Giro 2014 - 'Big Start'
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I'll kick this off now and probably be the only one interested.
Apparently the organisers were over here last week and met with Coleraine Borough Council. God I hope they bring a stage to the North Coast.
Apparently the organisers were over here last week and met with Coleraine Borough Council. God I hope they bring a stage to the North Coast.
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
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“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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be a bit late for a prelim meeting if planning on 2014, non?0
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Heard from someone at NI tourism that that the Antrim coast road will be featured heavily in day 10
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Excited? No?“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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RCS Sport, the organiser of the Giro d'Italia has announced that the 2014 edition of the race will end in Trieste, in the extreme north-east of Italy, with a finish on Monte Zoncolan on the final Saturday expected to decide the final overall winner on the penultimate stage.
RCS Sport announced the Trieste finish at a press conference in Trieste and coincides with the 60th anniversary of the city returning under Italian control after the second world war.
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The Oropa stage on May 24, the weekend before the Giro d’Italia finishes in Trieste, should honor the 10th anniversary of Marco Pantani’s death.
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You see were it turns south and heads back to Belfast
That's 5 miles from my house that is.
That 50 miles to Belfast is pancake flat.....“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
Near Bushmills? Should have guessed...
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The 2014 Giro route..........allegedly:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report- ... co-pantaniMay 9, stage 1: Belfast-Belfast, team time trial
May 10, stage 2: Belfast-Belfast
May 11, stage 3: Armagh-Dublin
May 12: Rest day and transfer
May 13, stage 4: Bari-Taranto
May 14, stage 5: Taranto-Viggiano
May 15, stage 6: Sassano-Montecassino
May 16, stage 7: Frosinone-Foligno
May 17, stage 8: Foligno-Montecopiolo
May 18, stage 9: Lugo-Sestola
May 19: Rest day, Modena
May 20, stage 10: Modena-Salsomaggiore
May 21, stage 11: Correggio-Savona
May 22, stage 12: Barbaresco-Barolo, individual time trial – 46km
May 23, stage 13: Fossano-Rivarolo
May 24, stage 14: Agliè-Oropa
May 25, stage 15: Valdengo-Montecampione
May 26: Rest day, Ponte di Legno
May 27, stage 16: Ponte di Legno-Val Martello
May 28, stage 17: Sarnonico-Vittorio Veneto
May 29, stage 18: Belluno-Malga Panarotta
May 30, stage 19: Bassano-Monte Grappa, individual time trial.
May 31, stage 20: Maniago-Monte Zoncolan – 167km.
June 1, stage 21: Gemona-Trieste"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Also now on BBC news site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-24345048
Must be true, then.Ecrasez l’infame0 -
They're planning to run the exact stage that got cancelled last year over the Gavia and Stelvio. Hope the weather's a bit better...
And I'm not sure about 'honouring' Pantani either, seeing as all the things he was loved for were due to PEDs. Have a memorial yes, but not honour him with a Giro stage, especially considering what happened in 1999.It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.0 -
Thanks for the info folks. At least an "exciting" TT stage can include a nice bottle of Barolo without too much guilt.0
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Looks some good stages in that route. Excited about NI stages too.
Hopefully weather will be better for Ponte Legno-Val Martello stage. It is a week later next year. We were there this year for last 5 days and we did still drive upto Val Martello. It was still passable certainly as far as the dam as we ran up past all the TV crews and parties of locals still enjoying themselves. Its a beautiful dead end pass road. Should make a stunning stage.
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Looks some good stages in that route. Excited about NI stages too.
Hopefully weather will be better for Ponte Legno-Val Martello stage. It is a week later next year. We were there this year for last 5 days and we did still drive upto Val Martello. It was still passable certainly as far as the dam as we ran up past all the TV crews and parties of locals still enjoying themselves. Its a beautiful dead end pass road. Should make a stunning stage.
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From BBC report
"Sinn Féin has said it is disappointed that the race circuit ignores west Belfast."
Aye because that's how you want to promote your city / country to a world wide audience of tourists.
Imagine if the peleton did attempt to go up Woodvale Rd?
Maybe that's why Alonso's attempt to buy Euskatel failed, because they didn't want the carrots going where most Orangemen can't.
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Will Cav be allowed to wear his National Champs jersey, or is he only allowed to wear it on certain days?
Fecking politics and politicians.
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Blazing Saddles wrote:The 2014 Giro route..........allegedly:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report- ... co-pantaniMay 14, stage 5: Taranto-Viggiano
Fantastic - used to visit Viggiano for work over the last few years - great wee hilltop village, with long drag up to the top. Great scenery around about.
Not so fantastic - weekend of the Etape Caledonia :roll:
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Red_Pooley wrote:Looks some good stages in that route. Excited about NI stages too.
Hopefully weather will be better for Ponte Legno-Val Martello stage. It is a week later next year. We were there this year for last 5 days and we did still drive upto Val Martello. It was still passable certainly as far as the dam as we ran up past all the TV crews and parties of locals still enjoying themselves. Its a beautiful dead end pass road. Should make a stunning stage.
Need to decide if I can afford to go out again?
Glad to hear we weren't the only ones who did this, we turned around at the lake too. As long as the weather holds this will be a brilliant stage, so glad they're including it next year.0 -
Might as well stick this here. Acquarone sidelined by the RCS, as they investigate their lost Euro millions.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/acquaro ... -rcs-sport"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Live presentation here, any time soon:
http://videochat.gazzetta.it/index_Live ... l?c=H24_04
Lots of people hanging around waiting. Some big, dramatic music cranking up....."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
All profiles, climbs and technical info now on up:
http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2014 ... 01&lang=it"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Quite a balanced Grand Tour.
Glad to see Monte Zoncolan making an appearance. Some say it's one of the hardest, if not the hardest climb in Italy - should make an interesting end to the Giro.
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Not one single hilly/semi classic-ish stage. Not one stage descending to the finish line either (stage 10 does but even 2013 edition of Wiggo would ride that down with a grin on his face...)
Why does it have to be either or? Flat or massive mountain finishes?0 -
Stage 7 meets what you want, doesn’t it? Stage 17 too.ThomThom wrote:Not one single hilly/semi classic-ish stage.
Think you mean stage 11, not 10, but what’s wrong with it? You want a steeper run-in to the finish?ThomThom wrote:Not one stage descending to the finish line either (stage 10 does but even 2013 edition of Wiggo would ride that down with a grin on his face...)
The hill finishes during the first week are hardly mountain finishes.ThomThom wrote:Why does it have to be either or? Flat or massive mountain finishes?0 -
Yes, We have decided to make our annual European trip a visit to Northern Ireland to watch the Giro. (Well, Its really Italy for that weekend, isnt it?)
Taking the bikes and will probably try to follow the stage 2 route one day and then cycle down to Armagh to watch the start of Stage 3. Looking forward to it.
Any good suggestions on where we should base ourselves? Is it easiest to go to central Belfast?Top Ten finisher - PTP Tour of Britain 20160 -
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