So just what is it that gives the Tour so much more prestige than the Giro?
Surely it is not just the extra 4 editions.
Has the racing, history, drama been beter at the Tour than the Giro over their life spans?
Are the Alps/Pyrenees considered more highly than the Dolomites?
Is it just marketing and hype? The Tour being sold in a better way than the Giro?
What has really separated the two over the past century?
And the sixty four million dollar question: Can Zomegnan push the Giro above the Tour over the next few years - if the ASO continue with such bland parcours, while Zomegnan produces such Giro's as last years?
Surely it is not just the extra 4 editions.
Has the racing, history, drama been beter at the Tour than the Giro over their life spans?
Are the Alps/Pyrenees considered more highly than the Dolomites?
Is it just marketing and hype? The Tour being sold in a better way than the Giro?
What has really separated the two over the past century?
And the sixty four million dollar question: Can Zomegnan push the Giro above the Tour over the next few years - if the ASO continue with such bland parcours, while Zomegnan produces such Giro's as last years?