaking friends.

1/ Saturday 29 June 2013 - Porto-Vecchio > Bastia - 200 km
2/ Sunday 30 June 2013 - Bastia > Ajaccio - 155 km
3/ Monday 1 July 2013 - Ajaccio > Calvi - 145 km
4/ Tuesday 2 July 2013 - Nice > Nice - team time trial ~ 20 km
5/ Wednesday 3 July 2013 - Cagnes-sur-Mer > Marseille
6/ Thursday 4 July 2013 - ??? (Marseille ?) > Gap

According to velowire.com, the stages are (supposedly) planned like this. The Tour lands on Nice and then heads to Marseille (because the year 2013, the parcours has to go counter-clockwise, so the Pyrenees first)


corsica-ferry-booking7.png
The trafic (sea route) surrounding the Corsica as shown in Garmin Mapsource. Of course, there are airports on the island but I am not interested in using them. I only eye ferry routes. I assume the riders come by sea and leave by air plane?


Main ferry routes: (Corsica-Continent)
Calvi - Marseille
Calvi - Nice

Ile-Rousse - Nice
Ile-Rousse - Marseille
Ile-Rousse - Savona

Bastia - Genova
Bastia - Nice
Bastia - Savona
Bastia - Livorno

Propriano - Nice
Propriano - Marseille

Ajaccio - Nice
Ajaccio - Marseille

Nice route seems to be the closest line. Booking Nice-Calve line would be perfect.

corsica-ferry-booking8.png

I have never been to Nice nor Monaco. I want to go there( before the Tour 2013 if I could take a vacation).

Booking Nice-Calvi seems to be the first objective.


nice-calvi-booking02.png

I made some simulations on various sites. The above shows a quote of; one car, one driver, deck seat during on the sea since the duration is only 5 hours. Deck seat probably means a bench seat or something. If I choose a room with a shower and bathroom, the quote goes up significantly.

Reservation can be made 6 months before the boarding date. I think I will book a ride toward the end of January of 2013.

Oh, the above is a route between Ile-Rousse and Nice. Ile-Rouse is not far from Calvi. I can choose the deck seat option on this route to have a cheaper ride. Other routes did not let me choose cheaper options (i.e., minimum comfort on board). This could be the cheapest ticket.

However, sigh, there are other things to be taken into considerations. For instance, the exit from Corsica would be some headache. "The slow boat to China" leaves 15:00 in the afternoon. There are check-in and car-boarding, so I have to report to the counter sometime noon. That means I will not be able to see the last stage on the island.

Other ferry operators have late night boats. I have to check all of the possibilities. And this is a very pains-taking chore and time-consuming task.



nice-calvi-ferry-smaller.png
Here, I may have a better solution. It may be better to watch the last Corsica stage and wait for the ferry leaving next morning. It lands on Nice 14:00 in the afternoon of TTT day. Can I make it in time (for TTT)? Yes, I can, assuming that TTT begins later in the afternoon (based on the assumption, a short TTT of 20km, 20 or so teams separated by 3 mins?, Nice being hot during day and cooler later afternoon, transit of riders from the island; they may be still on Corsica in the morning, etc.)

The quote above is with an additional option, a big roofbox on top of my Ford Ka to accommodate more stuff.


The below was not part of the original blog entry of June 19


I will be carrying my bike on a Saris rack on the hatch of my car but they (bike and carrier) will be inside the car when on board. The rack can carry up to 3 bikes. One of them could be yours, *nn* *imm*rm*n.

テーマ:自転車ロードレース - ジャンル:スポーツ

  1. 2012/09/29(土) 13:49:05|
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