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]

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