The toughness of the Giro is an RCS policy, not Zomegnan's

[Eshnar]

Reading some articles about Le Tour on La Gazzetta Dello Sport this fact came to my mind.
It really seems to me that the crazy hard routes of these year's Giro are not a Zomegnan's idea at all (even though he clearly agrees with that). I feel relieved... RCS itself wants a hard parcour (at least much harder than the tdf's one). This means that the firing of AZ won't actually affect the hardest Grand Tour of the calendar (well, probably we'll see less transfers).
Dunno if this "news" are actually enough to start a thread upon them, but personally I highly rate them The rumours about AZ's firing made me really worry

 

[Parrulo]

oh this are awesome news if they are true

p.s. this is more then enough for its own thread

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Reading some articles about Le Tour on La Gazzetta Dello Sport this fact came to my mind.
It really seems to me that the crazy hard routes of these year's Giro are not a Zomegnan's idea at all (even though he clearly agrees with that). I feel relieved... RCS itself wants a hard parcour (at least much harder than the tdf's one). This means that the firing of AZ won't actually affect the hardest Grand Tour of the calendar (well, probably we'll see less transfers).
Dunno if this "news" are actually enough to start a thread upon them, but personally I highly rate them The rumours about AZ's firing made me really worry

If that is true then it begs the question, why was he fired?

 

[jens_attacks]

If that is true then it begs the question, why was he fired?

too arrogant.

 

[Eshnar]

oh this are awesome news if they are true

p.s. this is more then enough for its own thread

good
note that it's just a strong impression anyway.
Just to make an example... today there was an article that was trying (without much arguments) to blame the tdf easiness for the multiple falls of these days.

 

[hfer07]

Reading some articles about Le Tour on La Gazzetta Dello Sport this fact came to my mind.
It really seems to me that the crazy hard routes of these year's Giro are not a Zomegnan's idea at all (even though he clearly agrees with that). I feel relieved... RCS itself wants a hard parcour (at least much harder than the tdf's one). This means that the firing of AZ won't actually affect the hardest Grand Tour of the calendar (well, probably we'll see less transfers).
Dunno if this "news" are actually enough to start a thread upon them, but personally I highly rate them The rumours about AZ's firing made me really worry

find it sort of contradictory, since Zomegnan was criticized by the very RCS, due to the extreme difficulties that riders were set to overcome when he was in charge.......

 

[Eshnar]

If that is true then it begs the question, why was he fired?

1) Crostis
2) Too many last minute changes
3) Milan ITT
4) Transfers

 

[Eshnar]

find it sort of contradictory, since Zomegnan was criticized by the very RCS, due to the extreme difficulties that riders were set to overcome when he was in charge.......

Never knew it.
when?
weren't they referring to the 200+ kms transfers?

 

[hfer07]

1) Crostis
2) Too many last minute changes
3) Milan ITT
4) Transfers

or perhaps the organization had no use for him at all & wanted to cut him off regardless his achievements....

 

[Eshnar]

or perhaps the organization had no use for him at all & wanted to cut him off regardless his achievements....

Maybe I should add that Zomegnan's reputation in Italy is quite low since a couple of years (at least 2...)

 

[greenedge]

Why are they firing Zomegnan then. I think CP is better but if the RCS made the policy then distribute blame on Angelo that's wrong.

 

[The Hitch]

If next year is another hard edition thats great news for Samu.

Bring in that Crostis descent boys. Nibali vs Samu to answer the question once and for all.

 

[Race Radio]

Wasting $2,000,000 on an appearance fee for an old man who could not even ride over railroad tracks certainly did not help his employment prospects

 

[Parrulo]

If next year is another hard edition thats great news for Samu.

Bring in that Crostis descent boys. Nibali vs Samu to answer the question once and for all.

nibali vs samu on a descend manu a manu would be beyond epic

 

[42x16ss]

If next year is another hard edition thats great news for Samu.

Bring in that Crostis descent boys. Nibali vs Samu to answer the question once and for all.

Make it part of an ITT then guys like Hushovd and Cancellara have a chance too!

 

[Eshnar]

If next year is another hard edition thats great news for Samu.

Bring in that Crostis descent boys. Nibali vs Samu to answer the question once and for all.

I vote for the Fauniera descent ITT instead of Crostis.
But in that case the riders would be right to complain...

 

[The Womble]

I love the idea of a downhill TT but it isn't going to happen.
In 1987 there was one in stage 1b of the Giro from Poggio de San Remo down into San Remo itself.
The hill was not too bad, 4km @3.8% followed by 4km on the flat and even then you had Stephen Roche complaining:

I took care on the descent and put my effort into the last four kilometres which were flat,” Roche said.

Roche criticised the stage despite his success. “Three riders have been killed this year, it seems like they are looking for a fourth,” he said.

I think it is really asking for trouble. shame really.