Route to Christmas: Day 19

Posted by Jan Kocbach, 19 Dec 2007@8:00

Todays leg is from the “Championnat de France classique” at August 20th 2005 in the category HSeE. A relatively short leg, but with several distinct route choice alternatives.

First take a look at the map without routes - and think about how you would attack this leg (if the map is too small, you may click on it to get it larger - click again outside the map to close it):

Then you can take a look at how the runners who have drawn their route choice solved this leg. Note that the winner - Nicolas Girsch - did not draw his route choice here.

The same leg also in the category HEsE (I guess this is the junior category?) - again the winner (Philippe Adamski) has not drawn his route choice:

From splits in these two categories - it seems like the best route choice is the direct-left one? Maybe somebody who was there can give more information?

Source: Routegadget at this location.


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3 Comments

Comment by Fabien Pasquasy

December 19, 2007 @ 15:05

The direct-left route choice was the fastest despite high vegetation undergrowth in the first part of the leg (reducing a lot the speed - spins !).

This terrain in Saint-Etienne is a bit like WOC 2008 terrain (-> French team will be strong… as usual ;-) ).

Comment by le. hell canada

December 21, 2007 @ 7:42

more over, the asphalt road is down-hill all along to the line of the control. That might be the fastest one…

Comment by Rascha

December 28, 2007 @ 20:43

I also think the asphalt road would be the fastest rout choice. No thinking and quite close the line.

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