Talking about an uphill finish! Stage 17 looks to be the Make or Break stage of this year’s Giro. So far my pick to win, Denis Menchov is currently in the leaders pink jersey and has ridden an outstanding tour thus far, especially after stages 16 (a killer stage with riders spending over 7 hours in the saddle!) were his main rivals tried to but could not break him. That stage was a killer with riders over 7 hours in the saddleToday’s stage is incredibly short (expected finish just over 2 hours) at 83 km, but consists of a massive 27 km climb up an exceptionally steep BLOCKHAUS, at 2064 m in elevation. If riding 27 km up a mountain wasn’t bad enough the last 2 km are considered the most difficult. Talk about adding insult to injury. It is going to be a long night.
OMG Excitement Overload!
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