Giro d'Italia Rate the 2024 Giro d'Italia Route

[gregrowlerson]

Unfortunately I think your right. I'm not one to moan on here about routes too often, but this is probably the worst Giro route I've seen for a very, very long time. And what's frustrating is they could have made some of the stages so much better with small adjustments.

I quite like the route. There are more flat stages than normal, but I don't mind that if the other stages create a decent amount of action, which I think they will.

Stage 2 proper MTF super early
Stage 7 pretty proper ITT
Stage 8 MTF
Stage 10 MTF after the rest day
Stage 14 ITT
Stage 15 MTF before the rest day
Stage 16, 17, 19, 20 mountains

It's very good pacing. The complaints about some of the stages in week 3 should actually help the rest of the race.....being the Giro the 3rd week is still the hardest (those stages are still individually good), but it's not as back loaded. Also note the ITT's immediately before MTF's, not the other way around.

 

[zlev11]

it has "good pacing" with very weak-ass stages. stage 2, 8 and 10 are going to be super disappointing. the final climbs are not hard enough and the stages as a whole are not hard enough before the last climb either. the only good "mountain stages" are 15 and 20. it's bad.

 

[ashhutch1997]

I quite like the route. There are more flat stages than normal, but I don't mind that if the other stages create a decent amount of action, which I think they will.

Stage 2 proper MTF super early
Stage 7 pretty proper ITT
Stage 8 MTF
Stage 10 MTF after the rest day
Stage 14 ITT
Stage 15 MTF before the rest day
Stage 16, 17, 19, 20 mountains

It's very good pacing. The complaints about some of the stages in week 3 should actually help the rest of the race.....being the Giro the 3rd week is still the hardest (those stages are still individually good), but it's not as back loaded. Also note the ITT's immediately before MTF's, not the other way around.

Fair enough, your opinion!

 

[Poursuivant]

What GC riders are going?

 

[Escarabajo]

What GC riders are going?

Wout,
Masnada,
Nairo,
Pozzo,
Yo-yo man,
Original Merkx successor,
One of the Twins,
Contador's successor,

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Wout,
Masnada,
Nairo,
Pozzo,
Yo-yo man,
Original Merkx successor,
One of the Twins,
Contador's successor,

Finally it will be prove that Fausto is better than Van aert

 

[rallybanana]

Finally it will be prove that Fausto is better than Van aert

In 5 years at Jumbo, Van Aert has about a 15% win rate on the road.
When Masnada is in the same race Van Aert has a 30% win rate.

Fausto brings out the best in Wout.

 

[Poursuivant]

That last stage in Rome, will that be an evening stage?

 

[Ricco']

Wout,
Masnada,
Nairo,
Pozzo,
Yo-yo man,
Original Merkx successor,
One of the Twins,
Contador's successor,

I'm a bit off the loop, but is Almeida confirmed to start? Last thing I read about that is that he wanted a change in program due to doing the Giro for the last 3 seasons (4 if we count 2020, but that was on a different part of the season)

 

[Netserk]

[...]

Selfish Silver,
Memenada,
Sphinx,
Mummy,
Yo-yo man,
Original Merkx successor,
One of the Twins,
Contador's successor,

 

[SHAD0W93]

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[CyclistAbi]

It looks good to me. Maybe the omission of Slovenia in some form is something that makes less sense to me. A bit surprised about that actually. That is such stage would always deliver. Especially if Rogla or Pogi or both would participate. Said that i am not sure either will do that in 2024 season. In that case i would like to see Thomas to take the win. As Thomas might not participate, for me it is then about van Aert going for GC. Hopefully youngsters supporting him.

 

[Rob5091]

If the Giro want Pogacar then some stages in Slovenia would certainly help, but if UAE management want him at the Tour (the year's biggest race) then it will be tough.

 

[CyclistAbi]

The thing that baffles me is Giro organisers publicly lobby for Pogi to participate. Then there is the stage 20 of Giro 2023. And yet they decide to move Giro as far away from Slovenia as possible.

Maybe in 2025 then.

 

[Rob5091]

2025 Tour seems to be an "old fashioned" style easy first week, so maybe if the Giro organizers are smart they'll try to get Pogacar for a Giro/Tour double attempt maybe.

 

[SHAD0W93]

2025 Tour seems to be an "old fashioned" style easy first week, so maybe if the Giro organizers are smart they'll try to get Pogacar for a Giro/Tour double attempt maybe.

Like I said previously, Vinge 2025 triple incoming.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Like I said previously, Vinge 2025 triple incoming.

No way. Personally i feel that securing a hat-trick of Tour wins might already prove to be too much of an challenge. We'll see.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Looks like Thomas is doing Giro 2024.

 

[scribers]

The thing that baffles me is Giro organisers publicly lobby for Pogi to participate. Then there is the stage 20 of Giro 2023. And yet they decide to move Giro as far away from Slovenia as possible.

Maybe in 2025 then.

With the giro it’s always about the cash more so than anything else. Likely why WvA is pretending GC is on play. Cash inspired giro marketing

 

[CyclistAbi]

So considering Pogi is doing Giro 2024 and if in contention, then i guess stage 19 and more likely stage 20 could be attractive for Slovenians. To visit. But damn, considering on how stage 20 of Giro 2023 delivered. It's a shame that Giro organiser didn't chose something similar and closer to that. But OK. First things first and the rest will sort itself out. Hopefully some good weather.

 

[Earns1985]

So considering Pogi is doing Giro 2024 and if in contention, then i guess stage 19 and more likely stage 20 could be attractive for Slovenians. To visit. But damn, considering on how stage 20 of Giro 2023 delivered. It's a shame that Giro organiser didn't chose something similar and closer to that. But OK. First things first and the rest will sort itself out. Hopefully some good weather.

The giro last year didn´t deliver at all and this was mainly because they put such a hard time trial in the end!

 

[CyclistAbi]

The giro last year didn´t deliver at all and this was mainly because they put such a hard time trial in the end!

BS.

 

[Sciatic]

The giro last year didn´t deliver at all and this was mainly because they put such a hard time trial in the end!

Strange conclusion.

 

[DNP-Old]

The giro last year didn´t deliver at all and this was mainly because they put such a hard time trial in the end!

It didn't deliver because Thomas, Roglic and Almeida are boring.

 

[zlev11]

Vingegaard is the key to the whole season now. if he decides to do the Giro too, then both the Giro and Tour will be amazing. if he doesn't, then both will probably suck.