Giro d'Italia 2024 Giro d'Italia route rumours

[scribers]

I too expect him very early to take pink and stay in it. I thought maybe Wout would for the first week. And he still might. Even Wout seems to think that is doubtful now with the presence of pogacar

 

[Rob5091]

If Pogacar takes pink on stage 2 then it'll be difficult to give it away with flat stages that follow then the gravel stage (6) and then the ITT on 7, so Mikkel "I've got a beautiful wife" Bjerg will be a busy man (maybe another guy to help on the flat might be needed).

 

[YavorD]

If you ignore Pogacar, you also need to ignore the favourite going into that Giro (i.e. Carapaz). Moreover, Nibali was just about finished, Bilbao has never been close to podiuming a GT and Hindley was not even seen as a threat for even a podium at the time. Especially without the benefit of hindsight, this field looks less weak.

2022 field also had MAL, Simon Yates and Almeida and all of them were legit podium contenders.
2024 definitely has much weaker field so far.

 

[scribers]

If Pogacar takes pink on stage 2 then it'll be difficult to give it away with flat stages that follow then the gravel stage (6) and then the ITT on 7, so Mikkel "I've got a beautiful wife" Bjerg will be a busy man (maybe another guy to help on the flat might be needed).

Do you think his challengers will put the pink in that much pressure? Yes, I know it should. But will it?

 

[Rob5091]

I think the UAE team could well get into problems as it stands. Not so much on long climbs but intermediate hilly stages where UAE will try to let the break win. A cross wind stage could cause real problems though.

 

[staubsauger]

Looks like the intergiro classification officially returns at the 2024 Giro d'Italia! 😍

Eurosport's Karsten Migels & a certain cycling fan from nearby Enschede are delighted! 😄

 

[Netserk]

Looks like the intergiro classification officially returns at the 2024 Giro d'Italia! 😍

Eurosport's Karsten Migels & a certain cycling fan from nearby Enschede are delighted! 😄

I'm not satisfied until they ditch the white jersey and make the blue jersey great again.

 

[staubsauger]

I'm not satisfied until they ditch the white jersey and make the blue jersey great again.

Maybe they should introduce the grey jersey for the veterans instead.

The Nibali versus Pozzovivo fight for the grey jersey would have been one of the few exciting things at the 2022 Giro d'Italia! 😄

 

[RedheadDane]

Who'd you consider the favourite for the white jersey?

 

[Escarabajo]

Who'd you consider the favourite for the white jersey?

I would love to vote for Pellizzari, but I think Tiberi has the biggest chance IMHO.

 

[staubsauger]

I would love to vote for Pellizzari, but I think Tiberi has the biggest chance IMHO.

Uijtdebroeks?

 

[Landeirovic]

Uijtdebroeks?

Tiberi impressed me much more this year than Uijtdebroekx. Tiberi will also take a lot of time in the ITT

 

[Mayomaniac]

Uijtdebroeks?

Is he even still riding the Giro? He hasn't raced since his Catalunya DNF because of sickness and isn't supposed to ride Romandie either.
That said, it wouldn't even surprise me if this week's weather and the typical Romandie weather would take a toll on the health of most gc riders who go to the Giro.

 

[staubsauger]

Is he even still riding the Giro? He hasn't raced since his Catalunya DNF because of sickness and isn't supposed to ride Romandie either.
That said, it wouldn't even surprise me if this week's weather and the typical Romandie weather would take a toll on the health of most gc riders who go to the Giro.

The only big one at the Tour de Romandie scheduled for the Giro d'Italia as well currently seems to be Thymen Arensman. He's on domestique duties for Bernal.

That said. It seems Arensman has bettered his issues to get his motor going? Is Thomas peaking for the Giro d'Italia or rather training before he goes to the Tour de France?

I mean if Pogacar just wins the race and from there on lets groups go it's probably Ineos job to control the peloton for either Thomas or Arensman. While the Dutchman can go on the attack as well in the last week.


