Giro 2013 rumours

[Eshnar]

I meant some big ski station.

You can also have a descent finish Otherwise Nibali is screwed

 

[roundabout]

Yeah, that too.

Although I can't really think of a location. Stresa?

I am out of ideas.

 

[Eshnar]

Yeah, that too.

Although I can't really think of a location. Stresa?

I am out of ideas.

Who knows. Potentially, even a little town can ally with its neighbours and have a Giro finish. In a range from Pinerolo to Varese everything is possible.
Now that I think of it, Pontechianale is out of range.

 

[roundabout]

Hmm, that doesn't sound very definite.

Is it less than 3 weeks to the presentation from today?

Surely there would be some rumors about the last Saturday stage.

 

[Eshnar]

Hmm, that doesn't sound very definite.

Is it less than 3 weeks to the presentation from today?

Surely there would be some rumors about the last Saturday stage.

just like I said before, we have very little info.

 

[SafeBet]

I'm trying to come up with something from Bardonecchia but it's not easy.

 

[Eshnar]

I'm trying to come up with something from Bardonecchia but it's not easy.

imho the likeliest way is a finish either in Sestriere or Pinerolo.

 

[Descender]

Finish in Pinerolo after Finestre + Pramartino?

Bold, yes, but it's the last mountain stage... why not? Surely Pinerolo won't be more than 50km away from the top of Finestre, and if a shagged out Contador could do it on a 2nd Cat climb...

 

[Eshnar]

Finish in Pinerolo after Finestre + Pramartino?

Bold, yes, but it's the last mountain stage... why not? Surely Pinerolo won't be more than 50km away from the top of Finestre, and if a shagged out Contador could do it on a 2nd Cat climb...

that could do, yes... And there would be descents for Nibbles

 

[Descender]

that could do, yes... And there would be descents for Nibbles

And I have to live up to my username.

 

[Eshnar]

And I have to live up to my username.

I'm actually quite confused because I expected many descent finishes (or anyway meaningful descents) in order to make Nibali win. As for now, there aren't. Unless the stage of the Gavia ends in Bormio instead of the top.

 

[Descender]

I really hope they do draw some descent stages. The Cortina d'Ampezzo one this year was beautiful.

 

[airstream]

i fear they already missed out galibier as they did it with l'alpe-d'huez in 2010

 

[Peccio89]

i fear they already missed out galibier as they did it with l'alpe-d'huez in 2010

Don't think that would be a bad news, either side you do the Galibier coming from Italy you have a lot of valley kilometer between the start of the Galibier and the previous climb.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Italy has so many mountains? Why the **** do they need ****ing Galbier. We see that mountain more than enough at le tour

 

[Eshnar]

Italy has so many mountains? Why the **** do they need ****ing Galbier. We see that mountain more than enough at le tour

exactly. (10c)

 

[McLovin]

Don't think that would be a bad news, either side you do the Galibier coming from Italy you have a lot of valley kilometer between the start of the Galibier and the previous climb.

Not if they do Madeleine.

 

[Eshnar]

Not if they do Madeleine.

They won't come from the Aosta valley so they can't.

 

[McLovin]

They won't come from the Aosta valley so they can't.

Not impossible. Or they can do une boucle avec Croix de Fer before Telegraphe.

 

[Eshnar]

Not impossible. Or they can do une boucle avec Croix de Fer before Telegraphe.

it would be pretty long....

 

[Ferminal]

imho the likeliest way is a finish either in Sestriere or Pinerolo.

It has to be my way if they do that

Finestre and Pramartino to Pinerolo was what came to my mind too. Pity about the 25km of flat.

 

[Ciclo83]

they could make a mountain stage in Piemonte and then have the final ITT in Milan. Last year they transfer'd from the Stelvio... pretty long transfer indeed. Technically they could have the Galibier stage on Saturday and do the huge transfer, but... the Giro ending (basically) in France?
As for Torino, I don't think so. No rumours on that side.

Yes it's possible that the article meant Trentino as the actual one, and not the whole region. I'll put again Val Senales in the provisional route until the mistery is solved.

1 Napoli - Napoli [flat] (Napoli is official. Still not clear if TTT or road stage)
2 Ischia TTT ****(circuit if Napoli is TTT)
3 ??? - ???
4 ??? - ???
5 ??? - ???
6 ??? - ???
7 ??? - ???
8 ??? - ???
9 ??? - Firenze [3x Worlds circuit] *****
REST (transfer to Cordenons)
10 Cordenons - Malghe Del Montasio [MTF] *****
11 Tarvisio (or Cave Del Predil) - Vajont [Hilly]*****
12 Longarone - Treviso [flat] *****
13 Vicenza ITT ****
14 ??? - Val Senales [MTF] ***
15 ??? - Gavia [MTF] ***
REST
16 Mori - Polsa [MTT] ****
17 ??? - Parma(or Busseto) [flat] ***
18 ??? - Cherasco (?) [hilly] ****
19 Cervere - Galibier [MTF] ****
20 Bardonecchia - ???
21 Milano ITT **

The Gavia is the penultimate day ...

Third stage in Marina d'Ascea and perhaps the fourth in Cosenza

http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=52659&tp=n

 

[Eshnar]

The Gavia is the penultimate day ...

Third stage in Marina d'Ascea and perhaps the fourth in Cosenza

http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=52659&tp=n

source?
Welcome to the forum anyway

 

[SafeBet]

I was thinking about it yesterday. You could have the stage to Galibier on the second to last Saturday or Sunday and then have a massive transfer on the rest day to get to La Polsa.

Crazy?

 

[Eshnar]

I was thinking about it yesterday. You could have the stage to Galibier on the second to last Saturday or Sunday and then have a massive transfer on the rest day to get to La Polsa.

Crazy?

How can you reach Galibier if on Friday you're in Vicenza? Quite crazy, yes.