Without the champion of the last edition, the Slovenian Primoz Roglicand with the stellar presence of also Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, filming begins tomorrow outside Turin on the 107th edition of Italy is spinning. The first of the three great cycling tours in the calendar, the most unpredictable, the most chaotic and for many the most beautiful, for the beauty of its landscapes, for the design of its stages, for the passion with which each one lives. of the days in Italy of the race, it is not in vain that the ‘amore’ that goes into this test is eternal and the fantastic gold-plated trophy awarded to the final winner is the Senza Fine Trophy.
This year more than ever the last winner of Pink Corsa will honor the race, after a total route of 3,400 kilometers (89 less than last year), with 7,000 meters less elevation gain than in 2023, with two individual time trial stages with a total of 68.2 kilometers (spread over the 7th day and the 14th for both. different runner profiles If the second is flat, the first has about seven last kilometers with ramps of more than 11% there are six altitude endings (.Oropa, Prati di Tivo, Cusano Mutri, Livigno, Monte Pana and Passo Brocon) and legendary climbs like Stelviothe leading Coppi of this edition, or the Mount Grappaand with the recovery of the ‘sterrato’ applauded by fans and feared by cyclists, the dirt track sections, with 12 kilometers in the sixth stage, will test the stability of the race.
An edition of the Giro that begins seriously, without half-steps, with the contest of the maglia azzurra (mountain) already on the first day with three climbs or the first high finish on the second day. The route also draws its scenarios for stage hunters and for sprinters, with five stages of maximum difficulty, categorized in Pink Corsa with five stars. They are 8th (3,850 meters difference between Spoleto and Prati di Tivo and the climbs to Forca Capistrello (16.3 km long, Croce Abbio and the final increase of Prati di Tivo (14 km at 7%); the 15th (the longest of the Giro, with 222 kilometers, 5,400 meters of elevation gain, and the climbs to Mortirolo (12.2 km at 10.8%) and the outcome at Livigno (8.1 km at 6.6%, with ramps of up to 18%), at an altitude of 2,385 meters); the 17th (only 159 kilometers, with five ports in Dolomites) and the 20th, with a double climb to Mount Grappa (18.2 km at 8.1%), before the last party at Rome.
A playing field where Tadej Pogacar (25 years old) started as a great favorite. The double winner of Tour de France He made his Giro debut in a year in which he was also seeking Tour glory. He has not won a three-week race since 2021 and his worst opponent may be the superiority he has shown in all the races in which he has competed so far this season and in which he has shown himself. Without the Roglic, Van Aert, Evenepoel, Vingegaard or Van der Poel, ‘Pogi’ is on all eyes, with permission from the Welshman Geraint Thomas, 2nd last year; Australian Ben O’Connor; the Italian Damiano Caruso, 4th in 2023; the Belgian Cian Uijdebroeks, the French Romain Bardet, the British Hugh Carhy or the Dutch Thymen Arensman.
Source: La Verdad
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