Ok, the route of the Tour of the Alpes has been unveiled and this time it's a really hard one.
lunedì 17 aprile - 1a tappa -
Rottenberg-Alpbach km 127,5 - dislivello 2.470 m - ***
martedì 18 aprile - 2a tappa -
Reith im Alpbachtal-Renon km 165,2 - dislivello 2.860 m - **
mercoledì 19 aprile - 3a tappa -
Renon-Brentonico San Valentino km 162,5 - dislivello 2.940 m - ***
giovedì 20 aprile - 4a tappa -
Rovereto-Predazzo km 152,9 -dislivello 3.610 m - ****
venerdì 21 aprile - 5a tappa -
Cavalese-Brunico km 144,4 - dislivello 2.910 m - ***
Stage 1 features the Kerschbaumer Sattel before the final short climb to Alpbach, 5km at 10.7%.
Stage 2 is a MTF on the Ritten via Barbian, with the finish inside the Reith Arena, the famous speedskating arena/ice stadium that all speedskating fans (mainly the Dutch) know.
The climb is irregular and the short descents are technical
Stage 3 is a hard MTF on Passo San Valentino (1.kms at 7.5%) after Lago di Cei.
On the last stage you have this as the final climb after a short climb up to Pfalzen before the final downhill finish in Bruneck:
Yeah, that climb is just steep and nasty, followed by 7kms of rolling terrain before the actual descent starts, that one is also steep and shouldn't be underestimated. As you can see the final climb is waaay harder than the official profile suggests.