Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2025, Stage 11: Viareggio > Castelnovo ne’ Monti (186 km)

[Samamba]

There's a lot of climbers (Poole, Rubio, Fortunato, Bardet, ...) waiting for San Pellegrino.

 

[Didinho]

This smells like a Pellizzari stage win. If he’s allowed to go in the break.

 

[Netserk]

Del Toro staying near the front.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

The only way to officially know is to find that list of 150 climbs harder than Alpe d'Huez that @Libertine Seguros once posted just because I made a throwaway comment complaining about Alpe d'Huez, but I can never seen to find it.

And yes, it's a beast. But when you think about what the 3rd (Santa Barbara is okay I guess) and 4th hardest climb this Giro is the route looks so mid.

Far from official. That list is pretty mid. A lot has been paved, discovered or I have investigated in the decade since that I could probably do a much bigger and more geographically diverse list now and leave off a bunch of the contentious ones too. Really obvious stuff like Ijen Crater, Mount Washington and Genting Highlands are missing, for example.

 

[SafeBet]

This smells like a Pellizzari stage win. If he’s allowed to go in the break.

Very risky for Red Bull considering they're very short of competente climber atm.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Del Toro staying near the front.

Is the Spanish frying pan in trouble today?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Wilco already dragging a large group across alone

 

[Netserk]

Poels baiting Kelderman. Fortunato getting dragged in a good group.

 

[Netserk]

Is the Spanish frying pan in trouble today?

I think it's to veto any big group. Nuggets is close by.

 

[Samamba]

This is Fortunato's stage

 

[YavorD]

Far from official. That list is pretty mid. A lot has been paved, discovered or I have investigated in the decade since that I could probably do a much bigger and more geographically diverse list now and leave off a bunch of the contentious ones too. Really obvious stuff like Ijen Crater, Mount Washington and Genting Highlands are missing, for example.

And the great Babadag is missing.
But then again, probably nobody knew that climb until 2 years ago.

 

[topcat]

Del Toro is harnessing his inner Stephen Roche and "following the breaks".

 

[Filippo_3467]

The two old men are showing the other riders how to form a break.

 

[Potomac]

Where was the train in all the previous stages?

 

[Heston]

Where was the train in all the previous stages?

Well there needs to be a railway next to the route.

 

[Netserk]

This is the group. Like Saturday, shortly before the main climb.

 

[Heston]

Big group now. Could be it. But peloton not slowing down just yet.

 

[Boehmand]

The top 20+ of GC is still quite condensed, so it just takes one of them showing weakness on San Pellegrino, and the dominos will start to fall and make it into a GC day.

 

[Heston]

Just let this group go. Who is even leading the peloton at this point? Everyone must have someone in front.

 

[Netserk]

10-15 riders bridged across to the big chase group.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Where was the train in all the previous stages?

Isn't it awesome how the choo-choo is running parallel to the riders? And the scenery is gorgeous too!

 

[Netserk]

Fuga Bidone! <3

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Pedersen now working for the break to break free.

A giant one at that. Is the field even bigger than this? (Edit: yes very much so, it is)

 

[Red Rick]

This break is Wilco Kelderman against The World

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Quintana in group 2, things are getting serious