Giro del Trentino 2010 Live Dashboard
Route, Stages, Teams, Video, TV Schedule, Results and Photos
The Dolomites: expect similar scenery for mountain stages 2 and 4 (photo w/ permission by photolupi)
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Giro del Trentino 2011 News and Updates
2011 dates: APR-19 to APR-22
Giro del Trentino 2010 News and Updates
Stage 4: Domenico Pozzovivo's win denies Riccardo Ricco the extra bonus seconds he needed; Alexandre Vinokourov barely escapes with the overall win
Stage 4 results: 1 Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) Colnago - CSF Inox 4:44:54 (34.1 km/h) - 0:10 2 Riccardo Ricco' (ITA) Ceramica Flaminia + 0:03 - 0:06 3 Sergio Pardilla Bellon (ESP) Carmiooro NGC + 0:20 - 0:04 4 Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ) Astana + 0:23 5 Przemyslaw Niemiec (POL) Miche + 0:37 6 Michele Scarponi (ITA) Androni Giocattoli + 0:38 7 Ivan Basso (ITA) Liquigas-Doimo + 0:42 8 Damiano Caruso (ITA) De Rosa - Stac Plastic + 0:49 9 Vladimir Miholjevic (CRO) Acqua & Sapone + 0:54 10 Johann Tschopp (SWI) BBox Bouygues Telecom + 0:58 Final classification 1 Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ) Astana 13:50:23 2 Riccardo Ricco: (ITA) Ceramica Flaminia + 0:00.14 3 Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) Colnago - CSF Inox + 0:42 4 Michele Scarponi (ITA) Androni Giocattoli + 0:44 5 Ivan Basso (ITA) Liquigas-Doimo + 0:56 6 Sergio Pardilla Bellon (ESP) Carmiooro NGC + 1:28 7 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (COL) Androni Giocattoli + 0:38 8 Vladimir Miholjevic (CRO) Acqua & Sapone + 1:41 9 Evgeny Petrov (RUS) Team Katusha + 1:51 10 Damiano Caruso (ITA) De Rosa - Stac Plastic + 1:59 (best young rider)
Trentino a Vinokourov
Riccò 2° a 12 centesimi! (interviews in italian) — gazzetta.itPozzovivo triumphs at Tesero (report has time mistakes) — cyclingnews
Victory Salute — girodeltrentino Stage 4 Photostream — girodeltrentino
Stage 4 Brief Highlights (1'43 music) — girodeltrentino Stage 4 photos — cyclingnewsOfficial Stage 4 Results — girodeltrentinoOfficial Final General Classification — girodeltrentinoAlpe di Pampeago Extended Highlights:
Part 1 (08:20) | Part 2, Last 2 Km (10:56) — rai sport+ Brief Highlights: Vinokourov edges Trentino victory (00:30 english) — uk.eurosportSimoni doubtful about riding the Giro d'Italia
— cyclingnewsQuestions over Basso's form, Simoni's future after Giro del Trentino — velonation
April 23 update: The final stage features a mountaintop finish at Alpe di Pampeago (1740m el, distance: 7.8 km, 9.6% avg grade, 16% max), a popular finish in the Giro d'Italia last used in 2008. With an average grade of 9.6% (or 10.1% depending on the source), it's the hardest climb of this year's Giro del Trentino. With bonus time for a win, Riccardo Ricco stands a good chance at making up the 26 seconds he needs to beat Alexandre Vinokourov. See the race summary table (r) for links to the stage profile, interactive map and timetable. — Steve Pantani beats Simoni on Alpe di Pampeago at the 1999 Giro d'Italia (09'09) | results 9 Big Photos from last year's GdT Stage 2 finish on Alpe di Pampeago — sirotti
Interactive map and profile with Google Earth option — bikemap.netIn Diretta: Live Coverage and Delayed Video Coverage
April 19 update: There will delayed, same day video on RAI Sport at various times. The RAI TV guide is showing stage 1 coverage at
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Stage 3 results: Break survivor Alessandro Bertolini (Androni Giocattoli) spoils the only opportunity for the sprinters
Stage 3 results: 1 Alessandro Bertolini (ITA) Androni Giocattoli 4:02:04 (39.6 km/h) - 0:10 2 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini + 0:02 - 0:06 3 Roberto Ferrari (ITA) De Rosa - Stac Plastic - 0:04 4 Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini 5 Simon Clarke (AUS) ISD - Neri 6 Mikhaylo Khalilov (UKR) Team Katusha 7 Daniele Ratto (ITA) Carmiooro NGC 8 Daniel Oss (ITA) Liquigas-Doimo 9 Simon Geschke (GER) Skil - Shimano 10 Krzysztof Szczawinski (POL) Miche General classification after stage 3 1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) 9:05:06 2 Riccardo Riccò (Flaminia) + 0:26 3 Michele Scarponi (Androni Giocattoli) + 0:29
