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From Eshnar:
Start time: 12:55, May 28th
Analysis:
The first of the final high mountain block of this edition starts in Switzerland, but gets back into Italy after just 15 kms. The first 120 kms of this stage are almost completely pan flat around the Lago Maggiore. The only thing worth mentioning is the little climb to Bieno (2.3 km at 6.8%), which, for reasons out of the reach of us mere mortals, holds a TV instead of a GPM. Whatever. The descent of this non-GPM brings the riders directly into Verbania, but luckily the fun is only about to start. At exactly 46 km to go, the biggest new climb of this Giro starts: the GPM1 Monte Ologno. With its 10.4 km at 9%, it is quite clearly the third hardest climb of the whole race. After the GPM, the riders will go downhill for only 2 kms, after which they'll climb again towards Piancavallo (no, not the famous one), 3 kms at around 8%. At the top, other 3 km of false flats, first slighlty descending and then ascending up to 7-8% in the final ramps. After those, the real descent starts. It is a very tricky and technical descent, which is divided in two parts by another little uphill stretch, 3 km long, with some serious ramps but mostly false flat. The descent ends at 5 km to go. These final kms are flat and mostly straight, running along the lake.
Expectations:
This stage has big potential. However, it is the only descent finish of the race and comes before two high mountain stages, so we'll be very lucky if the GC riders will take this seriously. If they do, this will be awesome, with a big steep climb followed by a very rough terrain and a technical descent. The final 5 kms should not be much of a problem, and if the peloton has blown up they would even give a bigger advantage to those who still have some energy left.
Start time: 12:55, May 28th
Analysis:
The first of the final high mountain block of this edition starts in Switzerland, but gets back into Italy after just 15 kms. The first 120 kms of this stage are almost completely pan flat around the Lago Maggiore. The only thing worth mentioning is the little climb to Bieno (2.3 km at 6.8%), which, for reasons out of the reach of us mere mortals, holds a TV instead of a GPM. Whatever. The descent of this non-GPM brings the riders directly into Verbania, but luckily the fun is only about to start. At exactly 46 km to go, the biggest new climb of this Giro starts: the GPM1 Monte Ologno. With its 10.4 km at 9%, it is quite clearly the third hardest climb of the whole race. After the GPM, the riders will go downhill for only 2 kms, after which they'll climb again towards Piancavallo (no, not the famous one), 3 kms at around 8%. At the top, other 3 km of false flats, first slighlty descending and then ascending up to 7-8% in the final ramps. After those, the real descent starts. It is a very tricky and technical descent, which is divided in two parts by another little uphill stretch, 3 km long, with some serious ramps but mostly false flat. The descent ends at 5 km to go. These final kms are flat and mostly straight, running along the lake.
Expectations:
This stage has big potential. However, it is the only descent finish of the race and comes before two high mountain stages, so we'll be very lucky if the GC riders will take this seriously. If they do, this will be awesome, with a big steep climb followed by a very rough terrain and a technical descent. The final 5 kms should not be much of a problem, and if the peloton has blown up they would even give a bigger advantage to those who still have some energy left.
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