7 Paestum - Monte di Procida
8 Torre del Greco - Isernia?
It would be a shame to repeat the vergogna of 2009 and skip the beautiful and challenging Monte Faito again. It's a crime against the cycling gods, that it wasn't in the Giro since 1978.
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7 Paestum - Monte di Procida
8 Torre del Greco - Isernia?
Santena is just outside Torino? That would mean that it probably won't be many climbs on the way to Cogne? One or maximum two before the last climb to Cogne?15 Santena - Cogne
Castelmonte is a sanctucary in the hills just east of Cividale del Friuli? Will they be going into Slovenia on this stage?19 Lignano - Castelmonte
Santena is rumoured to have a stage start, but since right now we know little of the Piedmont stage(s), it doesn't have to be stage 15.Santena is just outside Torino? That would mean that it probably won't be many climbs on the way to Cogne? One or maximum two before the last climb to Cogne?
Castelmonte is a sanctucary in the hills just east of Cividale del Friuli? Will they be going into Slovenia on this stage?
A possible route for stage 19, taken from Cicloweb.
The finish and the big Slovenian climb should be there, the rest is just guesswork.
Same, gifting the first Maglia Rosa to a pure sprinter always sucks.I hope they'll keep the Budapest uphill finish for the first road stage.
it has happened once (Cav) during the past 15 years or so, hasn't it?! I think it's fine to give a sprinter a chance every now and then - and on Sardegna they stilled managed to mess up on day 1Same, gifting the first Maglia Rosa to a pure sprinter always sucks.
That early in the race a TTT makes more sense.GIRO 2022. PARTENZA DALL'UNGHERIA MA NON CON UNA CRONO, CHIUSURA A VERONA CONTRO IL TEMPO (tuttobiciweb.it)
according to this the three Hungarian stages have been redesigned. One of them will be an ITT but it won't be stage 1.
This might mean it should be a long(ish) ITT, especially since the article states that the Verona ITT will be around 20 km.
Could well be if they reach this far.Bring back the old proper whine trial
Yeah, I was thinking about Kittel in Ireland in the 2014 Giro, but there was a TTT at the start and he never got the jersey.it has happened once (Cav) during the past 15 years or so, hasn't it?! I think it's fine to give a sprinter a chance every now and then - and on Sardegna they stilled managed to mess up on day 1
sorry, but I don't think there ever existed a situation where a TTT made more sense than an ITT.That early in the race a TTT makes more sense.
Even more so considering transfer logistics.
Would be quite a job creating one then, wouldn't it?sorry, but I don't think there ever existed a situation where a TTT made more sense than an ITT.
Are there any rumours yet? I've been waiting for Fauniera for years, south-western Alps are so underused by the Giro organizers. Combos near Italy/France boarder are not that easy... (Izoard looks like a rest here)
Most likely they are just in deep ****. It would make no sense to invest in a Giro stage and not race the Granfondo in that year. What would be the point?However, the Granfondo Fausto Coppi has been canceled for 2022. I have no idea about the reason...but what if the organizers decided to invest the money on a stage of the Giro instead of the traditional Granfondo? I am purely speculating...but I would love that.
Allegedly Beppe Conti said that tonight.4 days in Sicilly is the latest rumour? is there any credibility in that?
Just labels Fauniera a gravel sectionI live in Piemonte, very close to all these climbs. I climbed all of them multiple times, from all possible sides.
Trust me...this stage profile is absolutely nuts.
On a serious note, I do not see any possibility of a stage with the Fauniera in the next few years. I have been on the Fauniera a couple of times this summer...
The same holds for the Sampeyre. Elva side officially clodes because of rocks falling down from the right side of the mountain. Stroppo's side needs to be fixed in many places because of poor tarmac...same thing for Sampeyre's side.
- The side of Demonte has sections with a very rough tarmac, and the descent in general is very dangerous. I do not think that Mauro Vegni would choose such a dangerous and difficult descent.
- The side of Castelmagno is a bit better, but the quality of the tarmac is still way worse than what you find in France, for example.
- The side of Ponte Marmora is just awful, it is absolutely impossible for a professional race to use that side as a descent, as in the stage profile above. It is the best side of the Fauniera in terms of landscape, panorama, and views...but the road is just way too narrow, full of cracks and potholes.
Lombarda and Agnello do not have such problems...but they force you to go into France, meaning that it is not always possible to plan a stage there.
However, the Granfondo Fausto Coppi has been canceled for 2022. I have no idea about the reason...but what if the organizers decided to invest the money on a stage of the Giro instead of the traditional Granfondo? I am purely speculating...but I would love that.
The side of Ponte Marmora is just awful, it is absolutely impossible for a professional race to use that side as a descent, as in the stage profile above. It is the best side of the Fauniera in terms of landscape, panorama, and views...but the road is just way too narrow, full of cracks and potholes.
(yes, it's obviously impossible as long as the road conditions stay the way they are/continue to deteriorate, but there's no reason to assume it's permanently off limits in the way that something like Crostis or Puy-de-Dôme is)
On a more serious note, thanks for the update, first-hand information is always valuable.
Is there much needed besides repaving the road?It is impossible simply because there is no money to fix the road. We are talking about millions of €.
I climbed the Fauniera from the Marmora side for the first time in 2010, then I quit with cycling for a long time. I started riding again few years later and climbed the Fauniera from Marmora again other 3/4 times. Apart from some new tarmac in the first 5-6 km of the climb, nothing has changed since 2010.
Allegedly Beppe Conti said that tonight
(yes, it's obviously impossible as long as the road conditions stay the way they are/continue to deteriorate, but there's no reason to assume it's permanently off limits in the way that something like Crostis or Puy-de-Dôme is)
On a more serious note, thanks for the update, first-hand information is always valuable.
Is there much needed besides repaving the road?
If that stage is not the ITT as originally planned - They will need to break the peloton up beforehand, because those roads up to the castle are narrow. A rolling (rouleur/ moyen montagnes) stage around the Buda Hills, a bit like Sheffield in TdF 2014 stage 2, could be arranged and would be exciting.Same, gifting the first Maglia Rosa to a pure sprinter always sucks.
As much as I'd love to see sampeyre/fauniera in the giro hard to disagree with this.It is impossible simply because there is no money to fix the road. We are talking about millions of €.
I climbed the Fauniera from the Marmora side for the first time in 2010, then I quit with cycling for a long time. I started riding again few years later and climbed the Fauniera from Marmora again other 3/4 times. Apart from some new tarmac in the first 5-6 km of the climb, nothing has changed since 2010.