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Giro d'italia 2014 il Garibaldi    Il Garibaldi for The Route Overview :  Easier and more humane than in 2013, the 2014 tour of Italy remain by far the hardest route of the 3 Grand tours. This edition will start in Ireland, after 3 stages the race will be back to southern Italy and then head north to reach the Alps for the last stages.  Giro d'Italia 2014 - The route Overview Stage 1  A sheep with dyed pink wool grazes in a field near the village of Balintoy in Northern Ireland. It has been painted pink to welcome the arrival of the Giro d'Italia cycle race whose race leader wears a pink jersey  A team time trial of 21.7 km around Belfast, if there is some wind, the gap could be significant between the teams strong at TTT and the rest. Stage 2  Photoshop of IRA mural  A long stage of 219 km, it's almost flat except for 2 cat.4 climb, a chance to wear the blue jersey,the maglia azzurra, with 6 points to take. The second part of the race is along the coast, the wind could, again, be a decisive factor and with the time bonus (10 sec for a winner) a new maglia rosa is possible. This should be the first chance to shine for sprinters. Note : TV = Traguardo Volante mean intermediate sprint and not television. Stage 3  Dublin  The last stage in Ireland, again two cat.4, this time they are near the beginning, this will make the task easier for riders trying to form breakaway and more points for the mountain classification, it's should be another one for fast guys. stage 4  Bari  After a transfer from Dublin to southern Italy and after a rest day, this very short stage of a flat 112km should be an intense fight between the sprinters teams. Leader of the points classification at this time will have a good option at keeping it. Stage 5  Aerial view of Viggiano  The first mountain stage of this giro, nothing too crazy as maximum gradient aren't above 6%. There are 1 cat.3 and 2 cat.4 with 203 km long, enough to drop the sprinters, GC riders should made their first move. Stage 6  Montecassino before/After in 1944  Harder than it may look, the last hill to Montecassino despite being a cat.2 is around 5% but it's long 7km and more importantly come after 240+km. Stage 7  Duomo di San Feliciano, Piazza della Repubblica, Foligno, Italy  Foligno is the home town of Miss Italia 2014, Francesca Testasecca  A 211km medium mountain stage with a cat.3 near the start and a 4-5% cat.4 hill 40km from the finish. It won't be easy to control the race for the sprinters teams, a good opportunity for a breakaway to win. Stage 8  Panorama di Villagrande frazione di Montecopiolo.  It's getting serious, 2 cat.1 and a cat.2, Monte Carpegna (7.8km at 8.3%) and 18km at 6.3% for Montecopiolo but 6 km to the finish line it's in the double digits. The giro won't be won there but it can be loss. Stage 9  Casa del Sole – Sestola  Similar to the previous stage only a little easier, Passo del Lupo, the last climb, average 6%, there are 4km at 9% where action is likely. Stage 10  Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, well known among gourmet.  Coming after a rest day it's a transitional flat stage, sprinters should control the race as they won't have that many opportunity left but this could well be another chance for a breakaway but thnaks to rest day I doubt the peloton will still be tired from the previous two mountain stages. Stage 11  Savona, Liguria  A quick glance at the profile would make it look like a relatively easy stage, it's not, this is the longest stage of this giro with 249km, the last climb is a steep 8km at 8%. Stage 12  The village of Barolo  A somewhat hilly 41km time trial with a finish in Barolo, one of, if not the best, wining region of Italy. The big guys (TT specialists) should win this stage. Stage 13  Piemonte  A relatively short transitional stage, one of the last flat stages before reaching the Alps, it could decide the battle for the red jersey. Stage 14  Sacro Monte di Oropa  A very hard stage, likely to be extremely important for the blue jersey with two cat.1 climbs and a one cat.2 average gradient around 6%. Stage 15  Villaggio turistico, Montecampione  A flat 206km followed by a steep cat.1 climb to