Giro d'Italia 2026 spoilers
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Dogtrousers
Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
2025?
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Adam4868
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It's been a long day 😁
wakemalcolm
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- Location
- Ratho
Looks like they're sticking to their knitting with that route rather than tempting the tour-ati away from July. Good on them too, last year's Giro was the best contest of the 3 GTs.
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Adam4868
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Vegni said 😂
“Of course, we hope that the teams and various champions will evaluate it positively. If I were Jonas Vingegaard, I wouldn’t miss the opportunity to come and race it, because if he won it, he would complete his collection of Grand Tours ahead of Pogacar, given that he has already won the Tour and the Vuelta.”
It also gives Vinny a good excuse, sorry, reason, for losing the Tour to Pog!
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Here's inrng's take: 2026 Giro d’Italia Route
https://inrng.com/2025/12/2026-giro...edium=rss&utm_campaign=2026-giro-italia-route
They reckon Vin will start.
I think it looks interesting, with some early stages having a climb each, a couple of 200+km stages, then it gets more and more difficult, but still 7 chances for sprinters to try chasing down the breakaways. As long as some contenders time their peaks differently, it could become an interesting tactical game to take the lead at the right moment to keep it to the end without fading. Or if they all hit top form at a similar point, it could become a very dull grind where an early leader expands a gap then clings on.
No Ta Doctor
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Careful now, don't get me started too early! It's a long way to Paris, you wouldn't want me to burn out of righteous fanboy anger before July, would you?
Careful now, don't get me started too early! It's a long way to Paris, you wouldn't want me to burn out of righteous fanboy anger before July, would you?
Easy tiger!
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
It always does. What meh are you seeing? It looks to me like a reasonable crescendo.
TakeTheHighRoad
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I heard there was a 246km mountain stage, which should at least make Rick Chasey happy
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Adam4868
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More about who's actually riding it.
It seems to be covering precious few of the amazing mountains the country has to offer. No Gavia, Mortirolo, Stelvio, Fedaia, Grappa, Tre Cime, Zoncolan. Even the Giau, which is probably the hardest climb in the race, is plonked in the middle of the stage, which I could get if they were going right at the bottom and finishing at Tre Cime, but they're not.
It's the Giro, so I'm sure it'll be good, but the route on paper just doesn't seem super exciting.
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Missing all the bits of Italy that I have been to.
Haven't checked to see how I feel about the whole route, though.
Haven't checked to see how I feel about the whole route, though.
