2013 Giro D'Italia 04/05 - 26/05

[pastronef]

Snow or no snow, they should just go ahead with Galibier. Treat it like a honorary stage for Andy hampsten. Plus it would help to ensure a real hard man and deserving winner of the Giro.

the problem is, if it's cloudy and below 5 deg C, where will all the riders find shelter after the line?
one solution is parking all the team cars on both sides of the tunnel, where there is parking place.
the riders can ride there for a couple kms.

 

[Ferminal]

They could hide in the tunnel. Given the forecast I don't think they'd finish higher than it anyway.

 

[pastronef]

They could hide in the tunnel. Given the forecast I don't think they'd finish higher than it anyway.

ah ok, that's a solution. no finish line on the top (as in 2011) but finish line near the tunnel by the restaurant

 

[Ferminal]

Galibier looking a bit better now, biggest challenge will be getting the road cleared.

If they use the M-SR rule, Sestriere will be done in a bus.

 

[Bala Verde]

Saturday - rain, snow, low temps.

Zaterdag, in de bergetappe naar Bardonecchia, worden regen, sneeuw en zeer lage temperaturen verwacht.

vk

Sestriere, wet snow/slush, snow at the top, temperature drops from 11c to 0c, descent wet and dangerous.

Sestrière (op 2000 meter) gaat er (natte) sneeuw vallen. De top zou zomaar wit kunnen zijn. De temperatuur is dan gedaald van rond 11 graden bij de start naar rond het vriespunt op de top. De gevoelstemperatuur ligt enkele graden onder het vriespunt. De afdaling is zeer nat en dus gevaarlijk.

Sunday - lots of rain, but more on and off instead of continuously, especially during the second part of the stage. On MT, temperature around 0C.

Zondag vindt de etappe plaats naar de Galibier, op maar liefst 2600 meter hoogte. Het gebied met zware neerslag, dat de etappe van zaterdag teistert, trekt in de nacht naar zondag weg, maar zondagmiddag trekken er nieuwe buien naar de Franse en Italiaanse Alpen

In de tweede helft van de etappe neemt de kans op regen en sneeuw flink toe

 

[icefire]

Around 3° C expected in Sestriere:

http://www.tameteo.com/meteo_Sestriere-Europe-Italie-Turin--1-130852.html

and 6° C in Bardonecchia, with snow above 2300m:

http://www.tameteo.com/meteo_Bardonecchia-Europe-Italie-Turin--1-131411.html

Better weather expected in Valloire next Sunday:

http://www.tameteo.com/meteo_Valloire-Europe-France-Savoie--1-64356.html

 

[Cyivel]

Mont Cenis and Galibier both out on Sunday.

http://www.ledauphine.com/savoie/20...ont-pas-les-cols-du-mont-cenis-et-du-galibier

 

[infeXio]

Mont Cenis and Galibier both out on Sunday.

Definitely? Apparently Rolf Sørensen got a text from Cassani earlier today saying that Galibier would be ridden.

EDIT: i posted the above before you edited your comment with the link, my bad.

 

[Cyivel]

Definitely? Apparently Rolf Sørensen got a text from Cassani earlier today saying that Galibier would be ridden.

EDIT: i posted the above before you edited your comment with the link, my bad.

Yeah sorry meant to include that first time!

 

[infeXio]

So my knowledge about the mountain passes and general cycling routes in this years Giro is close to nothing, so despite reading a translation of the aforementioned news, I'm still left without knowing how the stage is going to proceed let alone finish.
Anyone care to elaborate? - Would be much appreciated.

 

[Netserk]

Mont Cenis and Galibier both out on Sunday.

http://www.ledauphine.com/savoie/20...ont-pas-les-cols-du-mont-cenis-et-du-galibier

EDIT:

Finish at Les Verneys (between km 15 and 16 on the profile)

 

[Inquitus]

Wow utterly eviscerated stage

 

[Pentacycle]

The only good thing out if this is that we'll again see an integrated broadcast, like in the 2011 TdF. It should produce some unexpected results normally, as climbers with less endurance are more likely to feature here as well. I hope to see some fireworks on those climbs.

The question is then: who's the best on short stages, Evans, Uran or Nibali?

 

[taiwan]

60km stage are you serious?

 

[Netserk]

I think it'll end with a sprint between the best climbers. 5-10 man group.

 

[Netserk]

60km stage are you serious?

Based on the article apparently so

 

[Libertine Seguros]

They couldn't even get a climb up to Beaune to lead us in? If that's not possible just take the lower road to Villard Zembrun. Or the road parallel to the one they're taking from Lanslebourg to Modane? That's uphill for a bit. If that's in a bad way, which it shouldn't be as it's a fairly major road and not that high up, is it impossible to climb on the D215G from Avrieux to Aussois just to at least have some kind of pretence to the kind of stage it was initially supposed to be?

Although, to be fair, they have turned it into the stage it was supposed to be. Too short, to a French mountain I don't care for seeing in French races let alone Italian ones.

 

[Cimber]

Sucks. Now wiggins is out we dont need rain anymore

 

[classicomano]

60km stage are you serious?

Sestriere 1996, was pretty cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIvBpBYF_No

 

[Netserk]

I'm only certain about the start and finish. It could be that they take a detour to lengthen the stage, but I doubt it.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Well, I wondered what could be worse and stupider than a 140km Giro mountain stage that finished on an overused French climb. Now I know.

This is the kind of thing they used as a justification to fire Zomegnan, you know.

 

[Netserk]

At least with Zomegnan it was actually great stages before they got changed....

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

a 60km stage with a shortened climb at the end. Well Gesink might as well give up already.

 

[Pentacycle]

Well, I wondered what could be worse and stupider than a 140km Giro mountain stage that finished on an overused French climb. Now I know.

This is the kind of thing they used as a justification to fire Zomegnan, you know.

I totally agree with you about finishing on a French climb, and that it's easily possible to build a similar course around the original one without snow-covered climbs.

However, after all those months of preparation and dealing with authorities it is quite inconvenient for an organisation, to overturn your carefully planned scheme relatively last-minute. The current alternative course is the best option to prevent logistic disasters.

 

[Netserk]

It'd have been a great TT though