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The Grappa stage needs hard side of the climb (Bocca di Forca ftw!) and less flat/the side of the final climb that they used in 2017
I was wondering about Grappa. Is there a road where it is possible to descend towards east? To Cismon del Grappa. It looks that way on some map engines like the one they use on Cyclingcols.com. But I cant find a paved road on Google maps.
 
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I was wondering about Grappa. Is there a road where it is possible to descend towards east? To Cismon del Grappa. It looks that way on some map engines like the one they use on Cyclingcols.com. But I cant find a paved road on Google maps.
You mean west, I guess? To the best of my knowledge none of those roads are fully paved, and the Cismon side isn't doable even as a climb.
 
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The economics of this sport are complex. Obviously money must on some level explain stages like the Asiago stage. I wish there was a proper third week time trial. As a Roglic fan I am not a fan of the offroad sections but everything being equal, I don't mind the route.
 
The economics of this sport are complex. Obviously money must on some level explain stages like the Asiago stage.
That may be. The problem is the other choices they do. Economy doesn't decide what way they climb Monte Grappa. Or on a later stage; which way they go towards Bormio. They could have used Gavia or the recta Contador on Mortirolo. They chose the easiest ascent of Mortirolo instead. Or the sequence of the climbs on the Champoluc stage.

And on the latter stage; I wonder if the sometimes couldn't choose to "save" a stage for a later year. They are almost nearby Aosta in every version of the Giro. The coudn't have said that we want to make this a queen stage, but it doesn't fit in with Finestre-Sestriere this year, so we want to use it next year instead?
 
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That may be. The problem is the other choices they do. Economy doesn't decide what way they climb Monte Grappa. Or on a later stage; which way they go towards Bormio. They could have used Gavia or the recta Contador on Mortirolo. They chose the easiest ascent of Mortirolo instead. Or the sequence of the climbs on the Champoluc stage.

And on the latter stage; I wonder if the sometimes couldn't choose to "save" a stage for a later year. They are almost nearby Aosta in every version of the Giro. The coudn't have said that we want to make this a queen stage, but it doesn't fit in with Finestre-Sestriere this year, so we want to use it next year instead?
Well... economy decides start and end point...

Other factors decide how to connect them.
A. Tour route.
B. Autumn schedule.
C. Best rider in world and contenders.

Due to a backloaded Tour, an easier vuelta and a tough tough worlds - Giro needed to go light...
 
Well... economy decides start and end point...

Other factors decide how to connect them.
A. Tour route.
B. Autumn schedule.
C. Best rider in world and contenders.

Due to a backloaded Tour, an easier vuelta and a tough tough worlds - Giro needed to go light...
I don't think any of these are real factors.

A. Arguably the heaviest Giro route was in the same year as probably the most backloaded Tour (2011).
B. Doesn't make sense there's 4 months till the World and with an easy Vuelta you can make a harder Giro for a classic Giro-Vuelta-Worlds.
C. They couldn't know who's gonna do the Giro. They could bet on Pogacar not doing it.
 
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That may be. The problem is the other choices they do. Economy doesn't decide what way they climb Monte Grappa. Or on a later stage; which way they go towards Bormio. They could have used Gavia or the recta Contador on Mortirolo. They chose the easiest ascent of Mortirolo instead.
Although I agree with the general feeling, Recta Contador might still happen.
 
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The economics of this sport are complex. Obviously money must on some level explain stages like the Asiago stage. I wish there was a proper third week time trial. As a Roglic fan I am not a fan of the offroad sections but everything being equal, I don't mind the route.
I think the Giro's biggest problem is that it's an Italian race with Italian organisers. The times don't favour that. The macroeconomic future is not exactly promising either.