Giro 2014 Route Rumours

[Waterloo Sunrise]

so lets design two stages in Ireland where racing will have zero impact on the GC. Crash impact is acceptable, but race impact is a no no. Are there such a thing as an Irish sprinter or will a local boy get to do 170km solo rides?

IOM is in the Irish Sea. Close enough.

 

[fraserhughes]

Am I missing something about this stage?

A flat 120km circuit stage. Sure that's going to take about 3hrs, which will be 2hrs 28 mins to long!

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Am I missing something about this stage?

A flat 120km circuit stage. Sure that's going to take about 3hrs, which will be 2hrs 28 mins to long!

This is the compromise so they don't have to have a rest day after the Irish stages.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

IOM is in the Irish Sea. Close enough.

The Isle of Man may well be visible if it's a clear day. Cav could hold the leaders jersey for four days.

 

[fraserhughes]

This is the compromise so they don't have to have a rest day after the Irish stages.

Thanks. There is a rest day now though is there not?

Guess it was too late to change.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Thanks. There is a rest day now though is there not?

Guess it was too late to change.

I didn't realise, I remember reading a while back they weren't having one. Awful, awful stage anyway.

 

[Eshnar]

there is a rest day. There'll be three.

 

[Pippo_San]

Stage 17. Ideal flat design:

Should it be rainy, this stage could very well be a massacre. Knowing the places, lots of ups and downs, twisty roads, cool and interesting stuff.

 

[fraserhughes]

there is a rest day. There'll be three.

Four then counting the stage I highlighted

 

[SafeBet]

Am I missing something about this stage?

A flat 120km circuit stage. Sure that's going to take about 3hrs, which will be 2hrs 28 mins to long!

It's for Guardini.

 

[Arredondo]

Should it be rainy, this stage could very well be a massacre. Knowing the places, lots of ups and downs, twisty roads, cool and interesting stuff.

In addition to your post;

This is the profile of the last climb (which they did last year to)

 

[Descender]

Vuelta a Italia 2014.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Let's see if this can be the best one-week race since the 2011 Tour.

 

[rghysens]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/riders-welcome-balanced-2014-giro-ditalia-route

balanced route

 

[BigMac]

Love the route. Could use some descent finished tho.

Horner will win obiovusly duh.

 

[sensations]

That's a bit of hot mess of a route, to be honest.

The first seven stages are a SNOOZEFEST, the next seven include some REALLY good stages (Carpegna!!, happy to see Piandelfalco in the mix - but badly executed, Savona, Oropa) and then it just goes rather ridiculously over the top in the final 7 stages with 5/7 pretty tough MTFs. I do wonder how many of those will be ridden hard and how many will get ruined by conservative riding (which is BOUND to happen cause why go all out on Panarotta (which I LIKE as a climb, just totally superflous in the grand scheme of things) when you have to a Monte Grappa MTT a day after).

 

[JRanton]

How to ruin a good looking stage, put 42km of flat after the last climb.

A shame there are no hills in Ireland but I am sure Cavendish will be licking his lips with 6 chances in the first 13 stages.

Yeah, now that Cavendish has won the points jersey I doubt he stays in past stage 13.

 

[JRanton]

there is a rest day. There'll be three.

Four actually, including that Bari stage.

 

[cocteau_ireland]

That's a bit of hot mess of a route, to be honest.

The first seven stages are a SNOOZEFEST, the next seven include some REALLY good stages (Carpegna!!, happy to see Piandelfalco in the mix - but badly executed, Savona, Oropa) and then it just goes rather ridiculously over the top in the final 7 stages with 5/7 pretty tough MTFs. I do wonder how many of those will be ridden hard and how many will get ruined by conservative riding (which is BOUND to happen cause why go all out on Panarotta (which I LIKE as a climb, just totally superflous in the grand scheme of things) when you have to a Monte Grappa MTT a day after).

Yes, but a strategic hot mess as miley frames it

 

[Lupetto]

They change the route of the Barolo tt. It's a bit shorter (43k).

 

[Dazed and Confused]

They change the route of the Barolo tt. It's a bit shorter (43k).

I like it, and Porte will still be the favorite.

 

[roundabout]

What's the scale on the profile? First climb over 300 vertical meters?

 

[Ferminal]

I can accept the change for aesthetic reasons but not sure why they didn't add another 10km of random flat in.

 

[staubsauger]

I can accept the change for aesthetic reasons but not sure why they didn't add another 10km of random flat in.

Guess it's some kind of "Bongiorno Nairo!"

 

[Lupetto]

What's the scale on the profile? First climb over 300 vertical meters?

The finale is really technical with a descent on small roads between pittoresque vineyards. The middle part is pure power on the way to Alba. I like this tt a lot more than the first one, they presented.