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~400k out of 4000 isn't bad. I used different roads this year compared to last year for stage 1 anyway. It's not like racers are bored of the first stage of the race is it? I mean, people happily go out every weekend and ride/race the same road(s) and this is once-yearly. If it's keeping dotwatchers engaged then it's still unpredictable - look at some of the early Garminfails this year. As Frank says, the first CP was quite close to last year's first one so that made it easier for anyone who raced last year, but they may have done what I did and route differently anyway, because why not? Not saying it can't be better but GB and Meteora are both cool start.finish points.
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Yeah, but the first 400km of this years race was essentially the same as last. The final parcours is also very well known by anyone who's done the last two years, and the roads through those Balkan countries to get there are also well routed. Geraardsbergen is a classic location, but it does limit things somewhat at the start. Europe is bigger - let's play with it a bit more