2021 Giro/Vuelta Routes Announced
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https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/vuelta-a-espana/vuelta-a-espana-route-2-442583
Top and tailed by the chrono kms, staying with Spain's borders, so covering more regions.
It manages to look slightly different, even when using a number of familiar finishes.
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Top and tailed by the chrono kms, staying with Spain's borders, so covering more regions.
It manages to look slightly different, even when using a number of familiar finishes.
All profiles can be viewed through the link provided.
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
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Stage 6, classic Vuelta. Spend the first half of the stage going downhill then pan flat for the second half but as it's the Vuelta they then stick a sharp climb in to the finish line.1
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The Giro route has just been announced.
17 of the 21 stages will be covered from start to finish.
So far only CN have a write up, although few of the profiles.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-2021-route-revealed/
More to follow."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
More detail on LFR's twitter, where the profiles can also be enlarged:
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Nice to see the Giau towards the sharp end of the race as it's usually more towards the middle. Shame they're finishing in Cortina though rather than either on the Giau itself or either the Tre Croci or Tre Cime the other side of Cortina.0
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Giro goes past the front door (as in across where I park my car) and is one of the training routes I use to go from L'Aquila to Rocca di Cambio and Rocca di Mezzo for coffee.
And I'm stuck here due to bloody covid.
bloody bloody bloody covid..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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On that stage, the straight 3km at 12% on that side of Fedaia (before it gets steeper through the hairpins) is the most soul destroying piece of road I have ever ridden. Shame it's so early in the stage.phreak said:Nice to see the Giau towards the sharp end of the race as it's usually more towards the middle. Shame they're finishing in Cortina though rather than either on the Giau itself or either the Tre Croci or Tre Cime the other side of Cortina.
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Aye, that bit of the Fedaia is horrible. I wonder if they will make it through the Sottoguda? I know there was some terrible flooding that made a mess of the road, but not sure if it's been mended or whether Covid has delayed things a bit.kingstongraham said:
On that stage, the straight 3km at 12% on that side of Fedaia (before it gets steeper through the hairpins) is the most soul destroying piece of road I have ever ridden. Shame it's so early in the stage.phreak said:Nice to see the Giau towards the sharp end of the race as it's usually more towards the middle. Shame they're finishing in Cortina though rather than either on the Giau itself or either the Tre Croci or Tre Cime the other side of Cortina.
Regarding the route, obviously it was a bit later on (I think they went over the Sella and finished at val Gardena), but Pantani famously used the Fedaia to blow the race up in 98 so if someone is feeling bold...0 -
They'll go up the main road, surely, not through the gorge. Was it the gorge that was in a state?phreak said:
Aye, that bit of the Fedaia is horrible. I wonder if they will make it through the Sottoguda? I know there was some terrible flooding that made a mess of the road, but not sure if it's been mended or whether Covid has delayed things a bit.kingstongraham said:
On that stage, the straight 3km at 12% on that side of Fedaia (before it gets steeper through the hairpins) is the most soul destroying piece of road I have ever ridden. Shame it's so early in the stage.phreak said:Nice to see the Giau towards the sharp end of the race as it's usually more towards the middle. Shame they're finishing in Cortina though rather than either on the Giau itself or either the Tre Croci or Tre Cime the other side of Cortina.
Regarding the route, obviously it was a bit later on (I think they went over the Sella and finished at val Gardena), but Pantani famously used the Fedaia to blow the race up in 98 so if someone is feeling bold...0 -
Yup.kingstongraham said:
They'll go up the main road, surely, not through the gorge. Was it the gorge that was in a state?phreak said:
Aye, that bit of the Fedaia is horrible. I wonder if they will make it through the Sottoguda? I know there was some terrible flooding that made a mess of the road, but not sure if it's been mended or whether Covid has delayed things a bit.kingstongraham said:
On that stage, the straight 3km at 12% on that side of Fedaia (before it gets steeper through the hairpins) is the most soul destroying piece of road I have ever ridden. Shame it's so early in the stage.phreak said:Nice to see the Giau towards the sharp end of the race as it's usually more towards the middle. Shame they're finishing in Cortina though rather than either on the Giau itself or either the Tre Croci or Tre Cime the other side of Cortina.
Regarding the route, obviously it was a bit later on (I think they went over the Sella and finished at val Gardena), but Pantani famously used the Fedaia to blow the race up in 98 so if someone is feeling bold...
Fedaia is by the new road (as expected) and not via Serrai di Sottoguda."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
I like the longish TT one the final day of the Giro, that could be really interesting0
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Go Ganna!robnewcastle said:I like the longish TT one the final day of the Giro, that could be really interesting
He's proved that he can climb. The potential to become the new Big Mig is there.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0