With Vingegaard being a huge question mark and Uijtdebroeks himself not being fully ready for the Giro d'Italia maybe it's wise to send him to France with Kuss?


The contenders and the route of the 2024 Giro d'Italia look so weak. Pogacar going for the double seems possible currently. With Vingegaard absence in mind and given how the Dance performed at the Vuelta a Espana last fall.

 

[RedheadDane]

With Vingegaard absence in mind and given how the Dance performed at the Vuelta a Espana last fall.

🕺

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[Gigs_98]

By the way, it looks like Giro website has been updated and you can now find all the climbing details and final km profiles. Some small climbs towards the end of stages are harder than I thought. The new ramp at the end of stage 1 is actually pretty hard, so is the end of the sterrato stage and with the details of the final climb of stage 12 I'm at least somewhat confident that stage is not gonna be a full on bunch sprint.

This is honestly a fantastic route for puncheurs. Stages 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12 all have a short hill very close to the finish which could work as a point to attack.

 

[Red Rick]

By the way, it looks like Giro website has been updated and you can now find all the climbing details and final km profiles. Some small climbs towards the end of stages are harder than I thought. The new ramp at the end of stage 1 is actually pretty hard, so is the end of the sterrato stage and with the details of the final climb of stage 12 I'm at least somewhat confident that stage is not gonna be a full on bunch sprint.

This is honestly a fantastic route for puncheurs. Stages 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12 all have a short hill very close to the finish which could work as a point to attack.

Who knew they were actively designing the route for 1 rider and one rider alone?

WHO KNEW I ASK YOU

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Who knew they were actively designing the route for 1 rider and one rider alone?

WHO KNEW I ASK YOU

Yeah, the catering to Alaphilippe‘s strengths these days is ridiculous.

 

[Red Rick]

You know the route is atrocious when they give an effectively unipuerto Prati di Tivo stage 5 stars.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Who knew they were actively designing the route for 1 rider and one rider alone?

WHO KNEW I ASK YOU

C'mon man, if we think in each stage individually and separately, Pogacar is the number one favourite to win 10 stages (out of 21) probably.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

The course has gained a whole 80 kilometers compared to the one that was presented and the most prominent changes didn‘t really do anything, honestly insane.

 

[zlev11]

yeah the route is bad but the riders make the race

*looks at start list*

oh yeah we're screwed

 

[Gigs_98]

Who knew they were actively designing the route for 1 rider and one rider alone?

WHO KNEW I ASK YOU

I mean, I see what you mean, but of these short climbs the two hardest ones were only added after Pogacar had already announced he would do the Giro, and most of the other ones aren't that interesting for him. I certainly don't expect him to attack on those 1.5km 5% bumps on stage 3 and 4, stage 12 feels like a breakaway stage to me and I'm not sure if the final climb on stage 9 is hard enough for him to bother attacking.

I was rather thinking of riders like Alaphilippe (if he was still good) or Ulissi from a few years ago.

 

[staubsauger]

I mean, I see what you mean, but of these short climbs the two hardest ones were only added after Pogacar had already announced he would do the Giro, and most of the other ones aren't that interesting for him. I certainly don't expect him to attack on those 1.5km 5% bumps on stage 3 and 4, stage 12 feels like a breakaway stage to me and I'm not sure if the final climb on stage 9 is hard enough for him to bother attacking.

I was rather thinking of riders like Alaphilippe (if he was still good) or Ulissi from a few years ago.

Well in 2009 they designed a Giro d'Italia route specifically for Lance Armstrong as well. Once he confirmed his participation they additionally favored him with the route. So this has all happened before.

Of course Armstrong broke his collarbone then and Menchov benefited from the route. While Levi Leipheimer threw away his golden chance to win a grand tour by not preparing properly having his eyes on a second peak for the Tour de France!

 

[Ricco']

Are we going to for once cheer for the application of the EWP when stage 16 route is altered due to extreme weather conditions?