Montecampione, 18.6km at 7.8%, a finish around 10%, this could be spectacular and create some decisive gap for the GC. Ciclismo Le Grandi Salite del Ciclismo #20 Montecampione Giro 98 Plan di Montecampione Stage 16  Val Martello  Val Martello - Number 5  Passo Stelvio  This stage come after a the last rest day. One cat.1, one H.C.or Cimo coppi; the infamous Passo dello Stelvio then a cat.1 again to finish, all that packed in a short 139km, this will be intense and could be glorious. Last climb is 22.3km long at 6.4% Ciclismo Le Grandi Salite del Ciclismo #03 Stelvio Ciclismo Le Grandi Salite del Ciclismo #25 Gavia Stage 17  Serravalle of Vittorio Veneto  Vittorio Veneto is also a CGH Guided Missile Helicopter Cruiser  Sprinters, are you still there ? This one is for you. Stage 18    Mark the beginning of the hardest and last part of this giro with 3 mountain stages in row, the last climb 8% for 16km with double digits. Ciclismo Le Grandi Salite del Ciclismo #06 San Pellegrino In Alpe Ciclismo Le Grandi Salite del Ciclismo #27 San Pellegrino & Valles Ciclismo Le Grandi Salite del Ciclismo #26 Manghen Stage 19   26.8km mountain time trial with some steep gradient, in addition riders will be tired, expect gap to be huge. Ciclismo Le Grandi Salite del Ciclismo #42 Grappa Stage 20  Monte Zoncolan  This is the queen stage of this giro, Monte Zoncolan is one of the hardest climb in Europe, it's 10km at 12% with some 20% sections, hopefully it won't prove too much for the riders. Le grandi salite del ciclismo - #02 Zoncolan Giro d'Italia 2007 - Zoncolan Giro d'Italia 2010 - duello Basso-Evans sullo Zoncolan Giro d'Italia 2011 - Zoncolan Stage 21   The final procession to Trieste. The contenders Maglia Rosa (GC) Fight for Pink: Giro d'Italia 2014 protagonists #1   Nairo Quintana  Joaquim 'purito' Rodriguez  Cadel 'don't step on my dog' Evans.  Rigoberto 'mullet' uran  Michele 'ferrari' Scarponi  Daniel Martin  Domenico Pozzovivo  Ivan Basso  Damiano Cunego     Tough guys wear pink...    There are some PUA in the peloton but are there any bronies ? Maglia rossa (Points)   Marcel Kittel  Nacer Bouhanni  Elia Viviani  Ben Swift  Tyler Farrar History & Records    Most wins : Alfredo Binda, Fausto Coppi, Eddy Merckx 5 wins  Most stages win : Mario Cipollini 42  Most podium : Felice Gimondi 9 podiums Most points classification : Francesco Moser and Giuseppe Saronni 4 Most mountains classification : Gino Bartali 7  Il pirata  The first American to win the giro The tifoso     What's serious business in Italy ? Food & Drink Everybody is thinking about this :  Pizza napoletana there are plenty of other great foods :    ,  Antipasti,pasta,osso bucco and tiramisu and drinks :     Cars      Maserati,Lancia,Fiat,Lamborghini and of course Ferrari. Foot to ball    Fashion and design     Beautiful people and classy politician    Una bella ragazza, un bello ragazzo, uno stronzo Beautiful landscape and historical building      Tuscany, Tower of Pisa, Colosseum, University of ferrara University of ferrara is famous for Nicolas Copernicus but also Francesco Conconi, Michele Ferrari, luigi Cecchini and Carlos Santuccione. Are you ready for this Giro ? -Make sure to wear your best Cycling outfit :    -Store some good juice for the long stages     -Get all the important tools and goodies      Don't forget the Aero Bars for the TT stages. -Do it like the pro.  Get your own unique custom blood bag just like the pros !  Follow the same altitude condition as your favourite rider thanks to the Snowcap™, the easy, effective alternative to an altitude tent, only $299. -and bring some friends along.  Inrng Giro guide Gazzetta dello sport Everything about 2014 Giro Giro d'Italia 2014 - Official promo Giro d'Italia 2014 9th May – 1st June 2014 Mr.Nice fucked around with this message at 14:46 on May 6, 2014 |
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Great op. Some of those stages look amazing.
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May 4, 2014 15:18
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And you've outdone yourself.
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May 4, 2014 16:34
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You're too good to us Mr Nice.
