(but he says that every year...)
At the highly anticipated press conference today, PHRO Dictator in Chief Joos Litvalk revealed the route for the 2013 Ronde von SanRaflaanderran in a ceremony that was notable for it's unusual lack of pomp and circumstance.
What was notable however, was the parcours itself which featured several never before used bergs as well as an unusually high number of lengthy offroad sectors. The inclusion of the new "Fishberg," a brutally steep, unpaved berg that is over 1km in length, and a nearly two km section of gravel road dubbed "La Ligne de Sud Marin" were a tie for most notable development this year. Those riders who manage to navigate the lengthy Ligne de Sud with a puncture will be rewarded for their efforts with the slippery dirt wall of the Fishberg.
Also announced was the now traditional route of the Marin-Roubaix which for the past decade has been run in the counter-clockwise direction, ending in the stadium of "L’Ecole d’San Rafaaell."
Check back next week for our route analysis and other news as it develops.
Route Maps are available below for your viewing pleasure:
This parcors is ludicrous and Litvalk is a criminal. I am lodging a complaint with Pat McQuaid charging PHRO with rider abuse.
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