Your top 3 Giro stages? (in the last 10 years)

[Eshnar]

As the title says...
What Giro stage you enjoyed the most? Name 3 of them (up to 5 if you can't decide)

I begin

Brescia - Aprica 2010
Carrara - Montalcino 2010
Legnano - Monte Pora 2008
Savigliano - Sestriere 2005
Santuario Di Vicoforte - Chianale 2003

From the newest to the eldest (I could never put them in order of epicity)

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Sestrière 2005
Passo Fedaia 2008
Aprica 2010

 

[Eshnar]

Sestrière 2005
Passo Fedaia 2008
Aprica 2010

You're the Fedaia fan, aren't you?

 

[Havetts]

You're the Fedaia fan, aren't you?

Who isnt!?

 

[will10]

Finestre stage 2005
Aprica 2010
I can't remember the stage but the one where Di Luca and Savoldelli attacked together when they were both riding for LPR. Was that 2008?

 

[Eshnar]

Finestre stage 2005
Aprica 2010
I can't remember the stage but the one where Di Luca and Savoldelli attacked together when they were both riding for LPR. Was that 2008?

That was the stage I posted Monte Pora 2008.

 

[Eshnar]

Who isnt!?

er... nobody I guess.
But only a hardcore Fedaia fan would put that stage above of the Monte Pora 2008 stage...
I'm not saying the stage on Fedaia was bad either.... simply the other was awesome

 

[Libertine Seguros]

The Fedaia stage was brilliantly laid out with six categorised climbs, you had your three-man breakaway, your two men riding across, the maglia rosa dumped unceremoniously, you had Sella riding away from the bottom from a group of 4 containing two teammates, then Pellizotti, then Pozzovivo attacking the heads of state. Then Riccò went and went alone, shedding everybody, Piepoli crashing out, Contador and Menchov being the only ones that could follow Riccò, then Simoni and di Luca riding back to them, then attacking again...

It's also the only time Fedaia has been a stage finish, and it should by no means be the last.

 

[Eshnar]

It's also the only time Fedaia has been a stage finish, and it should by no means be the last.

I definitely agree on this one

 

[auscyclefan94]

The Fedaia stage was brilliantly laid out with six categorised climbs, you had your three-man breakaway, your two men riding across, the maglia rosa dumped unceremoniously, you had Sella riding away from the bottom from a group of 4 containing two teammates, then Pellizotti, then Pozzovivo attacking the heads of state. Then Riccò went and went alone, shedding everybody, Piepoli crashing out, Contador and Menchov being the only ones that could follow Riccò, then Simoni and di Luca riding back to them, then attacking again...

It's also the only time Fedaia has been a stage finish, and it should by no means be the last.

Is there a video of it on youtube so I could watch it? Thanks.

 

[Eshnar]

Is there a video of it on youtube so I could watch it? Thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLLWZLs2hPg
and following.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLLWZLs2hPg

part 1 of 5.

The racing on that stage had been going for quite a while before they got to the base of Fedaia, but there's the climb itself.

 

[Mellow Velo]

As the title says...
What Giro stage you enjoyed the most? Name 3 of them (up to 5 if you can't decide)

I begin

Brescia - Aprica 2010
Carrara - Montalcino 2010
Legnano - Monte Pora 2008
Savigliano - Sestriere 2005
Santuario Di Vicoforte - Chianale 2003

From the newest to the eldest (I could never put them in order of epicity)

Pretty much agree with all of these being my picks, too.
If I were to suggest another, non-high mountain stage for it's tactical effectiveness and darned exciting racing, I'd add........
Saeco Simoni's Stage 10 Montecatini - Faenza 2003 effort.

 

[Eshnar]

Pretty much agree with all of these being my picks, too.
If I were to suggest another, non-high mountain stage for it's tactical effectiveness and darned exciting racing, I'd add........
Saeco Simoni's Stage 10 Montecatini - Faenza 2003 effort.

