Rate the men's race: Zero d'Italia or dieci for the Dolomites

[mididoctors]

I'm a 7 .... I agree with most of the posts on the race but that would give it a 6 I think . There was more good stages than bad . GC fight simply didn't occur .

There was something life affirming about this edition . Felt like a story .

I can't put my finger on it . It started in a cloud of vague gloomy despair. Mainly from.global events I think . And evolved into something of character that was shared . You saw the riders grow as people .


Weird I know 7 out of 10

 

[itboffin]

A bit to far back for me 😉

 

[mididoctors]

Good call but yes, this has to have been the most sprint stages in any GT ever, snooze fest 💤

You haven't seen many vueltas from the 1990s then or 2004 giro

 

[mididoctors]

A bit to far back for me 😉

You have no idea. How many GT have you seen?

 

[Dogtrousers]

I'm pretty sure I've seen more boring GTs ... but I've forgotten them

 

[mididoctors]

I'm pretty sure I've seen more boring GTs ... but I've forgotten them

Lol. 2004 giro petacchi won 9 sprint stages . Serge Gonchar came 2nd on GC ( hint he was a 3000,kg tester. A gorilla 🦍 on a bike 60t chain ring )

 

[itboffin]

Maybe that’s it we forget the boring ones. Hopefully this years TDF will be another banger, I’m going to be camped out on ADH for the two stages, can’t wait.

 

[Pross]

Below par 4 for me. There was very little jeopardy anywhere. If one of the big 2 turns up without the other the GC will be a no contest but it felt like every uphill finish was Jonas, sprints were Magnier and punchy stuff Narvaez. The best action was often early in a stage, other than that the main battle was for the minor podium places.

I may have been a bit harsh as there were a couple of decent stages and Eulalio fighting to stay in pink then to stay in white was a highlight. I found I had it on most days but rarely got invested in it.