Bertolini triumphs in Trento — cyclingnewsA Trento vince Bertolini
Vinokourov resta leader — gazzetta.it Bertolini post-stage interview (1'14 italian) — video.gazzetta.it Victory Salute — girodeltrentino Podium Salute — girodeltrentino Stage 3 Photostream — girodeltrentino Stage 3 photos — cyclingnews Stage 3 Highlights (10'29 italian) — rai sport+Full Stage 3 Results — girodeltrentinoFull General Classification after Stage 3 — girodeltrentinoApril 22 update: Stage 3 starts with an ascent of the cat 1 Passo Rolle, the highest climb in the year's Giro del Trentino before following a rollercoaster descent for the next 130 km. The final 12 kms heading into Trento are dead flat. 30% chance of rain in the forecast. See the race summary table (r) for the stage profile, interactive map, timetable for more on this stage. — Steve
Stage 3 promo video (1'04 music) — girodeltrentino Interactive map and profile with Google Earth option — bikemap.netStage 2 results: Ex-dopers dominate the finish at San Martino di Castrozza
Stage 2 results: 1 Riccardo Riccò (Ceramica Flaminia) 4:47:59 (33.8 km/h) - 0:10 2 Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) - 0:06 3 Ivan Basso (Liquigas) - 0:04 4 Jose Serpa Perez (Androni Giocattoli) 5 Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago) 6 Sergio Pardilla (Carmiooro) 7 Michele Scarponi (Androni Giocattoli) 8 Tadej Valjavec (Ag2R) + 0:06 9 Thomas Frei (BMC) + 0:11 10 Robert Kiserlovski (Liquigas) General classification after stage 2 1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) 5:03:00 2 Riccardo Riccò (Flaminia) + 0:26 3 Michele Scarponi (Androni Giocattoli) + 0:29
Trentino, che spettacolo
Riccò davanti a Basso — gazzetta.itRicco' rules San Martino di Castrozza — cyclingnews Riccò post-stage interview (0'40 italian) — video.gazzetta.itFull Stage 2 Results — girodeltrentinoFull General Classification after Stage 2 — girodeltrentino Stage 2 photos — cyclingnews Stage 2 Photostream — girodeltrentino Victory Salute — girodeltrentino.com Extended Highlights:
Penultimate Cat 1 Climb (10:49) | Final Climb (10:47) — rai sport+BMC team statement regarding Thomas Frei positive EPO test — bmcracingteamBMC Racing's Thomas Frei tests postive for EPO (test was 6 wks ago) — velonation Stage 2 Brief Highlights (2'33 music) — girodeltrentino Stage 2 Interviews (1'04 italian) — girodeltrentino
April 20 update: Stage 2 finishes at San Martino di Castrozza (climb profile) where last year's Giro d'Italia stage 4 finished (photos and report). In addition to the cat 1 finish (avg grade 6.4%), there is a harder cat 1 leading up to the it, Passo del Brocon (avg grade 7.6%) which tops out at 1616m elevation 50 km from the finish. It should be a good one. Unfortunately, there will only be delayed video coverage. Also see the race summary table (r) for the stage profile, interactive map, timetable for this stage of Giro del Trentino. — Steve San Martino di Castrozza promo video (1'29 music) — girodeltrentinoStage 1 results: Vinokourov takes the opening ITT
Stage 1 Results 1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) 15:07 (49.6 km/h) 2 Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) + 0:16 3 Matteo Montagurti (De Rosa Stac Plastic) + 0:18 4 Michele Scarponi (Androni Diquigiovanni) + 0:23 5 Piet Rooijakkers (Skil Shimano) + 0:25 6 Timon Seubert (NetApp) + 0:27 7 Evgeny Petrov (Katusha) + 0:28 8 Riccardo Ricco (Ceramica Flaminia) + 0:30 9 Alessandro Bertolini (Androni Diqui.) + 0:32 10 Jose Serpa Perez (Androni Diquigiovanni) + 0:32 ... 13 Ivan Basso (Liquigas) + 0:34 ... 46 Gilberto Simoni (Lampre) + 1:07
Full Official Results — girodeltrentinoTrentino: a Vinokourov la crono d'apertura — tuttobiciweb.it Stage 1 Photostream — girodeltrentino Video from the team car (02:49) — team netapp Stage 1 photos — cyclingnewsVino sfreccia nella crono
Riccò meglio di Basso — gazzetta.itVinokourov fastest at Lake Garda — cyclingnews Stage 1 ITT Highlights (10:42 italian) — rai sport
