- Aug 29, 2009
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Martinez was asked about it the other day, and he said one day at high altitude won't make a difference.
No idea how well he in informed about the locations of the team hotels, though.
No idea how well he in informed about the locations of the team hotels, though.
- Nov 16, 2013
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Indeed, looks very snowy still. Although I guess it's been like that also previously, and they have still managed to clear it in time.
Do we know what's the plan B if it can't be ridden? Go around through Switzerland?
- Jul 8, 2017
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I'm not surebif it was this thread or somewhere else, but I read somewhere that Umbrail Pass is the only option.
If Pogacar tried to do Pantani on Oropa what are the odds he tries to do Dumoulin on Umbrail Pass?
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If Stelvio can't be opened, then there's high risk Umbrail won't be open either? It's also not yet open. Maybe Munt la Schera tunnel then?
- Sep 12, 2022
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Yeah only 1 stage, and it's quite a boring stage. Will probably go to attackers, or a reduced bunch sprint. Knowing the region a bit they could've done a lot more.
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It‘s so annoying that the Giro organisers never tell us the options before so we don‘t know if they‘ll go via Switzerland or are just gonna start from somewhere completely different.
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- Apr 30, 2011
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I was told with absolute certainty that the tunnel was IMPOSSIBLE and that ONLY AN IDIOT would consider it to be an option.
So will they still be able to get other climbs into the stage or will it just be a weak half stage?
- Apr 30, 2011
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You see @Red Rick, now that Pogi has a buffer they start cancelling the mountains. RCS has no shame!
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on the Cicloweb forum they said that Gavia is always cleared later than Stelvio. And if the main issue is the risk of avalanches (as I understood), the problem will probably be the same anyway.
- Apr 10, 2019
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Yeah, atm they even had to stop the road opening works on the Stelvio because the risk of avalanches makes it too dangerous for the workers. At the same time even if they didn't there would be a big risks of huge amouts of snow just sliding into the road everyday once the temperatures go up.
Just look at the amounts of snow near the top:
Also, the Südtiroler side of the pass is more exposed to sunshine, so the risk of avalanches is much higher compared to the meh side from Bormio.
Just look at the amounts of snow near the top:
Also, the Südtiroler side of the pass is more exposed to sunshine, so the risk of avalanches is much higher compared to the meh side from Bormio.
- Jun 30, 2022
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Foscagno is open year-round to keep Livigno accessible from Italy, no idea about Mottolino but there‘s very little road that needs clearing.
- Feb 18, 2015
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Is there anything keeping them from using the Tunnel to go into Switzerland? It would be the obvious option (if they want to keep the starting location). I have to say though, if they can't do that and we are looking at a 250km stage over Mortirolo, Tonale and Mendola, I wouldn't complain too much either. None of those climbs is particularly interesting (from the respective side) but that would still be an extremely hard stage.
One thing I just noticed is that all three intermediate sprints take place in the last 50km. That seems like something you would do if you fear the route will only be as planned from Bozen onwards. That might signal they already have a backup route planned and that that backup route will not go through Vinschgau. That's really just a guess though.
One thing I just noticed is that all three intermediate sprints take place in the last 50km. That seems like something you would do if you fear the route will only be as planned from Bozen onwards. That might signal they already have a backup route planned and that that backup route will not go through Vinschgau. That's really just a guess though.
- Apr 16, 2009
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