Giro to start in USA?

**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/9982...t-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 ...

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.

**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?"

**ny biker** · 11-07-2009, 05:08 PM

CVV is in favor of it.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vand...-washington-dc

**krisl6** · 11-09-2009, 01:40 AM

Originally Posted by ny biker

CVV is in favor of it.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vand...-washington-dc

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

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