Men's Road Cycling UCI Giro d'Italia 2019

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General Classification
After stage 6

 

 

1st - Valerio CONTI  25:22'00"
2nd - Giovanni CARBONI  +1'41"

3rd - Nans PETERS  +2'09"

4th - José Joaquín ROJAS  +2'12"

5th - Valentin MADOUAS  +2'19"

6th - Amaro ANTUNES  +2'45"

7th - Fausto MASNADA  +3'14"

8th - Pieter SERRY  +3'25"

9th - Andrey AMADOR  +3'27"

10th - Sam OOMEN  +4'57"

Edited May 16, 2019 by Gianlu33

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Youth Classification
After stage 6

   

1st - Giovanni CARBONI  25:23'41"

2nd - Nans PETERS  +28"

3rd - Valentin MADOUAS  +38"

4th - Sam OOMEN  +3'16"

5th - Nicola CONCI  +4'08"

6th - Miguel Ángel LÓPEZ  +4'27"

7th - Hugh CARTHY  +4'59"

8th - Pavel SIVAKOV  +5'07"

9th - Tao GEOGHEGAN HART  +6'02"

10th - Ben O'CONNOR  +6'42"

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Mountains Classification
After stage 6

  

1st - Giulio CICCONE  24

2nd - Fausto MASNADA  18

3rd - Valerio Conti  8

4th - Giovanni CARBONI  6

5th - François BIDARD  6

6th - Marco FRAPPORTI  4

7th - Primož ROGLIČ  4

8th - Rubén PLAZA  4

9th - Louis VERVAEKE  3

10th - Łukasz OWSIAN  3

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Points Classification
After stage 6

1st - Pascal ACKERMANN  121

2nd - Fernando GAVIRIA  93

3rd - Arnaud DÉMARE  86

4th - Caleb EWAN  66

5th - Richard CARAPAZ  50

6th - Matteo MOSCHETTI  32

7th - Valerio CONTI  29

8th - Primož ROGLIČ  27

9th - Fausto MASNADA  25

10th - Diego ULISSI  2

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Stage 7
Vasto > L'Aquila



  The stage has a hilly profile. The route starts beside the sea, all the way to Ortona, and then follows the constant undulations of the hinterland (taking in climbs up Ripa Teatina and Chieti). Svolte di Popoli, before the plateau leading to L’Aquila, is the only categorised climb. After the GPM, straight roads with a mild incline will lead all the way to L’Aquila, crossing the areas affected by the April 2009 earthquake.
Final kilometres

Wiith 9 km to go, the route leaves the ss. 17 and tackles the Via della Polveriera climb, with gradients around 5-6%, topping out at 9%. The route heads down towards the castle, twisting and winding its way through the city until the final descent (partly within the centre), which ends with a sharp right-hand turn 2 km from the finish. With 1,500 m to go, the road goes up again. The final kilometre has a gradient of around 7%, peaking at 11% a few hundred metres before the home straight (450 m, 7% uphill gradient). The finish line sits on a 7 m wide asphalt road.

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Discover the Departure

Vasto

  

Vasto is one of the most fascinating town of Abruzzo, on the Adriatic Sea with its characteristic gulf and protected by the Apennine peaks, beautiful in its uniqueness. Full of history, art, culture and lined with splendid beaches, the city of Vasto offers visitors, in addition to rest and relaxation at the sea, many cultural initiatives.

 

Gastronomy

Vasto is also famous for its delicious cuisine of land and especially the seafood: typical dishes such as the Brodetto can be tasted in the numerous restaurants along the seafront and in the historical center.

Places of Interest

The coast of Vasto stretches for over 17 Km, with beaches of different types: from the fine and golden sand of Vasto Marina and Punta Penna, to that of pebbles and rocks of Mottagrossa and San Nicola. In the nature reserve of Punta Aderci, instead, which covers about 285 hectares, there are many varieties of plants and flowers. An experience not to be missed is to walk along the path that leads to the characteristic promontory from where you can see all the open and crystalline sea. The historical center of Vasto is rich of monuments and historical buildings like the imposing Palazzo D’Avalos, home of the Civic Museum, the Archaeological Museum, the Costume Museum and the exhibition dedicated to the Palizzi brothers, the elegant Neapolitan gardens; the Roman Baths, FAI good and dating back to the 2nd century AD .; the Caldoresco Castle, a 1427 fortress that stands on Piazza Garibaldi; the statue of the poet Gabriele Rossetti who stands in the center of the homonymous square. From Via Adriatica and the Amblingh Lodge, it is possible to admire the beautiful panorama and the golden gulf. The longest cycling road is coming to be inaugurated soon and it is going to be 150 Km long the Adriatic coast.

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Discover the Arrival

L'Aquila

   

L’Aquila, capital city of Abruzzo, is the ninth largest municipality in Italy, with 467 km² of surface area for 70 thousand inhabitants. The city, located within the Aterno river valley, at 721 meters above sea level, is surrounded by the Sirente – Velino (Regional Park) and Gran Sasso d’Italia (National Park) chains. Founded in 1254 by the surrounding castles, it is divided into four quarters: S. Maria, S. Pietro, S. Giorgio and San Giovanni. Despite the earthquakes of 1461, 1703 and 2009, L’Aquila boasts a centuries-old historical heritage, with medieval elements in the City Walls, Renaissance with regard to the palaces and some churches, baroque and neoclassical.

 

Gastronomy

Typical first courses are “maccheroni alla chitarra”, usually served with castrato sauce, and “timballo all’aquilana”, prepared with pork and veal with hard-boiled eggs and scamorza. Chickpea soups with chestnuts and beans with pork rind are also widely used. Characteristic is the taste of the lamb and that of the arrosticini. The pork is used to prepare cured meats, including salami and liver sausages. From sheep’s milk, cheese, ricotta and scamorze are made. Excellent bread, both white and integral. Torrone of soft chocolate is the typical sweet. Saffron is the spice grown on site and Gentian is the typical liqueur.

The four regional names wines, also present in the province of L’Aquila are: Abruzzo D.O.C., Montepulciano d’Abruzzo D.O.C., Trebbiano d’Abruzzo D.O.C. and Cerasuolo D.O.C. The wines of Abruzzo D.O.C. they are produced starting from Trebbiano Abruzzese, Trebbiano Toscano, Montepulciano, long white Malvasia, white Moscato, Passerina, Pecorino, Italic Riesling, Sauvignon, aromatic Traminer, Chardonnay, Cococciola, Montonico, Pinot Nero.

Places of Interest

The city is known for the characters of Bernardino da Siena and Pietro da Morrone (Pope Celestino V), buried respectively in the Basilica of San Bernardino and in the Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio, also known as the Basilica of the Porta Santa during the Celestinian Perdonanza. The latter is considered the masterpiece of the Abruzzi gothic, as well as the symbol of the city. Among the other monuments to visit the Fountain of the 99 cinnamon, the city walls with the access doors, the eighteenth-century palaces of the Corso Vittorio Emanuele, the Piazza Duomo and, finally, the Spanish Fort symbol of the Spanish sixteenth century domination. Among the works created after the 2009 earthquake stand out the Auditiorum del Castello, designed by the architect Renzo Piano and the Amphisculpture of Beverly Pepper, a land art work created at the Parco del Sole by the American artist.

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2. Davide Cimolai (6) -21

3. Caleb Ewan (15) - 36

4. Matteo Moschetti (104) - 140

5. Elia Viviani (19) - 159

6. Diego Ulissi (30) - 189

7. Davide Formolo

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6. Enrico Battaglin (84) - 112

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