2011 Giro d'Italia rumours

[The Hitch]

OMFG!!!!
That Giro 2010 recap video was the most amazing thing seen.

AWESOME !!!!!

I hope someone gets their hands on that video and uploads it onto youtube.

 

[jens_attacks]

the summary of 2010 giro that they just showed gave me goosebumps.how epic was that.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Dramatic pictures and a pulsating film score make another Giro gem.
Nice tribute to the fallen stars of 2010, too.
Alle de Steffano has scrubbed up well!

 

[icefire]

From now on there are no rumours

 

[issoisso]

So, it's exactly the route we've been posting here for the past few days with the exact stage lengths.

So, the questions left are:

1. Which ones are the tricky hilly stages
2. How much climbing is there in stages 18 and 19

 

[Anonymous]

I hope someone gets their hands on that video and uploads it onto youtube.

Sorry, was late to tune in, only just logged on or I Would have done.. my computer automatically steals any video it watches.

 

[Anonymous]

why do the riders watching the presentation look scared

edit: just found out why, that Zoncolan stage looks immense, and great spectator stage as well with the double back over itself.

 

[icefire]

why do the riders watching the presentation look scared

Too many references to Italian history and culture in Zomegnan's presentation

 

[Anonymous]

Well the tour presentation and route did nothing for me, same old same old.. Giro route EXCITES ME MUCHLY..

looks pretty much like this was spot on

 

[Mellow Velo]

From now on there are no rumours

And the rumours were all true. Seven MTFs a MTT and a couple of lumpy
stages thrown into the mix, along with more strada bianche.
The Austrian/Dolomite mix is much harder than the Alpine/Finestre finish.
All in all, one rough ride.
Who'd be a sprinter, after stage 11? Petacchi ain't too happy.
Multo dura will be the collective call.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

The video dies on my internet connection - roll on the profile pics merci

 

[icefire]

And the rumours were all true. Seven MTFs a MTT and a couple of lumpy
stages thrown into the mix, along with more strada bianche.
The Austrian/Dolomite mix is much harder than the Alpine/Finestre finish.
All in all, one rough ride.
Who'd be a sprinter, after stage 11? Petacchi ain't too happy.
Multo dura will be the collective call.

It's definitely a race for climbers. I'd tip Reinhold Messner for the win

 

[The Hitch]

I didnt see the Tour presentation. Did they go round asking riders what they think?

 

[Mellow Velo]

The video dies on my internet connection - roll on the profile pics merci

Well, I just got a crick in the neck, when they showed the Colle delle Finestre stage profile!

 

[The Hitch]

So which stage has the Zonc and how far from the finish? Which stage has finnestre

Which stage are they looking at now?

 

[andybb]

The Zoncolan stage: http://twitpic.com/305aj9

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Wow. just wow.

down side, no serious Tour contender will ride the Giro on the basis of: it will absolutely screw you up beyond repair for the 2 months after...

 

[Anonymous]

I didnt see the Tour presentation. Did they go round asking riders what they think?

Yeh, Pettachi said (loosely translated my italian isnt very good)

"Bloody hell guv, you avin a larf aint ya. Lor' luv a duck what a lot o'hills"

 

[The Hitch]

OMFG.

This Giro is awesome. So awesome im getting scared that they just wont be able to keep up anything as good for 2012.

 

[issoisso]

Nice jab at the Tour of California by the host

 

[jens_attacks]

lol zomegnan makin fun of tour of california))

 

[Mellow Velo]

The Fassa Gardeccia stage, the day after the Zoncolan, which itself is the stage after the Grossglockner, looks absolutely evil.

Who better than Il Falco to ask about the Finestre/Sestrieres stage?

 

[issoisso]

OMFG.

This Giro is awesome. So awesome im getting scared that they just wont be able to keep up anything as good for 2012.

2012: Stage finish on Alpe d'Huez

(I'm not joking, it's happening)

 

[maltiv]

Wow. just wow.

down side, no serious Tour contender will ride the Giro on the basis of: it will absolutely screw you up beyond repair for the 2 months after...

There are always some guys who never learn who think they can do both the giro and the tour at their best.

 

[Michele]

lol zomegnan makin fun of tour of california))

Right.

The journalist De Stefano said that she tried to contact McQuaid for ask why Tour of California is at same days as Giro d'Italia and she said he never answered.

Petacchi was asked "what would you change in this Giro" as he looked not much happy and he simply answered "it's not possible to change it, that's how it is".