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May 4, 2014 16:53
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Can we talk about Romandie here? I am disgusted by Froome. Literally shaking.
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May 4, 2014 18:09
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 Excellent OP, bravo! Your occasional reminder that we've got a league going over at http://fantasy.road.cc/, so get in on that if you're into fantasy and/or cycling. The Giro competition is open and the league ID is 77482.
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May 4, 2014 20:30
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vaginal culture posted:Can we talk about Romandie here? I am disgusted by Froome. Literally shaking. Because he won?
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May 4, 2014 23:34
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Because a few days ago he was too sick to ride LBL and now he's beating Tony Martin in TT's while looking like a holocaust victim and its really sad
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May 4, 2014 23:51
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Amazing intro for the Giro Mr. Nice! It was seriously windy here today. I don't know how a skinny climber guy could put out the kind of power to beat TT specialist Tony Martin. I don't think TM was on top form though so it could be an unfair comparison.
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May 4, 2014 23:55
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It sounds like there was a somewhat hard climb on the TT. Not ideal for the pure power guys like tony martin.
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May 5, 2014 00:26
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Great preview Mr Nice, thanks! Always excited for the Giro, the race seems like it is wide open this year.
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May 5, 2014 06:26
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3 rest days. Weak as piss. (Dont get caught out, this means it starts on a FRIDAY not a Saturday) Theres not enough long proper climby ITT's in GT's, so Im kind of pumped for stage 19. I cant see a winner who I wont like on some level, so thats nice considering the people we'll have in the TdF. Heart says Purito or Evans, Head says Quintana or Uran. Also want to see Viviani sprint like a retard some more and try putting people in the fences... Mostly because I missed out on Djamolidine Abdoujaparov because he was before my time. Anyway, HOORAY! Its GT time!
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May 5, 2014 07:07
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Oh man, hell of an OP. I'm pumped!
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May 5, 2014 07:15
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Thanks everybody, glad you like it, it was actually easier to make than the classics, finding info in early January about races held in March/April can be quite hard and time consuming. There is a good number of riders that should have deserved a spot in the OP for the G.C. and a Top10 but the OP was long enough already. You are welcome to talk about other race in this thread. About Froome and Romandie, It's not a surprise for the GC but beating Tony Martin in a TT is, maybe Tony M. forgot his sandpaper at home. Only 4 days to wait for the Giro !
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May 5, 2014 10:22
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Truly the most glorious OP so far Mr Nice. I can't loving wait for the Giro to start.
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May 5, 2014 12:25
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Thank you, here is the list of the important stages and the TV Schedule Cyclingnews : Giro d'Italia 2014: Five key stages Cyclingnews posted:Stage 8: Saturday, May 17: Foligno – Montecopiolo, 174 kilometres. Inner Ring : The unmissable stages Inner Ring posted:Stage 8 – Saturday 17 May: the first uphill finish and with it the first formal selection Gazzetta dello sport : Giro TV Schedule Gazzetta dello sport posted:Europe :
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May 5, 2014 16:02
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Regarding the ITT in Romandie, the breakdown of intermediate splits puts Froome's win in context. Froome rode the climb on the course in 5'19", the joint fastest ascent along with Simon Spilak. Tony Martin took 5'45" to do the same hill. Over the rest of the course (flat and downhill) Tony Martin was, as one would expect, the fastest at 19'06". Froome posted the third best time of 19'31" over that distance, behind Jesse Sergent. All in all Martin was 25 seconds faster than Froome over 15 flat/downhill kilometres and 26 seconds slower over 3 uphill kilometres.
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May 5, 2014 18:52
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Great OP, OP. Just a small nitpick, this: is not just the final kilometers of each stage, it's the whole Giro. Pretty neat how that scale makes some of the stages look even more like Murder Mountain. Anyway, I'm pumped as hell and hope that Quintana wins. Can't wait for Friday.
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May 5, 2014 19:05
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I have made the change in the OP, thank for pointing it out. Inner ring has made a great analysis on training in Tenerife. Froome, Contador and Nibali will be on Mount Teide this month.
