2012 STARTED WELL
2012-02-01 GOBERT Daniel
One month ago, the 2012 year started. One month later, we can say that it started well.
In the yearly classification, you can already read 25 members having climbed at least 1 BIG since the beginning of the year. Two spanish people (the couple Rafols-Escuer) already reached the score of 12 new BIGs. Congratulations to all those members, active so early in the season.
Other surprising thing : the ironbigs are already alive. Gabor Kreicsi climbed 2 times the Kekestetö, Jean-Pierre Bernelin climbed 1 time the Chartreuse de Portes; some are already hoping to become ironbig 3 times a year; and finally, our prince of the superlist, our master-chief, our first winner, Etienne Mayeur, became the 1st 2012 ironbig by climbing 25 times the Mont Saint-Aubert in Belgium in one (cold) day. Congratulations, Etienne !
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BIGs IN VUELTA 2012
2012-01-11 GOBERT Daniel
The programm of the Vuelta 2012 can be seen HERE now.
The spanish tour will only ride in the northern area of the country to avoid too much sun in august. Before the 14th stage, a few arrivals on tops will happen but no great names excepted Valdezcaray. Afterwards, the BIGs will appear :
14th stage : Puerto de Ancares (381)
15th stage : Puerto de Pajares (only the pass-396) & Lagos di Covadonga (400)
16th stage : Puerto de San Lorenzo (391), La Cobertoria (394) & Puerto de Pajares (but upper with a new surfaced road to Cuitu Negru - change in our list like Bola del Mundo ?)
20th stage : La Morcuera (468) & Navacerrada-Bola del Mundo (467) up this terrible narrow new surfaced road discovered two years ago.
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