2020 Giro Route Rumors

[Sciatic]

Carapaz is facing some... issues making it to Italy.

Thanks for sharing, that’s interesting. It’s probably a translation quirk, but it doesn’t seem very appropriate to call a special flight carrying “107 athletes from cycling, squad, tennis and football” to Europe a “humanitarian flight”?!

 

[Jungle Cycle]

Thanks for sharing, that’s interesting. It’s probably a translation quirk, but it doesn’t seem very appropriate to call a special flight carrying “107 athletes from cycling, squad, tennis and football” to Europe a “humanitarian flight”?!

i guess the reference to Carapaz has to do to the fact that, at leat for now, he'll have to travel +/-900km by car in order to get to this flight..

 

[Escarabajo]

Thanks for sharing, that’s interesting. It’s probably a translation quirk, but it doesn’t seem very appropriate to call a special flight carrying “107 athletes from cycling, squad, tennis and football” to Europe a “humanitarian flight”?!

It is called that way. Not sure why. The same thing happened when they brought Gaviria from UAE. They called it "Humanitarian Flight". He came with other Colombians that were stranded. Same thing happened between USA and Colombia. Flights not on the regular schedule to get non-citizens to their home. Or to get them to their regular work.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Maybe it's simply politically easier to allow exceptions when a flight is officially deemed "humanitarian"?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Partenza Giro d'Italia, decisione finale entro la prima metà di luglio

Al momento ci sarebbero al vaglio tre percorsi differenti. La Regione è in stretto contatto con Rcs per l'esito delle valutazioni tecniche

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So... in two weeks

 

[Kyllingen86]

Considering that the third week is late october what are the odds of Colle Dell'Agnello (perhaps also Col du Izoard) and Passo Stelvio cancelled/re-routed?

 

[Gigs_98]

Considering that the third week is late october what are the odds of Colle Dell'Agnello (perhaps also Col du Izoard) and Passo Stelvio cancelled/re-routed?

I think about the same as in May. In the last few years I feel like late snow in spring has become somewhat more common than early snow in autumn but you know, in those regions, on that altitude there is always a decent chance as long as it's not July and August (and even then you can never be sure). But I at least think riding this route in October feels about as reasonable as riding it in May so I'm perfectly okay with it.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I think about the same as in May. In the last few years I feel like late snow in spring has become somewhat more common than early snow in autumn but you know, in those regions, on that altitude there is always a decent chance as long as it's not July and August (and even then you can never be sure). But I at least think riding this route in October feels about as reasonable as riding it in May so I'm perfectly okay with it.

Yes and there won't be walls of snow alingsinde the road and potential avalaches like in May.
I've seen snowfall on the Brenner/Brennero in both July and August, if you have really bad luck it can always happen in the mountains.

 

[Red Rick]

Weird, I'd thought late October would've been worse, and cause it's 2020 I was fearing the worst.

 

[Gigs_98]

Yes and there won't be walls of snow alingsinde the road and potential avalaches like in May.
I've seen snowfall on the Brenner/Brennero in both July and August, if you have really bad luck it can always happen in the mountains.

Yeah, I thought about writing about the lack of snow walls but then I thought, when was the last time a giro stage actually had to get cancelled because the road wasn't cleared yet and not because it was snowing during the stage. The only thing the snow walls got cancelled in recent years were Kruijswijks gc ambitions.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Yeah, I thought about writing about the lack of snow walls but then I thought, when was the last time a giro stage actually had to get cancelled because the road wasn't cleared yet and not because it was snowing during the stage. The only thing the snow walls got cancelled in recent years were Kruijswijks gc ambitions.

Last year the Gavia mainly got canceled because of potential avalanches, if I remember correctly.

 

[Nirvana]

Last year the Gavia was still closed and not cleared on the top, in the past probably they would have ridden it going through the snow walls but nowadays we know that they are a bunch of pussies so there isn't anymore space for the epic side of cycling.

 

[Red Rick]

Last year the Gavia mainly got canceled because of potential avalanches, if I remember correctly.

Well w/o snow walls I'd hope that's much less of a risk?

 

[Gigs_98]

Last year the Gavia mainly got canceled because of potential avalanches, if I remember correctly.

I thought they had cleared it, but you might be right. Anyway, thinking of the weather on the Mortirolo there is no way Gavia would have happened anyway.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Gigs, that was the Giro Rosa, as they were supposed to have an MTF there. It had to be taken out of the Giro, then they got it cleared during June but then there were landslide issues that cropped up at the end of June which meant they had to take it out and replace it with Torre di Fraele.

 

[Rui Machado]

Last year the Gavia was still closed and not cleared on the top, in the past probably they would have ridden it going through the snow walls but nowadays we know that they are a bunch of pussies so there isn't anymore space for the epic side of cycling.

Awesome pictures.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Awesome pictures.

And Froome isn't even in any of them!

 

[Rui Machado]

And Froome isn't even in any of them!

Unfortunately he isn t, it would be a superb pictures ha ha.

 

[Bonimenier]

To be fair Froome almost did the same as the guy in the first picture. Only instead of snow there were a lot of people.

 

[Big Doopie]

weather will be similar, but snow banks are kind of the key. if it snows it will not be piling on top of other snow, so actually more likely to not be cancelled.

but no matter anyway because remco will be like Legolas. ;-)

 

[Mayomaniac]

Today the printed edition of La Gazzetta confirmes the start of the race, a 16km long ITT from Monreale to Palermo.
Edit: here's another source.
https://www.tuttobiciweb.it/article...ale-palermo-monreale-palermo-agrigento-alcamo

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Is it going to be flat?

 

[pastronef]

Is it going to be flat?

slight downhill. 60 kmh says Visconti

 

[UBKing10]

My concern is not about the course at all. Does anybody know yet whether giro 103 will be held with spectators or not. Thanks in advance for responses.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

slight downhill. 60 kmh says Visconti

Not good for Evenepoel.