[Cyclingworld]

(15-02-2011, 06:36 AM)SarriTheBest Ha scritto: Mah, dura fare pronostici in queste corse d'inizio stagione. E poi andrebbe saputa un po' più nel dettaglio l'altimetria dell'arrivo in salita: manco si capisce quant'è lunga, che almeno uno si fa due conti per avere una pendenza molto approssimata.

La salita dovrebbe essere lunga circa sei chilometri ad una pendenza del 10,3%

"I think this race will be totally different to Qatar because the course is a lot harder. Last years all the roads weren't built and the riders asked for more climbing, so I think this year they will have more climbs," Merckx said at the official race presentation in the Omani capital Muscat on Sunday.

Jabal al Akhdhar means Green Mountain in Arabic and it is the highest peak is Eastern Arabia at almost 3000 metres. Fortunately for the riders, they only have to climb the first six kilometres but even that is at an average of 10.3%.

"You can't do all of the Green Mountain in February, because it's 18km long but we'll do the finish after six kilometres and I think that's enough," Merckx said.

Cyclingnews.com

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Credo che per Boom e Burghardt sia un po' troppo dura.