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    OlavEH replied to the thread Giro d'Italia Rate the 2026 Giro d'Italia route.

    Not related to cycling, but when Petter Northug retired from cross country skiing, there was a narrative among some Norwegians that they...

    Yesterday at 9:02 AM
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    OlavEH reacted to Libertine Seguros's post in the thread Giro d'Italia Rate the 2026 Giro d'Italia route with Like.

    If a fan is not interested in a race unless it has one of the biggest stars in it, that kind of person is usually more a fan of winning...

    Yesterday at 8:57 AM
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    OlavEH replied to the thread Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2026 Route: Speculation, Rumours and Announcements.

    Gardaneccia was 70 km longer. And did have a rest day the next day. And Giau-Fedaia-Gardneccia is definitely better than...

    Thursday at 8:12 AM
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    OlavEH replied to the thread Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2026 Route: Speculation, Rumours and Announcements.

    Procyclingstats has posted profiles. It this is correct, there are two muritos on the Fermo stage...

    Thursday at 6:22 AM
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    OlavEH reacted to proffate's post in the thread Giro d'Italia Rate the 2026 Giro d'Italia route with Like.

    Here are the rating thread pairs I was able to find and compile. All scores are medians. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2023 2024 route...

    Thursday at 5:38 AM
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    OlavEH replied to the thread Giro d'Italia Rate the 2026 Giro d'Italia route.

    Ah, I remember incorrectly. I agree that Grappa could have been used better. But still I think Grappa and Asiago are far from the best...

    Wednesday at 7:24 PM
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    OlavEH replied to the thread Giro d'Italia Rate the 2026 Giro d'Italia route.

    As far as I know, there is no good descent from Grappa to the west, so you'll still have a 15 km flat section and another 15 km flat...

    Wednesday at 7:09 PM
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    OlavEH replied to the thread Giro d'Italia Rate the 2026 Giro d'Italia route.

    The Asiago stage was 219 km and did include Monte Grappa. Although not a queen stage, it was a rather tough mountain stage. I would...

    Wednesday at 6:48 PM
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    OlavEH replied to the thread Giro d'Italia Rate the 2026 Giro d'Italia route.

    I agree. But since the Pila stage is the day after, I fear that would just have nutered at Verbania stage like you decribe. Btw...

    Wednesday at 5:39 PM
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    OlavEH replied to the thread Giro d'Italia Rate the 2026 Giro d'Italia route.

    This year's route was better, but it was also more not utilized potential. With some minor changes, the 2025 route would have been the...

    Wednesday at 11:49 AM
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    OlavEH replied to the thread Giro d'Italia Rate the 2026 Giro d'Italia route.

    Why is that? Condition of the road or dangerous descents? This would actually be quite good. I would welcome this. What constraints...

    Wednesday at 9:57 AM
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    OlavEH replied to the thread Giro d'Italia Rate the 2026 Giro d'Italia route.

    The Blockhaus stage is fine. In the Apenninnes this is probably the second best mountain stage possible, after a San Pellegrino in Alpe...

    Wednesday at 9:49 AM
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    OlavEH replied to the thread Giro d'Italia Rate the 2026 Giro d'Italia route.

    Nah, there are some type of stages that always deliver. Especially for high mountain stages. Also some medium mountain stages over the...

    Tuesday at 7:21 PM
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    OlavEH replied to the thread Giro d'Italia Rate the 2026 Giro d'Italia route.

    4 - Given the celing for a Giro route, this is really disappointing. They dont exploit the geography of the country at all.

    Monday at 9:11 PM
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    OlavEH replied to the thread Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2026 Route: Speculation, Rumours and Announcements.

    Are they using any muritos on the Fermo stage? If not, that is a waste of the century...... All in all this seems like a really, really...

    Monday at 8:36 PM

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