A mountain stage into the Apeninnes, this is a hard course with hardening weather conditions.
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Giro Stage 8 Preview
A stage along the Italian coast in two halves, the first is gelato-sweet, the second much saltier.
Giro Stage 7 Preview
A short stage, no climbs and an obvious sprint finish. Normally yes but watch out for the wind today, the roads are exposed and this could have the air of a semi-classic.
Giro Stage 6 Preview
A good day for visuals, today’s stage takes in scenery used in many films, from spaghetti westerns to Mel Gibson’s Passion of Christ. As for the bike race, tune in for the tough finish today.
Team Ineos’s Budget
The rare chance to look at the budget of a World Tour team and once again a record budget from the British team. Only don’t get too excited, the takeover by Ineos seems to have brought a change as only a thin set of accounts has been filed with just the headline numbers so this is a quick blog post.
Giro Stage 5 Preview
A hard day’s racing in Calabria, 225km with a tiring climb at the end, today’s is a mountain stage.
Giro Stage 3 Preview
A big summit finish on Monte Etna. This isn’t the hardest climb of the Giro but it’s plenty for the first Monday of the race.
Giro Stage 2 Preview
A route to put the tourism in a grand tour as the race passes the scenic parts of Sicily with a finish on the valley of temples in Agrigento.
Giro Stage 1 Preview
The Giro starts with a 15km time trial and an unusual course with cobbles, a cathedral and a 100km/h descent with a pesky crosswind.