2015 Giro Route Rumours

[Lupetto]

i try this link and it asks me for user and password

the server says: area protetta giro d'italia 2015
http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2015/en/

plz give it a try

i tried username: mauro_vegni and passwords, cacquarone and acquaroneinjail, and mafia

The password is: Zomegnan doesn't approve.

 

[Miburo]

if floyd landis read this, plz hack that site

wtf man LOL

 

[ILovecycling]

i try this link and it asks me for user and password

the server says: area protetta giro d'italia 2015
http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2015/en/

plz give it a try

i tried username: mauro_vegni and passwords, cacquarone and acquaroneinjail, and mafia

LOL


not a good news for me, 12:00 thats just the worst scheduled time ever no

 

[Dr. Juice]

Yesterday a local newspaper mentioned that the finish in Vicenza will be followed by a stage starting in Montecchio Maggiore. If that's true we should re-shuffle the second week again, in a way I don't fully understand. maybe removing one between Forli and Imola, moving Vicenza on stage 11 and having the mistery of stage 14 back in the mix.
EDIT: On stage 9 we have mountain passes rumoured! Monte Taburno and Bocca della Selva, according to a local newspaper

Bocca della Selva is either 19 km or 30 km long. The longer side is very easy ( 3-5 % the whole time) the 19 km version would be nice:

Taburno is even better. Good vine comes from there and both sides are pretty difficult for just a "hilly" stage:

 

[Dr. Juice]

Regarding stage 9: Bocca della Selva from the difficult side would be good. 19 km with 6-8% and a couple of false flats. Other side is 30 km with 3-5 % the whole climb.

Taburno even better:

The other side from Cirignano is even a bit harder, more average gradient and more sections around 10% while 1 km shorter.

If they do both climbs it could almost another mountain stage? Don't know how far away they are from the finish.

 

[Eshnar]

If they do both climbs it could almost another mountain stage? Don't know how far away they are from the finish.

They're pretty far, but on the way there's room for other good hills, although they are easier.

 

[Kwibus]

i try this link and it asks me for user and password

the server says: area protetta giro d'italia 2015
http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2015/en/

plz give it a try

i tried username: mauro_vegni and passwords, cacquarone and acquaroneinjail, and mafia

lol

I love you Jens.

 

[Eshnar]

BREAKING NEWS

new rumours from a well known (and reliable) user in an Italian forum. The guy works for Tuttosport so he's pretty believable:

- the Viterbo stage may be dropped. In its place, stage 7 will go directly to or nearby Frosinone, longest stage of the race.
- From Frosinone, there will be a MTF on stage 8. Still unclear where. But if Torre del Greco is involved, then it's the Vesuvio.
- The Vicenza stage will be stage 12, after Forlì and Imola. After that, Montecchio - Jesolo and the ITT which would be stage 14 and could go up to 60 kms (! - someone wake Bavarianrider up)

Stage 1: San Lorenzo a Mare – Sanremo [TTT] *****
Stage 2: Albenga - Genova [flat] *****
Stage 3: Rapallo - Sestri Levante [hilly] ****
Stage 4: Chiavari - La Spezia [hilly] *****
Stage 5: Forte dei Marmi? - Abetone [MTF] ****
Stage 6: Montecatini Terme – Castiglione della Pescaia [flat] ****
Stage 7: Grosseto - Frosinone? [flat] ***
Stage 8: Frosinone - Vesuvio? or Torre del Greco? [MTF/hilly] ***
Stage 9: Benevento - S.Giorgio del Sannio [hilly] ****
rest
Stage 10: Civitanova Marche - Forlì [flat] ****
Stage 11: Forlì - Imola [hilly] ****
Stage 12: Imola? - Vicenza [uphill sprint] ****
Stage 13: Montecchio Maggiore - Jesolo [flat] ****
Stage 14: Treviso - Valdobbiadene [ITT] ****
Stage 15: Marostica - Madonna di Campiglio 165 km [MTF] *****
rest
Stage 16: Pinzolo - Aprica [MTF] ****
Stage 17: Tirano - Lugano (CH) [flat] ****
Stage 18: Lugano (CH) - Verbania (with Alpe Segletta) [descent finish] ****
Stage 19: Gravellona Toce - Cervinia [MTF] ****
Stage 20: Ivrea - Sestriere (with Finestre) [MTF] ****
Stage 21: Torino - Milano [flat] ****

 

[Netserk]

This sounds like an awesome route!

 

[Eshnar]

This sounds like an awesome route!

without knowing the details, if they handed me this 6 months ago I'd have approved it any time. Let's hope the details aren't bad

 

[Lupetto]

Shortest way from Grosseto to Frosinone is around 265k, if you go directly through Roma and they won't do that. So we are talking about 280 or 290k here. I don't think this will happen.

TT of 60k could also be interesting. From Treviso it is 37k to Valdobbiadene. Maybe they add a nice loop into the steep wine hills.

 

[Eshnar]

Shortest way from Grosseto to Frosinone is around 265k, if you go directly through Roma and they won't do that.

Indeed, they'll probably go somewhere near it, not all the way to Frosinone

 

[Red Rick]

It looks like the parcours could be a truly amazing one. 2mtf's in the first 9 days with a couple of hilly stages, a 60km tt in the second week, so it's not that backloaded. Couple of truly brutal stages in the last week and some nice hilly hilly stages in the first two and I'm very happy with the route.

Now all that has to happen is a l'Aquila

 

[GP Blanco]

Indeed it looks nice on paper. Thanks for all the updates, it is very interesting to read it all.

