Men's Road Cycling UCI Giro d'Italia 2017

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GPM San Pantaleo (4th category)

3250m (Elevation 215m)

 

Maximum incline: 12.00%

Medium incline: 5.60%

 

1.  Cesare Benedetti (9) BLUE JERSEY AFTER STAGE 1

2.  Daniel Teklehaimanot (3)

3.  Pavel Brutt (1)

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WHAT!  Unbeliveble win for Lukas Pöstlberger, whitout sprint  Try to find who say this  1st season win for his and pink jeresey  

Edited May 5, 2017 by Gianlu33

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To all main sprinters and their teams: 

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Giro d'Italia Stage 2: Olbia-Tortolí

 

This is a medium mountain stage, running almost entirely through inland Sardinia. The stage starts from Olbia (two stages in 1991) and first comes a rolling section across the district of Nuoro, with three long climbs: Bitti and Orune (non-categorised climb), Nuoro (a steeper, categorised climb) and Passo di Genna Silana (cat. climb). Past Genna Silana comes a long, fast-running descent (over 20 km, quite bumpy at points) on wide, well-surfaced roads. The final 10 km are flat with arrival in Tortolì (town stage for the first time).   After leaving the ss. 125 and entering the centre of Girasole, the route cuts across the industrial area of Tortolì, on wide roads alternating with series of roundabouts. The roadway narrows 2 km before the finish, crosses the railway track and turns right straight away, into the home straight (1,800 m long), on 7.5-m wide asphalt road.

Edited May 6, 2017 by Gianlu33

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This looks interesting  

 

 

 

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For the 1st time ever André Greipel is in pink  

Edited May 6, 2017 by Gianlu33

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Giro d'Italia Stage 1: Tortolì-Cagliari

The stage is basically flat, with just mild and gentle undulations throughout the route. The first 90 kilometres are raced on a fast-flow road, passing through a number of well-lit tunnels. After leaving the ss. 125, the route runs across Villasimius (intermediate sprint) and takes in a few short climbs along the coastal road. KOM points are for grabs at Capo Boi. Then comes a perfectly flat stretch of road, leading to the finish (for the fourth time in the history of Giro) in Cagliari. The final 10 kilometres are completely flat. The roads are wide and with a number of roundabouts, but no tricky curves. The home straight is 800 m long, on 8-m wide asphalt road (up to the last 350 m).

 

 

 

 

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Echelons 

 

Quick-Step destroying 95% of the peloton who weren't paying attention 

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Giro d'Italia Stage 4: Cefalù-Etna

The first summit finish awaits the peloton after a medium mountain stage. The route follows the mild undulations of the road for 55 km, and then tackles a long and steady climb up Portella Femmina Morta. A very long and manageable descent then leads to the feed zone and to the intermediate sprint in Bronte. The route hits the foot of Mount Etna and runs across a number of villages, heading towards the finish, all the way to Nicolosi, where the closing climb begins. The final part of the route runs through urban areas, on narrowed and often stone-paved roads. The final climb, on wide and tarmacked road, has an average gradient of approx. 6%, with no punchy bits. The road winds its way along wide hairpins for nearly 20 km. There is a mild counterslope with 500 m to go. The home stretch (200 m, 3% uphill grade) leads to the finish line, on 7-m wide asphalt road.

 

 

 

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Rohan Dennis has just retired