2015 Giro Route Rumours

[coimbrawu]

Vegni giveth, and Vegni taketh away

Seriously, St-Barthélemy is actually a pretty nice climb, but given how easy and how logical Tze Core-Champremier-St-Panthaléon-Cervinia would have been... it's like learning Santa isn't real.

If so, then every rider will only wait for this stage and do nothing before this stage, only make action in the last km of those MTF.

 

[The fridge in the blue trees]

You don't need a tough MTF after a monster climb.
That's why Mortirolo-Aprica, Finestre-Sestriere works so well. Fedaia-Pordoi too, even if Fedaia isn't a "monster" on the level of Mortirolo/Finestre, still tough enough.

 

[Eshnar]

The official timetables have appeared on the website. This year, it's surprising there aren't SO many critical route changes. Must be the first time since ages. Only one significant change and one minor change, along with the normal 1~5 kms adjustment in the stages length (and before you ask, no worries, the ITT has stayed the same. But it has 200m more than announced)

The significant change is in stage 11: after the first hilly half of the stage, the riders will not pass through the city center of Imola, but they'll head immediately into the circuit. this will cut almost all the flat part that was originally planned. To compensate for the cut, they will do 4 laps instead of the original 3. Good change if you ask me.

The minor change is in stage 8: The Macerone will not be climbed due to the bad state of the road apparently. Nobody cares.

PS: The Giro website is in a state of utter mess. Broken links, wrong stage maps... and the timetables are the only up to date objects But at least now I can start working on my traditional route analysis

 

[Miburo]

The official timetables have appeared on the website. This year, it's surprising there aren't SO many critical route changes. Must be the first time since ages. Only one significant change and one minor change, along with the normal 1~5 kms adjustment in the stages length (and before you ask, no worries, the ITT has stayed the same. But it has 200m more than announced)

The significant change is in stage 11: after the first hilly half of the stage, the riders will not pass through the city center of Imola, but they'll head immediately into the circuit. this will cut almost all the flat part that was originally planned. To compensate for the cut, they will do 4 laps instead of the original 3. Good change if you ask me.

The minor change is in stage 8: The Macerone will not be climbed due to the bad state of the road apparently. Nobody cares.

PS: The Giro website is in a state of utter mess. Broken links, wrong stage maps... and the timetables are the only up to date objects But at least now I can start working on my traditional route analysis

When will it be ready?

 

[Netserk]

PS: The Giro website is in a state of utter mess. Broken links, wrong stage maps... and the timetables are the only up to date objects But at least now I can start working on my traditional route analysis

The profiles are also updated.

 

[Netserk]

Re:

Yeah the change for stage 8 is meaningless.

Stage 11 on the other hand

Quite funny that they haven't categorized more climbs in that stage. BTW isn't Sestriere usually cat 2 instead of 3?

 

[Eshnar]

PS: The Giro website is in a state of utter mess. Broken links, wrong stage maps... and the timetables are the only up to date objects But at least now I can start working on my traditional route analysis

The profiles are also updated.

When I posted they were still the old ones, I swear Maybe they read the forum.
If so... guys, you should do your job and put the other stuff too!

@Miburo: Don't know, I'm actually a bit busy atm. Hope soon.