 

[OlavEH]

If next years route is going to a be a good route I hope they will use Pradaccio before Abetone and Zuccore and Panthaleon before Cervinia. In addition to throwing in a couple of climbs before Mortirolo on the stage to Aprica.

 

[Eshnar]

According to "La Stampa" (national newspaper):

9 maggio, 1^ tappa San Lorenzo a Mare – Sanremo (Cronosquadre)
10 maggio, 2^ tappa Albenga – Genova
11 maggio, 3^ tappa Rapallo - Sestri Levante
12 maggio, 4^ tappa Chiavari – La Spezia
13 maggio, 5^ tappa Montecatini Terme – Abetone
14 maggio, 6^ tappa Sesto Fiorentino – Castiglione della Pescaia
15 maggio, 7^ tappa Grosseto - Viterbo
16 maggio, 8^ tappa Frosinone - Campitello Matese
17 maggio, 9^ tappa Benevento - San Giorgio del Sannio
18 maggio, Riposo
19 maggio, 10^ tappa Civitanova Marche - Forlì
20 maggio, 11^ tappa Forlì - Imola
21 maggio, 12^ tappa Imola - Jesolo
22 maggio, 13^ tappa Treviso - Valdobbiadene (Cronometro)
23 maggio, 14^ tappa Montecchio Maggiore - Vicenza
24 maggio, 15^ tappa Marostica - Madonna di Campiglio
25 maggio, Riposo
26 maggio, 16^ tappa Pinzolo - Aprica
27 maggio, 17^ tappa Tirano - Lugano
28 maggio, 18^ tappa Lugano - Verbania
29 maggio, 19^ tappa Gravellona Toce - Cervinia
30 maggio, 20^ tappa Saint Vincent - Sestriere
31 maggio, 21^ tappa Torino – Milano

Not quite convinced by the order of 2nd week. Campitello Matese instead of Vesuvio. I ain't even mad.

 

[deValtos]

Does anyone know what time the presentation starts today?

Thanks.

 

[Eshnar]

Does anyone know what time the presentation starts today?

Thanks.

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showpost.php?p=1588180&postcount=392

 

[Eshnar]

so, here are my picks for the mountain passes... some are based on actual rumours, others are just guesses.

stage 5: Passo Pradaccio (I want to believe). I expect a super short stage (120- kms)

stage 8: Sella del Perrone before the MTF. 180ish kms

stage 9: Bocca della Selva, Monte Taburno, and a couple of minor hills before the finish. 170 kms

stage 16: Croce Domini, Mortirolo S, Piscina, S. Cristina. 180 kms

stage 18: Alpe Segletta. 160 kms

stage 19: La Colma, TzeCore and S.Panthaleon. (latest rumours say this stage may have 4-5 climbs... so I put the TzeCore in). 210+ kms

stage 20: Colle di Lys and Finestre. 210 kms

 

[Netserk]

30 maggio, 20^ tappa Saint Vincent - Sestriere

So flat until Finestre?

edit: Hadn't seen the post above mine.

 

[Eshnar]

So flat until Finestre?

edit: Hadn't seen the post above mine.

With Moncenisio in it would get 228 kms... nothing unheard of, but unlikely imo.

 

[Eshnar]

http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=72969&tp=n

sabato 9 San Lorenzo al Mare Sanremo (cronosquadre) km 17,6 ***
domenica 10 Albenga - Genova km 173 **
lunedì 11 Rapallo - Sestri Levante km 136 ***
martedì 12 Chiavari - La Spezia km 150 ****
mercoledì 13 La Spezia - Abetone km 152 ***
giovedì 14 Montecatini T.me - Castiglione della Pescaia km 181 *
venerdì 15 Grosseto - Fiuggi km 263 **
sabato 16 Fiuggi - Campitello Matese km 188 ****
domenica 17 Benevento - San Giorgio del Sannio km 212 ****
lunedì 18 riposo a Civitanova Marche
martedì 19 Civitanova Marche - Forlì km 195 *
mercoledì 20 Forlì - Imola km 147 ***
giovedì 21 Imola - Vicenza (Monte Berico) km 190 ***
venerdì 22 Montecchio Maggiore - Lido di Jesolo km 153 *
sabato 23 Treviso - Valdobbiadene (crono) km 59,2 *****
domenica 24 Marostica - Madonna di Campiglio km 165 ****
lunedì 25 riposo a Madonna di Campiglio
martedì 26 Pinzolo - Aprica km 175 *****
mercoledì 27 Tirano - Lugano km 136 *
giovedì 28 Melide -  Verbania km 172 ***
venerdì 29 Gravellona Toce - Cervinia km 236 *****
sabato 30 Saint Vincent - Sestriere km 196 ****
domenica 31 Torino - Milano km 185 *

Scrap that. Only Finestre...

EDIT: But Cervinia...

 

[Eshnar]

So if those kms are true I don't understand what are they doing on the way to Aprica.

The ITT of 59 kms Finally

EDIT: and three stars to Abetone means no Pradaccio

 

[Netserk]

So if those kms are true I don't understand what are they doing on the way to Aprica.

The ITT of 59 kms Finally

EDIT: and three stars to Abetone means no Pradaccio

Maybe Tonale-Gavia-Mortirolo-Aprica?

edit: that's ~180km.

 

[Eshnar]

Maybe Tonale-Gavia-Mortirolo-Aprica?

edit: that's ~180km.

well I was trying to fit the Mortirolo from Monno but I really can't see how