Giro d'Italia Rate the 2026 Giro d'Italia route

[Libertine Seguros]

I think you’re conflating the fact that stars attract non- fans looking to see a spectacle with the fact the they attract true fans as well, who just want to see the best at what they do best. Both things can be true at the same time,

If a fan is not interested in a race unless it has one of the biggest stars in it, that kind of person is usually more a fan of winning than they are a fan of the sport.

I mean, the Giro once paid the biggest star in cycling not to turn up so that people might get to see a race rather than a procession.

 

[OlavEH]

s it has one of the biggest stars in it, that kind of person is usually more a fan of winning than they are a fan of the sport

Not related to cycling, but when Petter Northug retired from cross country skiing, there was a narrative among some Norwegians that they wouldn't follow cross country any more. My response then was that they weren't fans of the sport, but just normal celebrity fans......

 

[topcat]

Never ceases to amaze me that people come to the "rate the route" thread to say the route doesn't matter

I thought everybody came to the rate the route thread to launch unprovoked attacks. The route is good for unprovoked attacks.