Rate the Giro!

[barmaher]

I give it a 9. Apart from one or two good stages, stages 1 to 9 were not great.

I liked the way Amador and Jungels animated the middle part of the race. But the last week was absolutely epic. All the riders in the top 9 had serious ups and downs to get where they ended up. Apart from Majka. He was solid if unspectatular.

I was really, really impressed with Kruijswijk, Jungels and Chaves, both in the way they rode, and the way they conducted themselves in the face of adversity. Serious balls from them.

Nibali and Valverde also rode like the champions they are. Valverde was patently unsuited to the high altitude stages. To finish up being beaten only by a superhuman last 2 days by Nibali was a very impressive feat.

Nibali showed true champion qualities. Sure, he was lucky the way the race developed, but he grasped his chances with both hands.

I love when there is a narrative around the main players in GC. They were there in spades.

 

[jmdirt]

8

 

[CatsNK]

Re:

9/10

The first two weeks were average, but the last week have been freakin epic! Easily one of the best GTs in the last 10-15 years.

ITA. The first two weeks I was ready to give up watching, but the last few stages we watched every second and I'd even rewatch them. Amazing, incredible, edge-of-seat exciting.

 

[Taxus4a]

A good one, good route as usual, lot of conteners, surprises, attacks, changes, lot of riers in pink, uncertaion till the end,.. lot of contenders,...I just miss Landa, he would have done incredible things in the mountains.

 

[bikinggirl]

The Giro have always been my favorite grand tour because of the toughness and the rough weather and that is why Chris Frome have not been in this race since 2011. The Vuelta is next on my list and then you have TDF which is way overrated and basically for sissies like Frome.

 

[sienna]

10.
The GT's are unmissable whatever happens.

 

[Flamin]

Just caught up and it was worth it. Amazing last week (and a half). Slightly below last year because even though the 3rd week was better this year, the rest of the race was a lot better back then.

So 8.5