2018 Giro d'Italia - STAGE 3: Be'er Sheva – Eilat 229 km

[Tonton]

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Yes, it was a great decision to start the Giro d'Italia in Israel.
Uninspiring and dangerous at the same time.

That's because the Giro actively tries to avoid doing anything interesting with its foreign excursions. Doing it all in reverse - Eilat to Be'er Sheva and then Tel Aviv to Haifa - would have been infinitely more interesting. There's a lot of great terrain in Israel, none of which was used.

This.

I couldn't spare the time to be competitive and participate in the Roman Empire design challenge, but a lot of small climbs with a murito finish atop the Golgotha was possible...classic...was not going to happen. OK, no politics.

The entire design, what GTs do these days, is to keep things close so they can capture audiences and revenue. The prologue was enough to create time gaps for now. It's all about the money. Moon-like landscape, boring as crap in Israel, nothing for a fan to get the wife on board (hey, look at the castle!). I give credit for the Israeli stream on Steephill...nice. I saw the desert in HD...I love the bushes ...

Two meh stages, I wish ASO could say that.

Back to Italy. Finally. Now the race begins.

 

[Robert5091]

Vegni's smash & grab in Israel complete, get away plane back to Italy with filled coffers.