Giro 2019, Stage 1: Bologna-Bologna (San Luca) 8kms ITT. *Spoilers*
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Deep breath, here we go......
Stage 1: Bologna - San Luca
START TIME: 16.50 CEST
FINISH TIME: ~20.00 CEST
Saturday 11 May - The 1st stage of the Giro d'Italia is a hilly individual time trial. At 8 kilometres, the route runs from Bologna to an uphill finish in nearby San Luca. The ITT starts with 6 flat kilometres on broad, mostly straight urban boulevards. The finale is a 2.1 kilometres climb with an average slope of 9.7%.
The closing phases of the stage are very demanding: 2,100 metres before the finish, the route takes a sharp U-turn to the right, and the climb to San Luca begins. The climb alternates sharp ramps (up to 16%) and short lengths with 8-9% gradients.
The roadway is narrowed and runs along an arcade, climbing all the way to the sanctuary, the Santuario della Madonna di San Luca, a basilica church in San Luca that is overlooking the historical centre of Bologna. The road reaches the maximum gradient after the first pass under the cloister, by a double curve (“le Orfanelle”). The home straight is short (90 m), and the finish line sits on 5 m tarmac.
The Colle della Guardia is often included in the finale of the Giro dell’Emilia. Recent winners of the race are Giovanni Visconti (2017) and Esteban Chaves (2016). The Giro dell’Emilia is a well-known preparation race for the Tour of Lombardy. The 2009 Giro included a Colle della Guardia finish with Simon Gerrans outpowering his fellow attackers in the last kilometre, but is perhaps more famous on twitter and other such circles for the Froome weave.
Bologna previously hosted the Grande Partenza in 1994, an edition that was ultimately won by Jevgeni Berzin ahead of Marco Pantani. Yet, Endrio Leoni won the morning road stage in Bologna on the first day of action before Armand De Las Cuevas went on to storm to victory in the afternoon ITT.
Favourites 1st stage 2019 Giro d’Italia
*** Tom Dumoulin, Primoz Roglic
** Ion Izagirre, Victor Campenaerts, Simon Yates
* Bob Jungels, Sam Oomen, Ilnur Zakarin
BOLOGNA
Bologna is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna Region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy, at the heart of a metropolitan area of about one million people.
Bologna is an important agricultural, industrial, financial and transport hub, and is also one of the wealthiest cities in Italy, often ranking as one of the top cities in terms of quality of life in the country: in 2011 it ranked 1st out of 107 Italian cities.
Now for the best bit. Bologna is almost pretty much foodie central for many of Italy's most famous specialties.
Obvious folks associate it with this.
But in the local deli's that look like this>
You will find the finest that Parma has to off.
And from Modena, this.
Stage 1: Bologna - San Luca
START TIME: 16.50 CEST
FINISH TIME: ~20.00 CEST
Saturday 11 May - The 1st stage of the Giro d'Italia is a hilly individual time trial. At 8 kilometres, the route runs from Bologna to an uphill finish in nearby San Luca. The ITT starts with 6 flat kilometres on broad, mostly straight urban boulevards. The finale is a 2.1 kilometres climb with an average slope of 9.7%.
The closing phases of the stage are very demanding: 2,100 metres before the finish, the route takes a sharp U-turn to the right, and the climb to San Luca begins. The climb alternates sharp ramps (up to 16%) and short lengths with 8-9% gradients.
The roadway is narrowed and runs along an arcade, climbing all the way to the sanctuary, the Santuario della Madonna di San Luca, a basilica church in San Luca that is overlooking the historical centre of Bologna. The road reaches the maximum gradient after the first pass under the cloister, by a double curve (“le Orfanelle”). The home straight is short (90 m), and the finish line sits on 5 m tarmac.
The Colle della Guardia is often included in the finale of the Giro dell’Emilia. Recent winners of the race are Giovanni Visconti (2017) and Esteban Chaves (2016). The Giro dell’Emilia is a well-known preparation race for the Tour of Lombardy. The 2009 Giro included a Colle della Guardia finish with Simon Gerrans outpowering his fellow attackers in the last kilometre, but is perhaps more famous on twitter and other such circles for the Froome weave.
Bologna previously hosted the Grande Partenza in 1994, an edition that was ultimately won by Jevgeni Berzin ahead of Marco Pantani. Yet, Endrio Leoni won the morning road stage in Bologna on the first day of action before Armand De Las Cuevas went on to storm to victory in the afternoon ITT.
Favourites 1st stage 2019 Giro d’Italia
*** Tom Dumoulin, Primoz Roglic
** Ion Izagirre, Victor Campenaerts, Simon Yates
* Bob Jungels, Sam Oomen, Ilnur Zakarin
BOLOGNA
Bologna is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna Region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy, at the heart of a metropolitan area of about one million people.
Bologna is an important agricultural, industrial, financial and transport hub, and is also one of the wealthiest cities in Italy, often ranking as one of the top cities in terms of quality of life in the country: in 2011 it ranked 1st out of 107 Italian cities.
Now for the best bit. Bologna is almost pretty much foodie central for many of Italy's most famous specialties.
Obvious folks associate it with this.
But in the local deli's that look like this>
You will find the finest that Parma has to off.
And from Modena, this.
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St1 - are they likely to be doing bike changes?
I'd imagine it'll be too short a TT for that sort of caper
It's a great place and the climb is worth doing (though arguably more fun by foot than by bike).
The only real disappointment is the church up top; it's not really all that.
What's the likely bike choice?
And I like that U turn before the climb, so there's no momentum to take into it.
For 10 euros they give an enormous tasting board, it was incredible. Chock full of meat, cheese and bread, I could barely move after it! One of the many highlights was a focaccia which was studded with pieces of ham.
Washed it down with the local lambrusco which I was wary of due to it's reputation as a drink for teenagers but the proper stuff is very pleasant.
Yup, it is. I was going to post the pick from here.
https://www.flavoursholidays.co.uk/blog ... die-heart/
There is quite a debate to be had over the time lost with a bike change, over time gained on the climb.
One school of though thinks that the trialists will suck up the extra bike weight and ride the full kit all the way.
Some will opt to do the change, while others will just slap some bars onto their road bikes,
I've added it to the OP. 7pm UK time.
... but is perhaps more famous on twitter and other such circles for the Froome weave...
Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
In German I am afraid, but the pictures are what give certain twitterati a warm glow.
From a minute or so in....
https://youtu.be/B9RWROu_PWw?t=4
Not to mention that apparently a storm is forecast to pass over Bologna on Saturday, possibly with short heavy rainshowers (15 litres/m2/hr) and 50 km/hr gusts from SW (so headwind), roughly 15.00-19.00 local time, at its worst about when the first riders set off.
(While of Bologna food/pasta, not only tagliatelle originates from there but also tortellini)
Thanks. I feel sad for those twitterati.
Looks like stage 1 could be good for Danilo Di Luca!
Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
Start of the climb (from @Friebos)
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/823d3a40b ... rtenza.pdf
All I can say is don't miss the first 45 minutes. It will be pretty much done and dusted by then.
I’m not going to watch it the full 3 hours - hopefully there’ll be a highlight package.
Unusual way to quote rainfall, 15mm an hour.
Won't be taking much speed into the start of the climb with that turn either.
Rider improves over time, shock