A day for a breakaway before the uphill finish in L’Aquila.
Giro d’Italia
Giro Stage 6 Preview
Sprint or breakaway? A long stage and the hilly finish could open up the stage while the grim weather continues.
Giro Stage 3 Preview
One for the sprinters, the race heads south for a seaside finish with some very exposed roads and crosswinds are forecast. With grey weather and cool temperatures today’s finish beside the Lido di Giannella might feel more like De Panne.
Giro Stage 2 Preview
A likely sprint stage – but maybe not – and a chance to see the sprinters establish their pecking order.
Magni’s Revolution
Look at the picture above from 1956 Giro d’Italia and what do you see? Fiorenzo Magni climbing with something strange going on between his mouth and the bike. You see the crowds and we can even identify the place as the climb to the San Luca in Bologna thanks to the arches of the portico, today’s finish of the Giro d’Italia stage. But this blog post is about another detail, that of the Nivea brand featured on Magni’s clothing and the following car because Magni and Nivea gave us the business model for cycling today.
Giro Stage 1 Preview
Buongiorno a tutti, welcome the daily Giro coverage. Don’t call it a prologue, the race opens with an 8km time trial that should be both special to watch and will tell us plenty about the form of the overall contenders.
The Giro d’Italia Contenders
Tom Dumoulin, Primož Roglič or Simon Yates? Start making the case for each rider and it can get convincing but there are questions to be answered in the coming weeks too. Dumoulin’s been quiet this season, Roglič is red hot but hasn’t shown he can cope with the pressure and Simon Yates, well he could lose time to them in the three TT stages? Then there’s Miguel Angel Lopez looking to continue Astana’s run this season, Vincenzo Nibali can spring a surprise, Mikel Landa and Richard Carapaz make a lively tandem and Team Ineos bring several strong riders suddenly given new opportunities. Best of all it’s all uncertain, your guess is as good as the next which makes for mouthwatering anticipation.
Giro d’Italia Guide
Here’s a simple and accessible Giro d’Italia guide. There’s a concise preview of every stage below as well as explainers on the rules for the mountains and points competitions; TV guide and more.