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Gavia could still be done if they wanted to.
Good weather: Riva - (Daone) - Carlo Magno - Tonale - Gavia - Bormio 2000
Back in case of bad weather: Riva - (Daone) - Carlo Magno - Tonale - Mortirolo - Bormio 2000.
Best case is the inclusion of Durone. I don't see Daone as even being considered.
EDIT: Okay, best case is Goletto di Cadino.
EDIT: Okay, best case is Goletto di Cadino.
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This stage looks very good to me. I just hope they will go through this side of Grappa and not through that "fake side" they used for the same stage in 2017.
Ah, but finally--the third time in a row from Edolo--they'll do the Recta Contador, no? Impossible shot not to land.
No idea. It's very narrow, so I don't even know if it's possible.
It is possible, you have the normal road nearby, so you can send team cars around, so it's not a huge problem. Otherwise you can always use the 2012 side of the Mortirolo.
Both of these options and a finish in the town of Bormio (near the ski station) makes for a good mountain stage, IMO.
Recta Contador is not gonna happen for the sole reason that we cannot have good things
What are you waiting for then? Predict is as you did with Croix de Coeur. Not that it turned out too good but one gas to hope.
The last two times Mortirolo was used it was used from Edolo. It's not the real Mortirolo side, but it is still a solid cat 1/HC climb. In both cases it was not used in the finale of the stage. It was used like every other mountain pass, going from one valley into the other one. I don't think we would see the normal Edolo side with a finish at Bormio or Bormio 2000. In 2017s queen stage it was even more just a climb to warm up. Although they never used the "easy Mortirolo side" when coming from the Tonale. (the false flat from Edolo is missing there)
What I think could happen is, if Riva as a departure is true, they plan the route via Campo Carlo Magno - Tonale - Gavia. If the weather makes things difficult, riders can chose if they want a re routig over the Mortirolo. Yes, the stage would be a lot less mountanious, but the amount of denivel meters wouldn't decrease at all. And the stage would be longer. Recta Contador would be an option, because of the harder climbs in advance the peloton likely would be very small by the time they reach Monno.
What I think could happen is, if Riva as a departure is true, they plan the route via Campo Carlo Magno - Tonale - Gavia. If the weather makes things difficult, riders can chose if they want a re routig over the Mortirolo. Yes, the stage would be a lot less mountanious, but the amount of denivel meters wouldn't decrease at all. And the stage would be longer. Recta Contador would be an option, because of the harder climbs in advance the peloton likely would be very small by the time they reach Monno.
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Some detailed rumours about the Grande Partenza. Looks very good for a exciting and entertaining three days in Albania, although personally a slightly longer ITT would have been apreciated .
Some detailed rumours about the Grande Partenza. Looks very good for a exciting and entertaining three days in Albania, although personally a slightly longer ITT would have been apreciated .
It'd be too bad if we got our hopes up.
(the route in general looks fantastic so far)
The other one is probably Cevo from the 2019 plan B stage to Ponte di Legno.
Cervo like in 2019. A detour of the valley road afterwards: https://maps.app.goo.gl/1KFg4u1UT1acrjzY6
Padrio+Guspessa.
On the one side, yes, it does not make sense. On the other side, I guess Asiago pays fo a stage finish, so make a good route towards Asiago. And you only can do that with the Monte Grappa.
Is the bottom part of that even rideable? Looks extremely narrow and possibly unpaved on satellite images.
By streetview, it has at least previously been easily accessible. But yes, it looks like a bike path now in the beginning. That would be a bit up the climb, so I don't see a short part of the road being narrow like that as a problem. Just like the cobbled climb in Pinerolo, which was also very narrow.
November 12 for the official route.
| Date | Stage | Type | Start | Finish | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, Friday | 1 | Hilly | Durazzo [ALB] | Tirana [ALB] | |
| May 10, Saturday | 2 | I.T.T. | Tirana [ALB] | Tirana [ALB] | ~15 km |
| May 11, Sunday | 3 | Medium Mountain | Valona [ALB] | Valona [ALB] | |
| May 12, Monday | - | Rest Day | - | - | |
| May 13, Tuesday | 4 | Flat | Alberobello | Lecce | |
| May 14, Wednesday | 5 | [Puglia] | [Campania?] | ||
| May 15, Thursday | 6 | ||||
| May 16, Friday | 7 | Medium Mountain | Castel di Sangro | Tagliacozza (Marsia) | |
| May 17, Saturday | 8 | Medium Mountain | Giulianova | Castelraimondo | |
| May 18, Sunday | 9 | Hilly | Gubbio | Siena | Gravel |
| May 19, Monday | - | Rest Day | - | - | |
| May 20, Tuesday | 10 | I.T.T. | Lucca | Pisa | 25+ km |
| May 21, Wednesday | 11 | Medium Mountain? | Viareggio | Castelnovo ne' Monti | |
| May 22, Thursday | 12 | Flat | Modena | Viadana | |
| May 23, Friday | 13 | Hilly | Rovigo | Vicenza | Monte Berico finish |
| May 24, Saturday | 14 | Hilly | Treviso | Nova Gorica [SLO] | Similar to 2021? |
| May 25, Sunday | 15 | High Mountain | Fiume Veneto | Asiago | Grappa and Foza |
| May 26, Monday | - | Rest Day | - | - | |
| May 27, Tuesday | 16 | High Mountain | Piazzola sul Brenta | Torbole | |
| May 28, Wednesday | 17 | High Mountain | Riva del Garda | Bormio | Mortirolo |
| May 29, Thursday | 18 | Flat | Morbegno OR Rho | Borgomanero | |
| May 30, Friday | 19 | High Mountain | Biella | Champoluc/Ayas | Tzecore and Joux |
| May 31, Saturday | 20 | High Mountain | Verres | Sestriere | Lys and Finestre |
| June 1, Sunday | 21 | Flat | Vatican | Rome |
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More so than 2015? Did that make the route and the race bad back then?
It's the Giro. It takes place in Italy and start abroad/South.
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