The route of the 16th stage in the Giro d'Italia is sure to detonate the fireworks and slaughter the weak. Three huge mountains and a steep descent for a finale. At 222 kilometres, the route leads from Rovetta to Bormio and takes in the Mortirolo and a DOUBLE ascent of the Stelvio.
The beginning of the route is misleading as the first kilometres are downhill before slowly but surely the stage start to show its real face. Not only the riders are climbing, the gradients do too until in Edolo, at 690 metres, the Mortirolo kicks in. A famous mountain, yet this is only the second time the ‘Queen climb of Europe’ is tackled from this side. The ascent amounts 12.6 kilometres with an average gradient of 7.6%. The last 2.6 kilometres before the top are averaging 9.6% and are marked by a steepest stretch of 16%.
Following a first passage in Bormio the climb up the Stelvio begins. At an elevation of 2,758 metres the iconic pass is the highest peak in the 2017 Giro d’Italia. The first rider earns the Cima Coppi, which was won by the late Michele Scarponi in last year’s Giro.
The Stelvio is a 21.7 kilometres climb at 7.1%. Following a calm opening the riders leave the forest to enter a majestic mountain landscape where rocks set the scene. Hairpins join in the mix on steep roads with maximum grades up to 12%. In a 48 hairpin packed drop the riders lose 1,841 vertical metres and at the bottom they cross the border to Switzerland. On ‘strange’ slopes the 100th Giro climbs back into Italy on the Umbrail Pass.
The Umbrail Pass is a first for the Giro d’Italia. It’s a 13.4 kilometres climb at 8.4% in a scenery that’s similar to the Stelvio’s: rugged mountains. After cresting the highest point and passing the Swizz-Italian border the road continues on the road that they previously travelled from Bormio up. Only this time they race in opposite direction, so downhill in the direction of the finish line in Bormio.
>tfw revalidation after heart surgery so can watch every single sport event while still getting money
Also 16% is nuts, does someone have a picture or something?
Bentley Walker
This is the road.
Nicholas Richardson
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Thomas Wood
currently at the umbrailpass waiting for the riders >only 5 more hours
Charles Allen
Fuck yeah mountains
Levi Sullivan
This is torture
Ryan Diaz
What sign have you brought with you?
Cooper Peterson
just do it wide, easy
Michael James
at what time will eurosport begin transmitting?
Christian Cooper
11:30 PT time, I believe
Joseph Taylor
>heart surgery What procedure, user?
Nathan Torres
You better draw a big penis on the road.
Thomas Cook
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. Got extremely lucky doctors caught it by chance.
Isaac Williams
One Big Bong away. How old are you? Or do you have Marfan?
Jaxon Gonzalez
how many bongs?
Camden Mitchell
COMFY O M F Y
Camden Gonzalez
16% is a lot but not really nuts.
Tirreno Adriatico has some really meme climbs.
Joshua Sanders
GET HYPE
Benjamin Garcia
24 and they tested for marfan but don't have it. More DNA tests are being done to figure out how I got it, might be a new mutation. 45 bings till broadcast here
Logan Johnson
Stream?
Tyler Morgan
quintero to snatch the lead?
Benjamin Hall
>tfw you hear they climb the easy side of Mortirolo >get pissed and check out the profile >it's fucking brutal anyway
Jackson Jackson
Pretty hyped
Xavier Gonzalez
It's rather rare then, besides the connective-tissue diseases (such as Marfan) which are usually discovered way earlier the other option is congenital defects. These are often thoracic (in chest). Other option is genetic defects which cause a weakening in the walls of arteries but those are not likely to cause an aneurysm at that age.
He will have to try for a big lead with the Time Trial on day 21. Last years short Tour TT he was a minute behind Big Tom and as we saw on the earlier TT, his form in TT's hasn't gotten better.
James Perry
really hope Dumoulin doesnt lose more than one minute today just need him to climb at his own pace and not to react on every single attack from quintana or nibbels
Hunter Turner
can someone quickly run me down on Contador? can't find him in the top 10. is he not running?
Noah Walker
Big 25 man group away. 2 from Movistar, 2 from Sunweb.
