Yowza. Wednesday's Stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia should be interesting !
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/20...allery-corones
" Stage 17 of the 2006 Giro d'Italia is expected to be one of the most important days in a final week that is tailored for the climbers. Finishing at over 2300m at the Plan de Corones ski station, the stage is the latest effort by Giro organisers to make everyone go "You're kidding right?" with an unpaved 7km finale that reaches gradients of 24 percent . "
Sweeeet!
One wonders what kind of gearing & tires they'll use ...
live reports on http://www.cyclingnews.com/ and http://www.velonews.com/
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05-23-2006, 07:11 AM #1
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Stage 17 of the Giro
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05-23-2006, 07:12 AM #2
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The kicker is it was only just paved....
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05-23-2006, 07:14 AM #3
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Well that should help some - assuming the pavement has set !
ah-ha: http://www.velonews.com/race/int/articles/9904.0.html
ooh, there's more. http://www.velonews.com/race/int/articles/9884.0.html
I guess I can't whine about that little uphill at the summit of Diablo anymore.
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05-23-2006, 07:27 AM #4
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Right. But before, it was mud. This is the stage I was talking about with respect to the use of triples.
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05-23-2006, 07:31 AM #5
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Oh really?
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05-23-2006, 07:33 AM #6
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They'll need them. I would need hiking boots.
I am watching stage 16 right now. It should be good. I love Sean Kelly's voice.Sarah
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