AAAAAh, that's a great pick, thanks for reminding me that great stage
I'd like to suggest also S.Vendemiano - Falzes 2004, with Cunego attacking at 50/60 kms to go with two his teammates in the breakaway stopping and waiting for him, in order to drag him to the foot of the Terento, where he destroyed the field.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Compared to some people here, I am a late comer to the giro and have ony truly follwed the giro twice in the past. If you have youtube video links to these stages, it would be much appreciated if you post them.

Thanks

ACF.

 

[Eshnar]

Compared to some people here, I am a late comer to the giro and have ony truly follwed the giro twice in the past. If you have youtube video links to these stages, it would be much appreciated if you post them.

Thanks

ACF.

For many of these stages it's difficult to provide youtube links...
S.Vendemiano - Falzes 2004 I only found this brief video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFxY-0FvjKs
Can't find the two Giro 2003 stages we were discussing but there's the Zoncolan stage which wasn't that bad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMYP6NL045Y
As for the legendary Sestriere 2005, we have a good coverage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xOJniKOuCs

 

[The Hitch]

Im surprised so many have already mentioned Aprica. Because everyone seemed to feel that mud was better but Aprica was epic. It had time gaps fluctuate massively, climbs, descents, riders eliminated from the running, 60km of action and a grand tour decided there and then.

 

[Eshnar]

I completely forgot another great stage...
Trento - Tre Cime Di Lavaredo 2007

No links on youtube wtf?

 

[Eshnar]

Im surprised so many have already mentioned Aprica. Because everyone seemed to feel that mud was better but Aprica was epic. It had time gaps fluctuate massively, climbs, descents, riders eliminated from the running, 60km of action and a grand tour decided there and then.

I feel Aprica was better than Montalcino just because 60 kms >> 20 kms.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Briancon 2007

The stage was great and the arrival in Briancon is just so magnificient.. What a shame the Tour doesn't have the guts to finish there.

Sestriere 2005.
Colle delle Finestre Nuff said

Pontedera 2006
Ulle Nuff said

 

[Eshnar]

Briancon 2007
The stage was great and the arrival in Briancon is just so magnificient.. What a shame the Tour doesn't have the guts to finish there.

Good choice

 

[gregod]

Finestre stage 2005
Aprica 2010
I can't remember the stage but the one where Di Luca and Savoldelli attacked together when they were both riding for LPR. Was that 2008?

That was the stage I posted Monte Pora 2008.

my favorite was the stage that had a long stretch of strada bianca where salvodelli rode within himself, without any help and held on the lead and went on to win the giro. part 1 part 2 part 3

the winner was the little guy from selle italia, i think.

 

[Eshnar]

my favorite was the stage that had a long stretch of strada bianca where salvodelli rode within himself, without any help and held on the lead and went on to win the giro.

the winner was the little guy from dicquigiovanni, i think.

That was the Sestriere 2005 stage... That they're gonna repeat this year, thanks God (or Zomegnan)

 

[Mellow Velo]

Briancon 2007

Prefer Briancon vintage 2000.
Pantani back and all that.

 

[Viskovitz]

I definitely agree on this one

It should be the last one. The 2008 Fedaia stage was one of the most boring Fedaia stages ever.

That's like puting the finish line in the top of Mortirolo...totally pointless.

On topic:

2000: Abetone (with S Pellegrino in Alpe, Casagrande's exhibition), Selva di Val Gardena (Fedaia FTW)

2001: Passo Pordoi (Fedaia again), Arona (Simoni's exhibition)

2002: Passo Coe

2003: Faenza, Ponte Chianale (Frigo & Simoni shining in the hail and to monsters, Fuaniera and Sampeyre)

2004: nothing special...perhaps the Presolana stage with Mortirolo and Vivione

2005: Sestriere obiously, one of the best stages ever

2006: Aprica (Basso & Simoni)

2007: Briançon (great stage with Simoni on the attack), Bergamo (great again with Di Luca in trouble), Tre Cime di Lavaredo

2008: Pescocostanzo (medium montain) and Monte Pora (Di Luca attacking)

2009: no one

2010: Montalcino, Asolo (Monte Grappa), Aprica (Mortirolo), all great stages.

Some statistics. I've mentioned 18 stages. Only 2 of them have a hard MTF (Passo Coe and Lavaredo)