Alexander Watson
He's focusing all his attention on the Tour, where he will fail again.
Joshua Hall
CANNONDALE ARE IN THE BREAK!!
They've done it!!!!!
Hunter Garcia
>movistar getting early assistance ahead. the madman will attack in the second climb.
Kevin James
greentext pinot with meme arrow on the road
Cooper Campbell
Hope Quintana wins 5 minutes today, I'm sick of time trial babies winning big tours
Jose James
That inside line is close to 100% desu.
Hudson Richardson
This side of the Stelvio is not THAT hard. Obviously depending on how they race it.
Jason Mitchell
It's the Motirolo before it that makes it hard.
Good luck Tom!
Caleb Brown
true, I've climbed a 9km/9% mountain before in a mountain bike
/Stelviohype/ here Gonna skip Sup Forums to watch it in the comfiest way on the couch
Charles Long
>it's a lets invite a woman to show they can comment sports too
Easton Morgan
good boy, omar
Colton Perez
1 down 2 to go
Isaac Perez
>team leader killed before the race >second best rider injured before even starting (Aru) >best placed rider breaks elbow 5 km before the end of the last stage (Kangert)
J U S T
Lincoln Brooks
Very nice moment that.
Ciao Michele
Christopher Evans
>roids where a mistake they said
Bring me back roided broken collarbone snow mountain stages men.
Julian Hughes
This is what separates cycling from other sports, lads.
It's not only a great climb but the views are also stunning.
Xavier Wood
Half day. Just got home. Wew lads
Samuel Nelson
that looks fucking ebin
Lincoln Sanchez
It is, and you have to descent it before you can climb it because it's the only road going there.
There are a ton of great climbs in Majorca, and a lot of them have practically no traffic at all.
Juan Torres
>tfw no Initial D Italian Stage
Cameron King
actually currently working as a Sup Forums commenter. you guys should try it, the pay is decent and I get to go in comfy threads for my entire working day
Lincoln Cook
at this point of the race how fatigued are the top riders? Do they feel a lot of pain in their legs at this point and just power through it through incredible mental fortitude, or are they so good that they only feel faintly tired mentally and/or physically?
>Tom pulling out his giant slab of meat infront of Quintana.
Incredible intimidation techniques.
Daniel Thompson
eurosport starts showing giro at 15.00 here..
are there any streams?
Wyatt Butler
Fuck eurosport man. They started broadcasting an hour ago and already 4 of 5 commercial breaks
Luke Garcia
Mollema helping out his Dutch friend
Jose Richardson
GOTTA GO FAST
Ethan Lewis
Kangert out for 6 months.
Ryder Campbell
Hi, we are Peter Sagan and Rafael Majka!!!
Ryder Collins
>WE LOVE THIS KEKING REVOLUSION
Jackson Sullivan
Shit, am late. Any happenings yet lads?
Dominic Nguyen
Tfw grinding up motieweg
Camden Howard
>Miniclip ad ??????????
Noah Smith
This uphill section doesn't even count as a climb. It's probably cat 2 on strava
Jaxson Bell
Not really. Fast start, Amador and Kruijswijk in break along with 2 other Movistar and Ten Dam for Sunweb
Michael Sanders
Amador is one mad cunt. Either Movistar is playing 4D checkers or there's a hothead
Jonathan Evans
lyl ...and it's time to SHOP SHOP SHOP
Lincoln Davis
holy fucking motopacing
Angel Howard
>Ten Dam
Again? Does Tom really not need his help at all?
Luis Green
He was there for a good 30 seconds
Eli Ortiz
He definitely needs Ten Dam, that's why Ten Dam is in the break I reckon. As a measure to Quintana dropping him on the Stelvio and meeting up with the 3 Movistar in the break If this happens then atleast Dumoulin can be paced somewhat by Ten Dam and not find himself alone on the flat like in the Vuelta 2015
Jacob Cox
Cold temperatures at the top. Pinot confirmed for pink.
Matthew Rogers
Bormio
Colton Allen
>No cheeky bell at the finish line
Jaxon Myers
I like Movistar, but I don't like Quintana
what do?
Jeremiah Evans
So much beauty in this world. I feel like i can't take it