April 19 update: Stage 1 is a flat 12 km time trial that starts and finishes on gorgeous Lake Garda (). According to the RAI TV Guide, there is live video of this stage. There should also be live text updates from the official site. Expect delayed video for all stages. See the race summary table (r) for the stage profile, map, timetable and race previews below. — Steve Lake Garda promo video (1'29 music) — girodeltrentino
Official Startlist (updated: April 20th 00:11 PDT)
ITT Start Order and Times Clips from a team car — team netapp2010 Previews and Official Team Rosters
April 19 update: Many great climbers have won the Giro del Trentino but it's probably the most unheralded stage race in cycling. It takes place in the spectacular Dolomites, in or near the Province of Trento (Trentino), where many of Italy's best cyclists live. It's one of the last races before the Giro d'Italia, but it also brings out some very good pro continental and domestic climbers whose teams weren't selected for the main event (The Giro). The overlap with the Ardennes classics, the lack of live video or even decent text updates and the remoteness of this race are several key reasons why this race doesn't draw more attention. In many ways, this race is the Italian counterpart to the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in France.
Here are the 2010 team rosters. Gilberto Simoni was recently signed by Lampre and will be racing Giro del Trentino and the Giro d'Italia for his farewell tour. Giampaolo Caruso was listed earlier for Ceramica Flaminia, but he was just recently signed by Katusha and is not on the official startlist. — Steve
Giro favourites warm up in Trentino — cyclingnews
34th Giro del Trentino - Preview — dailypeloton
Giro del Trentino: Liquigas looks to Basso and Pellizotti — velonation
Basso e Garzelli, assalto al Giro del Trentino — www3.varesenews.it
Simoni al suo ultimo Giro del Trentino — corrieredellosport.it
Vinokourov and Riccò to tackle Giro del Trentino — cyclingnews
44 Big photos from Giro del Trentino 2009 — sirotti
Pre-Race Press conference:
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Serata di Gala:
Race Promo:
2010 Stage maps, profiles and timetables now posted
April 13 update: See the links in the race summary table.
Route Presentation:
2010 Teams Announced
April 12 update:Pro Tour:
Liquigas-Doimo (Basso, Pellizotti)
Astana (Vinokourov, Iglinsky, Gasparotto)
Lampre Farnese (Petacchi, Marzano)
AG2R La Mondiale (Valjavec)
Team Katusha (Ignatiev, Napolitano)
Profesional continental:
BMC Racing Team (Moos)
BBox Bouygues Telekom
Acqua&Sapone (Garzelli, Masciarelli)
Androni-Diquigiovanni (Scarponi, Loddo)
ISD-Neri (Rujano)
Colnago-CSF (Pozzovivo)
Ceramica Flaminia (Riccò, Noè)
De Rosa-Stac Plastic (Montaguti, Ferrari)
Voralberg-Corraatec (Dietziker, Camussa),
Skil-Shimano (Cornu)
Carmioro-NGC (Sella, Pardilla)
Continental:
Miche (Rasmussen, Niemec)
Mroz Active Jet
Team NetApp (Benedetti)
Adria Mobil
Tyrol Team
2010 Host Towns announced
Feburary 27 update:April 20: RIVA DEL GARDA - TORBOLE SUL GARDA (ITT) April 21: DRO - SAN MARTINO DI CASTROZZA (172,5km) April 22: FIERA DI PRIMIERO – TRENTO (164) April 24: ARCO - ALPE DI PAMPEAGO VAL DI FIEMME (174km)
2010 Race Promo (01:06) — girodeltrentinoJanuary 31 update: The 2010 Giro del Trentino is April 20 - 23, 2010. Astana led by Alexander Vinokourov have confirmed their participation. Vinokourov is expected to use it for his Giro d'Italia final prep. Ivan Basso has also confirmed he will defend his overal win from last year for Liguigas-Doimo. The new BMC Racing team plans to bring the former world champ, Alessandro Ballan, and current world champion, Cadel Evans.
The 2010 edition will once again start with a time-trial. Stage Two, labeled the Queen Stage for 2010, will be a mountain stage that starts in Garda Trentino and finishes at San Martino di Castrozza. The third stage starts at Fiera di Primiero and will suit to the sprinters with a flat profile. The 2010 edition will end with mountainous stage and a finish atop the Alpe di Pampeago - Val di Fiemme (1757 metres). More details to come...
