After several reports of route changes for Sunday’s stage 15
the latest update is that
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| The original Stage 15 Profile |
race organizers RCS Sport have decided to shorten the finish
climb to the Galibier by just 4.25 kilometers. The stage will now finish by the Marco Pantani memorial
at 2295 meters of elevation, about 350 meters below the original finish at the
summit (at 2642 meters).
Of course the RCS will alter the route again if it is deemed necessary.
At this point they are still including the 2090-meter climb
to Mont Cenis which comes at km 58.They will also start 30 minutes later than originally scheduled
The Col du Mont Cenis is about 25.5 kms long averaging around 7%, with a maximum gradient of 10% in the middle, and if the weather permits, will take the riders over the 2000-meter elevation mark for the first time in the race.
The category 2 Telegraphe climb from St. Michel de Maurienne is about 12 km at an average gradient between 7 and 7.5 %, maxing out at around 10% near the top, and boasting 14 hairpin bends. The riders have about a 5km descent to recover a little before passing through Valloire and onto the Galibier, which will now take the riders up to 2295 meters to the Pantani monument. Click the graphs to see the gradients. They will climb up about 14 kms of the Galibier to the Pantani monument, just above the max gradient of 11%. With a rest day ahead, the contenders may choose to leave it all out on the road today. Although Nibali has shown that he is not a man who will give up time easily.
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| The first climb, The Col du Mont Cenis |
The Col du Mont Cenis is about 25.5 kms long averaging around 7%, with a maximum gradient of 10% in the middle, and if the weather permits, will take the riders over the 2000-meter elevation mark for the first time in the race.
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| The new finish line is right above the 11% Max mark |
The category 2 Telegraphe climb from St. Michel de Maurienne is about 12 km at an average gradient between 7 and 7.5 %, maxing out at around 10% near the top, and boasting 14 hairpin bends. The riders have about a 5km descent to recover a little before passing through Valloire and onto the Galibier, which will now take the riders up to 2295 meters to the Pantani monument. Click the graphs to see the gradients. They will climb up about 14 kms of the Galibier to the Pantani monument, just above the max gradient of 11%. With a rest day ahead, the contenders may choose to leave it all out on the road today. Although Nibali has shown that he is not a man who will give up time easily.
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| Il Pirata |
The monument marks the point where the late Pantani launched the attack that won him the lead in the 1998 Tour de France. He would hold that lead all the way to Paris. Il Pirata attacked in the cold rain on the Galibier, which was the third of four big climbs on that stage 15 from Grenoble to Les Deux-Alpes. He turned his race around there, going from fourth place, down three minutes, to a cozy lead of almost four minutes. His 1998 Giro-Tour double win was only the seventh ever and stands as the last time that feat has been accomplished.
Here is a list of the 2013 Giro d’Italia abandonments so far:
BAR
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TST
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ALM
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BLA
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FDJ
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TST
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FDJ
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LAM
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VIN
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ARG
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ALM
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AND
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GRS
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OGE
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FDJ
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ARG
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TST
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BMC
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GRS
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COL
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COL
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OPQ
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VIN
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EUS
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AST
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KAT
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SKY
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