Giro near the Slovak border, attractive for Sagan. But he doesn’t have to get to it – PRAVDA.sk

On next year’s Giro d’Italia cycling route, there will be only 26.3 km of driving against the chronometer, which is at least the time kilometers in the last 60 years.

Peter Sagan in a cyclamen jersey at Gire 2020.

In the second stage, the competitors will complete a short time trial of 9.2 km in the center of Budapest, at the very end of the race near the historic Arena in Verona, it will be a little over 17.1 km. When the Italian Franco Balmamion became the overall winner of the Giro d’Italia in 1962, there were no time trials on the route.

“The time trials will be short, but they will play an important role. The first one will decide on one of the first wearers of the pink jersey of the race leader, and the second one can speak in the fight for the overall victory.

He will definitely speak into the overall top ranking, “said Mauro Vegni, director of the Giro d’Italia, on Cyclingnews.com.

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“It will be a very interesting Giro d’Italia. The Budapest time trial will provide a pink jersey for its owner for a few days and the final in Verona will decide everything again, “said Filippo Ganna, a two-time and reigning world champion.

The 25-year-old Italian won up to four stages on the Gire a year ago, three of which were time trials.

Giro d’Italia 2022 will start on Friday, May 6, on Hungarian territory with a stage from Budapest to Visegrad (195 km) and at the end of it will sprint uphill to the fortress.

In Hungary, the classic sprinters will also enjoy themselves, the 3rd stage from Kaposvár to Balatonfüred measures 201 km and there will be only one fourth category mountain bonus on the route.

“Since it will be close to the Slovak border, it is a challenge for Petr Sagan to attack the ‘Maglia rosa’, ie the pink jersey. However, it is questionable whether his new team TotalEnergies will receive an invitation in the form of a free card for these races at all, “wrote the specialized cycling website Cyclingnews.

The organizers of the Italian Grand Tour planned to start in Hungary a year ago, but the first phase of the coronavirus pandemic then caused an unconventional shift of the prestigious races from spring to autumn and also a change in the scene of the so-called Great party. Instead of Budapest, they started on the Italian island of Sicily.

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Next year’s 105th Giro d’Italia offers up to 51,000 kilometers, including four mountain ranges.

The trip to the volcano Etna in the fourth stage, the legendary Blockhaus in the 9th stage and the beautiful scenery of the Valle d’Aosta in the 15th stage with the final “hike” on the Cogne are planned.

In the penultimate 20th stage, the cyclists literally deviate from the last forces when they ascend three times, including the legendary Marmolada.

“Waiting for them will be Passo San Pellegrino at an altitude of 1918 m, Passo Pordoi with 2239 m the highest point of the whole Gira and finally Marmolada with a climb to a height of 2057 m. It will be the last ascent of the whole race, “concluded Cyclingnews.com.

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