Steve
Basso to defend Giro del Trentino title — cyclingnews
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Giro del Trentino 2009 News and Updates
April 29 update: 44 Big photos from Giro del Trentino 2009 — sirotti
Stage 4: Di Luca wins the final stage, Liquigas/Basso drop Brajkovic on the final climb; Basso wins the overall
Stage 4 Results 1 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini 214.2km in 4.58.19 2 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce 3 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo 4 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group-Navigare 5 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas + 0.04 6 Przemyslaw Niemec (Pol) Miche-Silver Cross + 0.22 7 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Diquigiovanni-Androni + 0.22 8 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf + 0.22 9 Jackson Rodriguez (Ita) Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli + 0.22 10 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana + 0.30 Final Classification 1 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas 13.17.50 2 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana + 0.22 3 Przemyslaw Niemec (Pol) Miche-Silver Cross + 0.33 4 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo + 0.55 5 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group-Navigare + 1.08 6 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli + 1.14 7 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce + 1.18 8 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini + 1.49April 25 update:
Basso wins Giro del Trentino — cyclingweekly.co.ukBasso back, Di Luca stage — cyclingnewsBasso takes overall at Trentino — velonews Organizer race and ambient photos from Stage 4 — girodeltrentino Stage 4 Photos — photors.net Stage 4 Highlights — girodeltrentino 9 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti
Video Streaming and TV Coverage
April 25 update: The final stage is today. No live video coverage during the event, but RAI Sport has been showing highlights each evening (Italy time) and the official site has had live updates in both italian and english. — Steve
Stage 4 Start Time: Saturday 10:00 PM CEST ();
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Approximate Finish: 15:21 PM CEST ()
Stage 4 Preview
Current Time, Weather and Wind Direction in Trento, Italy
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Stage 3 results: Robert Hunter wins in Austria, Brajkovic remains in yellow
Stage 3 Results 1 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld 4.09.16 (38.513 km/h) 2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini 4 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Diquigiovanni-Androni 5 Pasquale Muto (Ita) Miche - Silver Cross General Classification after stage 3 1 Jani Brajkovic (Astana) 2 Ivan Basso (Liquigas) + 0'04" 3 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Miche-Silver) + 0'19"
Hunter vince, Di Luca c'è
Festa per due in Austria — gazzetta.itHunter wins in Austria, Brajkovic remains in yellow — cyclingnewsOfficial Full Results/Ordine d'Arrivo — girodeltrentino Stage 3 photos — girodeltrentino Stage 3 Photos — bettiniphoto.netBrajkovic Carries On — astana-cyclingteam Stage 3 Highlights — girodeltrentino Stage 3 Highlights — RAI Sport Stage 3 Photos — photors.net 9 Big Photos from Stage 3 — sirotti
Stage 2 results: Poland's Przemyslaw Niemiec of Miche-Silver storms to the top of Alpe di Pampeago 22 seconds ahead Ivan Basso
Stage 2 Results 1 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Miche-Silver) 137 km in 3h50'44" 2 Ivan Basso (Liquigas) + 0'22" 3 Giampaolo Caruso (Flaminia) + 0'45" 4 Gilberto Simoni (Diquigiovanni-Androni) + 0'45" 5 Jani Brajkovic (Astana) + 1'01" General Classification after stage 2 1 Jani Brajkovic (Astana) 2 Ivan Basso (Liquigas) + 0'04" 3 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Miche-Silver) + 0'22"
Trentino, Niemec solitario
Battuti Basso e Caruso — gazzetta.it high-res victory salute Stage 2 Photos — bettiniphoto.netFull Results and Report — cyclingnewsFrom Klöden To Brajkovic — astana-cyclingteamNiemec vince la tappa, Brajkovic nuovo leader
ma è Ivan Basso la vera stella di Pampeago — girodeltrentinoOfficial Results/Ordine d'Arrivo — girodeltrentino Organizer race and ambient photos from Stage 2 — girodeltrentino Stage 2 Highlights — girodeltrentino Stage 2 Photos — photors.net 9 Big Photos from Stage 2 — sirotti
Stage 1 results: Kloeden wins the short opening TT by one second ahead of his teammate, Jani Brajkovic
Stage 1 Results 1 Andreas Kloeden (Astana, Ger) 18'21" 53,290 kph 2 Jani Brajkovic (Astana) 0'01" 3 Andrey Grivko (Milram) 0'07" ... