Comments on: Beijing Road Race Profile http://www.primalodyssey.com/beijing-road-race-profile/ Primal Odyssey - The fundamental adventurous journey of a cyclist Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:31:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: FlyingFinn http://www.primalodyssey.com/beijing-road-race-profile/#comment-65 FlyingFinn Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:04:59 +0000 http://www.primalodyssey.com/?p=192#comment-65 The video says it all! Go China... I had the same problem, no info anywhere but after a bit of digging Cyclingnews website (once again) came through. http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/olympics08/?id=stages/road_race Profile picture low quality, but it seems that distance is 248.5km. The climb looks to be about 10km long with an average gradient of some 4%. The video says it all! Go China… I had the same problem, no info anywhere but after a bit of digging Cyclingnews website (once again) came through.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/olympics08/?id=stages/road_race

Profile picture low quality, but it seems that distance is 248.5km. The climb looks to be about 10km long with an average gradient of some 4%.

]]> By: Larson http://www.primalodyssey.com/beijing-road-race-profile/#comment-64 Larson Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:12:36 +0000 http://www.primalodyssey.com/?p=192#comment-64 It's to be found on UCI website: http://www.uci.ch/templates/UCI/UCI5/layout.asp?MenuId=MjI1MA more specifically in: http://www.uci.ch/includes/asp/getTarget.asp?type=FILE&id=MzU5Njk Spread the word, if it's not already out. Still had to spend an hour searching for the info now, less than two weeks before the event. (and it looks like a brutal course) It’s to be found on UCI website:
http://www.uci.ch/templates/UCI/UCI5/layout.asp?MenuId=MjI1MA more specifically in:
http://www.uci.ch/includes/asp/getTarget.asp?type=FILE&id=MzU5Njk

Spread the word, if it’s not already out. Still had to spend an hour searching for the info now, less than two weeks before the event.

(and it looks like a brutal course)

]]> By: Al http://www.primalodyssey.com/beijing-road-race-profile/#comment-63 Al Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:23:35 +0000 http://www.primalodyssey.com/?p=192#comment-63 oh no whoops just realised the course is 80km + 7 x 24km? Does that mean a 248km race? crazy oh no whoops just realised the course is 80km + 7 x 24km? Does that mean a 248km race? crazy

]]> By: Al http://www.primalodyssey.com/beijing-road-race-profile/#comment-62 Al Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:20:03 +0000 http://www.primalodyssey.com/?p=192#comment-62 I'm having the same problem not being able to find a profile of the course, the website is absolutely horrible and I think they are afraid to show pictures of the real course because of pollution reasons (that being said when I visited Beijing I had clear skies - a rare occurrence?) is it true that the road race is only 102km? :S I’m having the same problem not being able to find a profile of the course, the website is absolutely horrible and I think they are afraid to show pictures of the real course because of pollution reasons (that being said when I visited Beijing I had clear skies - a rare occurrence?) is it true that the road race is only 102km? :S

]]> By: RA http://www.primalodyssey.com/beijing-road-race-profile/#comment-61 RA Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:27:43 +0000 http://www.primalodyssey.com/?p=192#comment-61 it's ridiculous that no one knows what the road race course is like, or what the profile is. amazing that for a country whose major mode of transportation was the bicycle for many years doesn't have any idea what's going on in the bike race. it’s ridiculous that no one knows what the road race course is like, or what the profile is. amazing that for a country whose major mode of transportation was the bicycle for many years doesn’t have any idea what’s going on in the bike race.

]]> By: Louise http://www.primalodyssey.com/beijing-road-race-profile/#comment-56 Louise Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:06:38 +0000 http://www.primalodyssey.com/?p=192#comment-56 You couldn't have said it better. It's 8 July and your site came up with the best looking search. There is actually a book (all in Chinese)that details the route very specifically - you get it when you get your tickets. Haven't seen an English one though. You couldn’t have said it better. It’s 8 July and your site came up with the best looking search. There is actually a book (all in Chinese)that details the route very specifically - you get it when you get your tickets. Haven’t seen an English one though.

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