You know what could be fun?
If instead of having a big fancy presentation, they just casually publish the road book.
If instead of having a big fancy presentation, they just casually publish the road book.
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Yeah, but they want the media buzz, a "big" presentation with big names attending and everything.
A guy from my hometown who I ride with was actually send their by my hometown when we hosted the start of the 2017 Piancavallo stage as our official representative, he had the time of his life.
Just email it to Devil's Elbow who publishes it on CN so the gang gets to whine about it before all the lame ass journalists get their "very difficult route" chat gpt articles out.
Well, the people who need to get it first are actually:
1: The people directly involved with the race.
2: The people who might need to find an alternative route to work.
Piazzola sul Brenta to San Valentino, but fun:
ridewithgps.com
Piazzola sul Brenta - San Valentino
201.9 km, +5016 m. Bike ride in Piazzola sul Brenta, Veneto
ridewithgps.com
Or the previous rumour about finishing in Torbole. Monte Fae followed by Barbara and then a descent finish to Torbole. That is a very nice combo of climbs.
But the current fits the pattern. The later years they've had several MTFs in the same area. Sega di Ala in 21, Lavarone 22 and Monte Bondone in 23.
Don't think San Valentino from Avio is worse unless you specifically think it's hard section is too early or Santa Barbara will go super fast in this format.
You're probably right about that. But that is still better than them pulling some opposite horseshite, like a stage after the Bormio stage, starting in Bormio, directly into Stelvio and then a loooooong valley before a MTF somewhere in the Merano area.
As the only "big" MTF, it still is as good as such one gets (if from Mori), more or less. I doubt they'll do Bondone, and I can imagine that they'll go past Torbole, so my hope is Valbona and Bordala first.
And yeah, before Bormio and after the rest day is an excellent spot. So the overall structure is still superb.
This might be slightly offtopic but what happened to the early rumors with Col Druscie?
That aside there are a lot of things I like about the rumoured route. First week is more or less perfect but the second week could be better. Third week is very, very promising compared to recent years.
That aside there are a lot of things I like about the rumoured route. First week is more or less perfect but the second week could be better. Third week is very, very promising compared to recent years.
Too many construction works for the Olympics in Cortina atm (last time I counted 20 cranes) and the whole mess that is the construction of the bobsleight track, riding though Cortina and finishing up there is a mess/a logistic nightmare. Apparently they did a recon and said that it was not possible/realistic.
A few intersting things from this post
Stage 15: Descending the north side of Grappa which leads to a slighlty longer (although hillier) valley road before an easy final climb compared to the 2017 finish. Only benefit would be that the run in after the final climb looks a bit more interesting
Stage 16: A really difficult selection of climbs before san valentino probably making it the queen stage
Stage 17: A shorter easier stage before the normal edolo side of the mortirolo than previously suggested. This information comes from the same article as the news about the stage 16 finish although that article had no mention of which side of the mortirolo was going to be used
It's not looking quite as good as I had hoped from some rumours but it's not bad. I don't think we will know what side of the mortirolo they are using until they route presentation but based on everything else I think it will be the easier side as they like to have 1 medium mountain stage for breakaways in the 3rd week a bit like the stage to sappada this year
now THIS is a friggin route. doesn't even include the strade bianche stage.
View: https://x.com/LasterketaBurua/status/1853159359578358252
View: https://x.com/LasterketaBurua/status/1853159359578358252
All in all, it is pretty good, but still there are some annoying choices. Longer valley after Grappa. San Valentino and not Bormio as a queen stage. That combo of climbs in Aosta on a rather short stage and the day before Finestre. That combo should rather been saved for a proper tappone on a later occasion adding for example and at least Saint Panthaleon at first.
I worry that the Aosta stage is too similar to the Finestre stage and anyone who wants to try something will just wait until the finestre and an intresting combo of climbs will be wasted. Also San Valentino looks very similar to grand colombier which isn't usually the best climb for a summit finish, hopefully the difficult stage and santa barbara as a penultimate climb might make it more interesting. I would prefer san valentino from avio before a finish up La polsa which would probably be paid for by the same town so definitely doable
Now I'm confused. The post just before yours (citing La Flamme Rouge) doesn't have Joux mid-stage and yours have it. I certainly hope it's as your post says. And I hope for a hard side of Mortirolo.
tbh they are both getting there information from the same articles as far as I can tell and just taking their own creative liberties on the exact route, I'd probably have more confidence in La Flamme Rouge purely because they said that the Bormio stage would be 150km when everyone thought it was starting in Riva del Garda so they seem to have a little bit more insider info
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