Tirreno - Adriatico 2014 Route

[Eshnar]

Donoratico - San Vincenzo: 16,9 km TTT

San Vincenzo - Cascina: 173 km

Cascina - Arezzo: 206 km

Indicatore (Arezzo) - Cittareale (Selva Rotonda): 237 km

 

[Eshnar]

Amatrice - Guardiagrele: 190 km

Bucchianico - Porto Sant'Elpidio: 187 km

San Benedetto del Tronto: 9,2 km ITT

So...
Very disappointed by the S.Elpidio stage.
Very pleased by Guardiagrele.
Very disappointed by the absence of any classical hilly stage

 

[Ferminal]

lolwut.

Guardiagrele looks harder than Chieti though.

 

[Ruudz0r]

A bit disappointing

 

[Eshnar]

lolwut.

Guardiagrele looks harder than Chieti though.

It is. Might even be at 20% average. And it is a lot nearer to Lanciano.

 

[Parrulo]

The Cittareale stage is kind of meh, although the distance could have its effects.

The Guardiagrele stage seems great with no flat between the bottom of lanciano and the last hill.

I rather not talk about the Porto Sant'Elpidio stage

Overall fairly disappointing

 

[Eshnar]

scrap that.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tirreno-adriatico-to-include-a-25-per-cent-climb-in-2014

It is only 800m long but is considered the steepest road in Italy. It climbs at an average of 25% with some points at 28%.

 

[phanatic]

Will Sagan win five stages and the overall?

 

[Eshnar]

Will Sagan win five stages and the overall?

with Cavendish there I don't think so.

 

[JRanton]

It's clearly missing a killer hilly stage. That should have been there instead of the Porto Sant'Elpidio stage. What is the gradient of the Selvarotonda climb?

Oh and Froome FTW.

 

[Netserk]

Glad to see something else than Tivo and Chieti.

The third stage should be longer. Usually they have a medium length and a long sprint stage, now it's just two medium length.

Very disappointed in the Porto Sant'Elpidio stage

Below average. So 3-4/10.

 

[roundabout]

http://www.salite.ch/11938.asp?Mappa=

Now that's a murito.

And obviously a poor route. Let's hope a Sky train shows up in form because that Selvarotonda climb doesn't seem that difficult.

 

[Netserk]

So a ~5 minutes effort?

 

[SafeBet]

Acqua told you guys it was too hard last year.

 

[Netserk]

http://www.salite.ch/11938.asp?Mappa=

Now that's a murito.

And obviously a poor route. Let's hope a Sky train shows up in form because that Selvarotonda climb doesn't seem that difficult.

There seems to be 800m @ 4% after the mur.

 

[Arredondo]

That's a sick Muro, a Burito Muro!

 

[trevim]

I rather not talk about the Porto Sant'Elpidio stage

This. They should be ashamed of making a flat stage to that place.

 

[fraserhughes]

This. They should be ashamed of making a flat stage to that place.

Agree and the penultimate stage shouldn't be a sprint stage with no likely GC implication

 

[Dazed and Confused]

So Cav with 3 stage wins and Porte to pick up the GC as an appetizer for the Giro assault.

Froome will be in France methinks.

 

[Eshnar]

So Cav with 3 stage wins and Porte to pick up the GC as an appetizer for the Giro assault.

Froome will be in France methinks.

Nibali will be in shape for MSR, so he'll get this easily.

 

[jsem94]

Lol, that is a straight up wall they're climbing.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

 

[fraserhughes]

http://www.salite.ch/11938.asp?Mappa=

Now that's a murito.

Any good images/google maps? I had a look but couldn't find anything...

 

[Netserk]

Any good images/google maps? I had a look but couldn't find anything...

Here you go

 

[Netserk]

Here you go Zam: