How so?Well, with a stage finish in Kobraid I'm sure that not too many Italians will show up...
Am I missing some history?
How so?Well, with a stage finish in Kobraid I'm sure that not too many Italians will show up...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_CaporettoHow so?
Am I missing some history?
Well they did refuse to race when they passed through and went up Kolovrat last Giro. You might be onto something
The ITT features a climb of 4.3kms at 5.7% total and 3 short cimbs before it, the middle one is 500m at 6.2%. The climbers should be able to limit the gaps in this one, looks like one of those Romandie TTs for gc riders to me.Tour de Romandie route (h/t ammattipyoraily):
The most terrible thing is usually the weather, racing a week with the typical TdR weather must be really unpleasant (unless you're Spilak).I like how Romandie has a very unique identity as a stage race.
And it's identity is that it's terrible.
Yeah.The most terrible thing is usually the weather, racing a week with the typical TdR weather must be really unpleasant (unless you're Spilak).
It used to be 1-2TTs, big mountain stage and the rest reduced sprint stages for Albasini. Now the Albasini stages have been replaced by 1-2 breakaway stages that Küng can win if the weather is bad enough and sprint stage(s).
Last years route was even worse than usual.
It has its own balance. Surely it's fine that one stage race suits TTers. The prologue is a necessity of the calender, and I think 1-2 mountain stages is plenty for a short stage race.Yeah.
They always waste a full day with having 2 TTs in 6 stages. Routes are never balanced well because the one mountain stage is always either too soft or too hard, and the main ITT is pretty climby as well. And the other 3 days are ALWAYS a complete waste of time.
With Trentino/Tota becoming the pefered Giro prep race (if any at all) it's also in a weird spot right after Lbl. Most of the Tour guys just finished their spring campaign,so not too many of them will show up either.It has its own balance. Surely it's fine that one stage race suits TTers. The prologue is a necessity of the calender, and I think 1-2 mountain stages is plenty for a short stage race.
Its main appeal should be that it's a WT stage race that's winnable for 2nd line contenders, which is why it should attract not the absolute world beaters, but a pretty deep field.With Trentino/Tota becoming the pefered Giro prep race (if any at all) it's also in a weird spot right after Lbl. Most of the Tour guys just finished their spring campaign,so not too many of them will show up either.
I don't complain that it suits TTers at times. I complain that it generally has only one road stage that matters and it tends to be Thyon MTF or very lethargic.It has its own balance. Surely it's fine that one stage race suits TTers. The prologue is a necessity of the calender, and I think 1-2 mountain stages is plenty for a short stage race.
View: https://twitter.com/HansenAdam/status/1646728326789181441Hansen was elected unopposed today. A sad day for the sport.
I didn't see that, thanks. I think it's better than this thread.That was already discussed here (probably not the most suitable of places):
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It starts 2 days after LBL...I don’t know what the riders think of it. But for the viewers who aren’t particularly big fans of Flèche Wallone it provides a bridge from Amstel to LBL.
Ok then, a bridge b/t LBL and the Giro (glad you pointed that out!)It starts 2 days after LBL...
whats the deal with Tiberi & Trek? They seem to have parted ways.