Giro 2021:- Stage 10: L’Aquila – Foligno 139 km **Spoilers**
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Stage 10: L’Aquila – Foligno 139 km
Monday, May 17th, 13.40 CEST
Technical Info:
The shortest stage of this edition, rolling stage with a pan-flat finale. The route first takes in climbs up to Sella di Corno and Forca di Arrone, and then tackles one last ascent up to Valico della Somma (awarding KOM points). The route eventually levels out in the final part, running on broad and mostly straight roads. As the stage passes through several urban areas, roundabouts, traffic islands and street furniture will be found along the route.
Final kilometres
The final kilometres are quite straight, up to 2,000 m to the finish. Here the route features a right-hand bend, immediately followed by two left-hand bends that lead to the home stretch (at 1,300 m out), with just a slight half-turn 500 m before the finish line, on tarmac road.
The shortest stage of this edition.
The Climbs:
Valico della Somma: GPM4, 6.7 km at 5%
What to expect:
The 2014 Giro d’Italia saw virtually the same stage, but with an extension in the first part. Back then, Nacer Bouhanni outsprinted Giacomo Nizzolo and Luka Mezgec in the streets of Foligno. With few opportunities in the race, expect the sprinters to have this one marked down on their dance cards.
Favourites 10th stage 2021 Giro d’Italia
*** Elia Viviani, Tim Merlier
** Fernando Gaviria, Dylan Groenewegen, Giacomo Nizzolo
* Peter Sagan, Matteo Moschetti, Davide Cimolai, Max Kanter
L'Aquila
L’Aquila (means the eagle) is the capital city of Abruzzo region, placed at 714 m of altitude. The city is situated on a hillside in the Aterno river’s valley and it is surrounded by the Appenini mountains, with the highest peak Gran Sasso d’Italia (2.912 m) to the North-east.
And further to yesterday's conversation and as it's the last opportunity....
Foligno
Lying halfway between the more renowned Perugia and Assisi, the city is an excellent destination.
Located along the Via Flaminia – one of the main roads leading to Rome – the ancient Fulginium, currently Foligno has a rich history and culture, along with plenty of culinary traditions. It sure deserves a visit to please your eyes, clear your mind and treat your taste buds.
Local cuisine offers a wealth of traditional Umbrian delicacies such as legume soups (especially grass pea), bruschette topped with olive oil, fresh handmade pasta (such as strangozzi and pappardelle) seasoned with wild game sauce or truffle, lamb roast and the famous coratella.
Local specialties also include the iconic pizza al formaggio (cheese bread) and its sweet rendition, made for Easter. When it comes to cakes, rocciata is a must-taste. This local rendition of the strudel, richer and tastier, is best paired with a glass of fine Sagrantino wine. Typical local produce include Colfiorito red-skinned potatoes, whose sweet and fragrant yellow flesh is used for making gnocchi, or cooked in embers.
Monday, May 17th, 13.40 CEST
Technical Info:
The shortest stage of this edition, rolling stage with a pan-flat finale. The route first takes in climbs up to Sella di Corno and Forca di Arrone, and then tackles one last ascent up to Valico della Somma (awarding KOM points). The route eventually levels out in the final part, running on broad and mostly straight roads. As the stage passes through several urban areas, roundabouts, traffic islands and street furniture will be found along the route.
Final kilometres
The final kilometres are quite straight, up to 2,000 m to the finish. Here the route features a right-hand bend, immediately followed by two left-hand bends that lead to the home stretch (at 1,300 m out), with just a slight half-turn 500 m before the finish line, on tarmac road.
The shortest stage of this edition.
The Climbs:
Valico della Somma: GPM4, 6.7 km at 5%
What to expect:
The 2014 Giro d’Italia saw virtually the same stage, but with an extension in the first part. Back then, Nacer Bouhanni outsprinted Giacomo Nizzolo and Luka Mezgec in the streets of Foligno. With few opportunities in the race, expect the sprinters to have this one marked down on their dance cards.
Favourites 10th stage 2021 Giro d’Italia
*** Elia Viviani, Tim Merlier
** Fernando Gaviria, Dylan Groenewegen, Giacomo Nizzolo
* Peter Sagan, Matteo Moschetti, Davide Cimolai, Max Kanter
L'Aquila
L’Aquila (means the eagle) is the capital city of Abruzzo region, placed at 714 m of altitude. The city is situated on a hillside in the Aterno river’s valley and it is surrounded by the Appenini mountains, with the highest peak Gran Sasso d’Italia (2.912 m) to the North-east.
And further to yesterday's conversation and as it's the last opportunity....
Foligno
Lying halfway between the more renowned Perugia and Assisi, the city is an excellent destination.
Located along the Via Flaminia – one of the main roads leading to Rome – the ancient Fulginium, currently Foligno has a rich history and culture, along with plenty of culinary traditions. It sure deserves a visit to please your eyes, clear your mind and treat your taste buds.
Local cuisine offers a wealth of traditional Umbrian delicacies such as legume soups (especially grass pea), bruschette topped with olive oil, fresh handmade pasta (such as strangozzi and pappardelle) seasoned with wild game sauce or truffle, lamb roast and the famous coratella.
Local specialties also include the iconic pizza al formaggio (cheese bread) and its sweet rendition, made for Easter. When it comes to cakes, rocciata is a must-taste. This local rendition of the strudel, richer and tastier, is best paired with a glass of fine Sagrantino wine. Typical local produce include Colfiorito red-skinned potatoes, whose sweet and fragrant yellow flesh is used for making gnocchi, or cooked in embers.
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Pretty sure the favourites need an edit though. 😉
I am not sure. You have no chance.
The perils of being two days ahead of the game.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9532738,12.7068472,3a,75y,232.15h,80.17t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHmS2J5eKXEdlvargfQYnYw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
If you fancy heading out to there there are some mad, seriously bad climbs heading back to where they were today.
They pass through Rieti during this stage after about 50 km from L'Aquila, but the first 70 km of this stage are all along the main road, not the small roads I mean.
(Mattfalle – do you know/can you recommend the area around Alfedena? They passed through there after 10 km on yesterday's stage but I forgot to watch until they were descending Passo Godi, another 25 kms on. There is a slight family connection – the wife of one of my cousins comes from Alfedena - although was only 9 years old when she left, and has never been back!)
This is going to leave me confused for the rest of the week as to what the day is 😟
Why the change? Can anyone enlighten the easily confused amongst us?
Let me have a squiz - our family LOE is Teramo (other side of Gran Sasso), Pescara on the coast us I'd say a 35k radius around our place.
Rome and Firenze we know well as well as I was schooled and lived in Firenze, we have extended family in Rome.
I'll get back to you 👍
Was originally 4 but Goosens for Lotto bridged up pretty easy. That looks like it now. Just gone back to watch the pre-race show...
I know I don't follow cycling for its occasional applications of logic, but...
- @ddraver
On the other hand, I'm pretty sure this isn't done (i.e. the gap re-established) if the break had less than a minute lead.
Nor is the gap re-established if the barrier comes down between the break and the peloton, no matter what advantage that then gives the break.
Merlier has his team with him so yeah, could get back on. Depends if he was pacing himself, or was blown I think