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May 6, 2014 14:53
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Wow, fantastic OP. As always, I'm rooting for Cadel, it'll be interesting to see how much he has left in the tank.
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May 7, 2014 13:42
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In depth look at the contenders and pretenders: http://inrng.com/2014/05/who-will-win-the-giro-2014/ I want Purito to win tbh, he's been so close so many times. Quintana is just a baby, he'll bag plenty of GT wins.
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May 8, 2014 02:59
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I'll be barracking for Evans but I also kind of hope Uran does well considering the work he put in for Wiggins last year only for his leader to pull out. Quintana too I guess, but he's going to get plenty of chances in the future. Also my new shift at work is pretty shithouse for late nights watching cycling so I'll be confined to watching on the weekends.
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May 8, 2014 06:42
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This year's edition is a celebration of Marco Pantani, so while you're jonesing for the start that's a day and a half a way, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg3ua-qw5E8 Here's the famously steep Zoncolan, where the final GC will be decided this year (probably): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpg_lJmyukY <-- winner of this stage is riding in service of Quintana Russian Bear fucked around with this message at 07:59 on May 8, 2014 |
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May 8, 2014 07:09
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Iglinskiy an Lutsenko can't compete in the Giro for Astana because of visum problems. Vinokourov claims the British embassy in Paris hosed up.
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May 8, 2014 08:20
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Inner ring : The Giro’s Sprinters The odds for this giro Maglia Rosa  Maglia Rossa  Unibet : Maglia Rosa,Maglia Rossa,Maglia azzura (Mountain),Maglia bianco Young,Odds for a Top 10 Tomorrow stage will start later than usual, 6:30pm to 9:00pm CET http://www.cyclingfans.com/giro-d-italia/live http://www.steephill.tv/giro-d-italia/ http://www.procyclinglive.com/livestream/ http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2014/en/?lang=en
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May 8, 2014 12:15
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A mix of old school pictures. Some of them aren't that old but boy do they look dated with the advances in helmet design. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/photos/retro-gallery-30-years-of-giro-ditalia-team-time-trials/303818
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May 9, 2014 13:22
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May 9, 2014 16:39
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RIP Garmin
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May 9, 2014 19:29
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Way to ride over the manhole cover in the rain, guys. I was hoping Martin or Hesjedal could do something.
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May 9, 2014 19:43
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for once it wasn't Farrar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN_LiTZhjHI Edit : Good day for Evans and Uran, Quintana is at 50 sec and Rodriguez 88 sec 
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May 9, 2014 19:44
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May 9, 2014 20:09
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God dammit Dan Martin. Stay on your bike please.
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May 9, 2014 20:39
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Ffffffffffuuuuuuuuu. Oh well, I expect to see some good stage hunting.
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May 9, 2014 20:43
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 dema posted:Ffffffffffuuuuuuuuu. Oh well, I expect to see some good stage hunting. Hardly. Dan Martin is the only one on that team capable of winning a stage. Unless Narvardarkduausa Ramanusas or whatever is there.
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May 10, 2014 06:02
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Mr.Nice posted:for once it wasn't Farrar. Is it odd they only had half the road?
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May 10, 2014 13:00
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It was back and forth on some part of the road, they were passing other teams going in the opposite direction. They could have avoided any manhole cover (look like cause of crash) easily if they were allowed to ride in the middle Today, Tjallingii, Fedi, Monfort, Romero have a 5’35” gap with 128.8km to go In other cycling news : Doubts building around Alonso project Edit : Stage 2 Final Km 
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May 10, 2014 13:49
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Unsurprising that Kittel won that. Very surprising that nobody hit the deck.
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May 10, 2014 17:20
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Gibbo posted:Hardly. Dan Martin is the only one on that team capable of winning a stage. Unless Narvardarkduausa Ramanusas or whatever is there. Correct. I didn't watch the stage and thought Dan was still in the game. Major bummer. Anyone doing any of the California stages? I'll be out on Diablo on Tuesday.
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May 11, 2014 03:29
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I just have a hunch that Wiggins is going to do really well at the ToC.
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Is he riding for Joe D? There wasn't a crash yesterday, but today's finish is hairy, someone's gonna hit the deck.
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