The big Alpine stage of the Giro. Coming after a relatively subdued stage on Sunday and a rest day we’ll see who has the freshest legs to make the moves today.
Giro Rest Day Review
The Giro has a rest day in Salò, on the shores of Lake Garda, and a town arguably famous for its infamous moment, but that wasn’t the fault of the locals.
Who’ll have a spring in their step today? The area’s hoteliers will rejoice, room occupancy must be high given there have been so few abandons in this Giro. Less so the organisers RCS and TV rights holders given among the few who have left the race are many of the stars, from sprinters to overall contenders. So far the “fight for pink” hasn’t come alive, the race lead has only moved from Mathieu van der Poel to Juan-Pedro Lopez and now to Richard Caparaz. If it can change shoulders more often this week things will get fascinating.
Giro d’Italia Stage 15 Preview
The Giro goes into the Alps but today’s stage isn’t a summit finish, more a ride to the end of the valley.
Giro d’Italia Stage 14 Preview
Another Saturday, another circuit race and today’s stage is a tough one with steep climbs and twisting descents. It’s not the hardest stage of the Giro but it could be the most difficult, one handling error or a mechanical can spell ruin for the GC contenders.
Giro d’Italia Stage 13 Preview
A sprint stage or not? The Colle di Nava is a tough climb for the sprinters but there’s 100km to get back on.
Giro d’Italia Stage 12 Preview
Last year the breakaways were going away and staying away but this year it’s been harder for a move to stick. This might change today.
Giro d’Italia Stage 11 Preview
A big day for the sprinters with an arrival in Reggio… and perhaps a departure from the race for some of them ahead of the all the Alpine stages to come.
UCI World Tour Promotion and Relegation Weekly
There’s significangt news on both the promotion and relegation fronts this week. We have a promotion story to chew on today as Alpecin-Fenix have finally confirmed they want to be promoted to the World Tour for 2023-2025. Meanwhile on the relegation side Israel-PremierTech continue their slump, falling to 20th place.
Giro d’Italia Stage 10 Preview
A tricky second half of the stage and the chance for a rematch between Mathieu van der Poel and Biniam Girmay, but if they watch each other too much someone else will win the day.