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Finestre has more capacity to be raced passively
But once it's raced like crazy, it's also harder to bring things back.
I'd say Finestre/Sestriere and Mortirolo/Aprica are more or less equal. Mortirolo is a bit more reliable in creating action cause it's a little steeper and it's usually earlier, so at a moment when the GC isn't decided yet. It also connects better to other climbs, and you can actually put real monsters before it.
Finestre is probably better for stuff like today, 80km out.
But today was incredibly reliant on circumstance. As unprecedented as Froome's ride, it also never happens that the strongest rider in the race finds himself 3 minutes down in stage 19 and with only Finestre at 80km to go as reasonable platform for an assault on GC. Normally a rider this strong would've had the GC locked up by now.
Depends on circumstance.Valv.Piti said:So, the best climb in cycling.... Finestre, Mortirolo or?
Finestre has more capacity to be raced passively
But once it's raced like crazy, it's also harder to bring things back.
I'd say Finestre/Sestriere and Mortirolo/Aprica are more or less equal. Mortirolo is a bit more reliable in creating action cause it's a little steeper and it's usually earlier, so at a moment when the GC isn't decided yet. It also connects better to other climbs, and you can actually put real monsters before it.
Finestre is probably better for stuff like today, 80km out.
But today was incredibly reliant on circumstance. As unprecedented as Froome's ride, it also never happens that the strongest rider in the race finds himself 3 minutes down in stage 19 and with only Finestre at 80km to go as reasonable platform for an assault on GC. Normally a rider this strong would've had the GC locked up by now.