Podium Cafe

Roma - Roma 125 km

Short and sweet and with one final sprint is how we say arrivederci to Italy for this year.

Estimated finish time: 18:30-18:55 CEST

Romanista of the Day: Milan (Jonatan)

Milan winning in Rome, it’s the dream of every editor on this site.

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The Course

Flat run around Rome.

The Favourites

It should be a sprint but there’ll be late attacks. I’ll guess it ends up Ganna, Affini and Valgren vs the Sprint teams. Who you got for the finale??

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The Rules

In this game, only the race results matter. You're not committed to keeping the same riders throughout the series, you make fresh picks before every race. Our overall competition is just the sum of individual race scores. Читать дальше...

Alpago - Bassano del Grappa 184 km

They really have saved some of the best for last in this Giro. The mighty Monte Grappa twice in one day.

Estimated finish time: 16:55-17-40 CEST

Digestivo of the Day: Tadej Pogačar

Tadej wants it. What Tadej wants, Tadej gets.

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Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

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Mortegliano - Sappada 157km

while others are roaming around italy and norway for the next three days, there are also intrepid adventurers exploring the wilds of france. technically this is a four-day race, though there is only live video for Stages 1-3, as the race started with a 5.4km mostly flat Prologue which was won by that well-known time trial specialist, Benoit Cosnefroy.

The Course

Last chance saloon.

The Favourites

We’ve a close game in PG and some people might need to take a risk but that’s a bit of a shite place to be when it’s going to be a win for Pog and a couple of GC guys a minute behind. So take a risk and take a break although think about who might get back on after the final climb and take a podium with their sprint abilities. No clues given though…

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The Rules

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Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

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Fiera di Primero - Padova 178 km

It’s that odd sprinters stage right in the middle of a huge mountain block.

Estimated finish time: 17:00-17-25 CEST

Odd sprinter of the Day: Jonathan Milan

Just based on him being the best form guy here I’m guessing he’ll have coped best with the climbing. Also he has just looked consistently on top this whole race.

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The Course

Not the hardest stage of the Giro but you’re going to have to want to win to put the effort into keeping the break in check. UAE have the line up to work for Pog on the false flat but I’m guessing it will be a big break and UAE will save themselves for stage 20.

The Favourites

The final climb is difficult enough to rule out non climby types but guys like Ala or Schultz can last here. Assuming it is a day for the break, it’s likely to be more tactical than just... Читать дальше...