Giro d'Italia 2013

['Dale]

Vincenzo from another planet in this Giro....

Wow!!

[T-Bob]

Wow!!

 

What he said... 'wow'. That is a great performance in a great Giro.

 

Chapeau fella.

[Christie]

Vincenzo from another planet in this Giro....

Wow!!

As in "extraterrestrial"? It seems to go hand in hand with the Astana kit.....

 

[Cav']

I hope nibs isn't friends with pope Dope.

[Cav']

Giro prize monies 2013..

• C – CLASSIFICATION BY POINTS - Maglia Rossa «ITALO»
  
  
  • 1st classified € 10,000
    
    
  • 2nd classified € 8,000
    
    
  • 3rd classified € 6,000
    
    
  • 4th classified € 4,000
    
    
  • 5th classified € 3,000
    
    
  [*]
  D – Gran Premio della Montagna Maglia Azzurra «BANCA MEDIOLANUM»
  • 1st classified € 5,000
    
    
  • 2nd classified € 4,000
    
    
  • 3rd classified € 3,000
    
    
  • 4th classified € 2,000
    
    
  • 5th classified € 1,000
    
    
  [*]
  E – Best Young – “Maglia Bianca” «F.lli ORSERO»
  • 1st classified € 10,000
    
    
  • 2nd classified € 8,000
    
    
  • 3rd classified € 6,000
    
    
  • 4th classified € 4,000
    
    
  • 5th classified € 2,000
    
    
  [*]
  F – INTERMEDIATE SPRINTS “AUTOSTRADE PER L’ITALIA”
  • 1st classified € 8,000
    
    
  • 2nd classified € 6,000
    
    
  • 3rd classified € 4,000
    
    
  • 4th classified € 2,000
    
    
  • 5th classified € 1,000
    
    
  [*]
  G - “AZZURRI D’ITALIA” PRIZE
  • 1st classified € 5,000
    
    
  [*]
  H – “PINARELLO BREAK AWAY” PRIZE
  • 1st classified € 5,000
    
    
  [*]
  I – “FIGHTING SPIRIT” PRIZE
  • 1st classified € 4,000
    
    
  [*]
  A – Team classification by the time “Winning Team” «RIO MARE»
  • 1st team € 5,000
    
    
  • 2nd team € 4,000
    
    
  • 3rd team € 3,000
    
    
  • 4th team € 2,000
    
    
  • 5th team € 1,000
    
    
  [*]
  B – Team Classification by points “Super Team” «SELLE ITALIA»
  • 1st team € 5,000
    
    
  • 2nd team € 4,000
    
    
  • 3rd team € 3,000
    
    
  • 4th team € 2,000
    
    
  • 5th team € 1,000
    
    

[Christie]

Are those ammounts for real? Looks like peanuts comoared to other sports like golf, soccer etc, and it will be shared in the tean.

[Cav']

Are those ammounts for real? Looks like peanuts comoared to other sports like golf, soccer etc, and it will be shared in the tean.

http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2013/download/Regolamento_Ing.pdf

explained here in detail - from page 8

[T-Bob]

Gavia and Stelvio out of stage 19.

 

Nuts.

 

http://m.cyclingnews.com/news/gavia-and-stelvio-cut-from-stage-19-of-the-giro-ditalia

['Dale]

Gavia and Stelvio out of stage 19.

 

Nuts.

 

http://m.cyclingnews.com/news/gavia-and-stelvio-cut-from-stage-19-of-the-giro-ditalia

 

Nooooooooo!!!!!! (Echoes through valley)

['Dale]

Giro d’Italia organisers have made plans to start the race’s 19th stage on an alternative route as wintry weather conditions continue to play havoc with the course.

 

['Dale]

However as road workers battled to clear snow and ice from both mountain passes amid fears the peloton could be forced to ride in temperatures as low as -14 degrees Celsius, an alternative course was announced.

 

It will still start in Ponte di Legno but now take the peloton over the Tonale mountain pass (1,883m) with the second climb being the Passo Castrin (1,706m). The 22.4 km climb to Val Martello, which featured on the original stage profile, is the third and last climb on the stage and will host the stage finish.

 

At 160 km long, the stage is 21 km longer than the original. However the two new mountain passes, on paper, appear easier than either the Gavia or the Stelvio.

['Dale]

The race for 2nd and 3rd is on.

 

Go, Nibs!

['Dale]

The zero isotherm, the altitude at which the air temperature is 0°C (32°F) will be below 2,000m. In fact the thermometer will be hanging around the freezing point at the start.

 

Brrrrrrr

[tombeej]

Nooooooooo!!!!!! (Echoes through valley)

 

I echo that

[tombeej]

In memorium of my favourite of them all - the Stelvio...

 

"At 2757 metres (9045) feet, the Stelvio is the 5th highest paved road in Europe and 2nd highest paved mountain pass. In Italian, its full name is Passo dello Stelvio. Its German name is Stilfser Joch (it’s eastern side descends into the Italian but very germanic region of South Tyrol).

 

The pass is perched high in the Southern Limestone Alps, almost touching the Swiss border. It is surrounded by high mountains, including the towering Ortler (fondly called König Ortler) at 3905 metres."

[tombeej]

One of my favourite images of the pass - looking down at the mid section of the pass, and up to the start of the 40 switchbacks which lead finally to the top....