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ny biker
11-05-2009, 02:02 PM
Word is Mayor Fenty wants the Giro d'Italia to start in Washington DC. Am I the only person who thinks this is a crazy idea?

http://www.velonews.com/article/99821/an-american-start-for-the-giro

Not that it wouldn't be fun to watch, but a trans-atlantic transfer would be awfully hard on the riders. And they'd have to have an early day off in order to get the race back to Italy.
Trek420
11-05-2009, 02:14 PM
Crazy. Deadly. The long flights would be awful. I can't imagine racers taking a "rest" day seated on a trans-Atlantic flight ... :eek:

Let's have our own Giro here; Tour de California, Giro de the Rockies, Vuelta de Texas Hill Country .... let's boost American Cycling and hey, how about featuring the women's teams while we're at it. :D
Bike Chick
11-05-2009, 04:09 PM
Don't forget the Tour of Missouri;)
ny biker
11-05-2009, 07:17 PM
And Georgia...
krisl6
11-07-2009, 02:11 AM
I think it'd be cool to have a big race like that start in the States but in reality it's a terrible idea. It would be a logistical nightmare. If the US wants a big cycling a event then we need to organize one ourselves or make the existing events (Tour of California, Georgia, Missouri, etc) more prestigious.
Trek420
11-07-2009, 08:14 AM
+1. Then maybe someday a mayor in Europe will ask "what if we could have the women's division of the Tour de Georgia start in Nice, France?" :cool:
ny biker
11-07-2009, 05:08 PM
CVV is in favor of it.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vande-velde-supports-giro-ditalia-visit-to-washington-dc
krisl6
11-09-2009, 01:40 AM
CVV is in favor of it.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vande-velde-supports-giro-ditalia-visit-to-washington-dc

I read that too. Was pretty surprised by his response. He's up for anything isn't he?