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who?jens_attacks said:
Eshnar said:who?jens_attacks said:
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no idea
:lol: :lol: :lol:jens_attacks said:Eshnar said:who?jens_attacks said:
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never mind, i partied a bit before writing that. probably i was thinking about the marseille ITT in le tour.
If these rumours will hold then it may clash a bit with my try on Giro. The road from Roccamorice (i guess it's SP22) is more of a goat track than an actual road. I'm unsure which side is harder. First 9-10km are similar (maybe slightly harder, just slightly) to the more regular Lettomanopello side and the whole ascent is considerably shorter. Another interesting fact is that it seems to be the end of the first week and Blockhaus, no matter which side, is a really hard climb for a first week - it could actually a good thing but the 3rd week is a bit lacking (these Grappas on the Asagio stage mean really nothing). I guess the finish line will be on Hotel Majelletta but still it's a hard climb (roughly 11km @ 8,9%).Eshnar said:who?jens_attacks said:
Little update:
- Castrovillari to be the start of stage 7.
- Blockhaus rumours point more and more towards Roccamorice and up to as high as equipment can go.
railxmig said:If these rumours will hold then it may clash a bit with my try on Giro. The road from Roccamorice (i guess it's SP22) is more of a goat track than an actual road. I'm unsure which side is harder. First 9-10km are similar (maybe slightly harder, just slightly) to the more regular Lettomanopello side and the whole ascent is considerably shorter. Another interesting fact is that it seems to be the end of the first week and Blockhaus, no matter which side, is a really hard climb for a first week - it could actually a good thing but the 3rd week is a bit lacking (these Grappas on the Asagio stage mean really nothing). I guess the finish line will be on Hotel Majelletta but still it's a hard climb (roughly 11km @ 8,9%).Eshnar said:who?jens_attacks said:
Little update:
- Castrovillari to be the start of stage 7.
- Blockhaus rumours point more and more towards Roccamorice and up to as high as equipment can go.
I guess i'm yet again behind the schedule. Wasn't there a rumoured Pordenone - Asiago stage with two Grappa ascents in the middle or is it scrapped by now?Eshnar said:railxmig said:If these rumours will hold then it may clash a bit with my try on Giro. The road from Roccamorice (i guess it's SP22) is more of a goat track than an actual road. I'm unsure which side is harder. First 9-10km are similar (maybe slightly harder, just slightly) to the more regular Lettomanopello side and the whole ascent is considerably shorter. Another interesting fact is that it seems to be the end of the first week and Blockhaus, no matter which side, is a really hard climb for a first week - it could actually a good thing but the 3rd week is a bit lacking (these Grappas on the Asagio stage mean really nothing). I guess the finish line will be on Hotel Majelletta but still it's a hard climb (roughly 11km @ 8,9%).Eshnar said:who?jens_attacks said:
Little update:
- Castrovillari to be the start of stage 7.
- Blockhaus rumours point more and more towards Roccamorice and up to as high as equipment can go.
It is still planned (I guess). I'm just confused as about why they would make no difference.railxmig said:I guess i'm yet again behind the schedule. Wasn't there rumoured a Pordenone - Asiago stage with two Grappa ascents in the middle or is it scrapped by now?Eshnar said:
I' m really awful at predictions (my last gem - this year's Giro Lombardia) so don't take it seriously. I just don't see any attack to stick unless it'll be Astana which is quite propable. They're known for their 3rd week miracles but that's reserved for the Clinic section. If Blockhaus will manage to stick then maybe this stage could have more sense. Still if Fai della Paganella worked then maybe i'm just too pessimistic.Eshnar said:It is still planned (I guess). I'm just confused as about why they would make no difference.railxmig said:I guess i'm yet again behind the schedule. Wasn't there rumoured a Pordenone - Asiago stage with two Grappa ascents in the middle or is it scrapped by now?Eshnar said:
There is definitely enough space at the Rifugio Pomilio (1890m). Higher than that there's only the Piazzale at the top (2068m), but I'm doubtful they can bring everything there (the road after the Rifugio is seriously narrow), and I'm also not sure if there's enough space for all the stuff.18-Valve. (pithy) said:
yes. But for "reasons" they lowered the finish to ~1650m. "Reasons" being a mix of snow, fans clogging up the road and other miscellaneous.Netserk said:
This post confuses me. I also don't like too backloaded routes and I also think the medium mountain stages in week 3 of the vuelta 2015 were great but isn't that the exact opposite of this years giro? Of the last 8 stages 5 or 6 are mountain stages and probably there will also be an ITT, so this route is extremely backloaded and most of the medium mountain stages com relatively early.barmaher said:
I 100% agree with this. If they don't want to use many historical climbs they should at least surprise us with completely crazy stages and completely crazy climbs. You know, something we would remember for years. But we don't have any sterato climbs, there won't be a comeback of old giro monsters like Fauniera, Sampeyre, or Kronplatz and the new climbs also aren't that special (Piancavallo is really just a very average HC climb) instead of Punta Velone, Crostis or maybe even the 3rd Zoncolan side. The climbs of the Monte Grappa are very nice but I think this is basically the only special feature like that.staubsauger said:
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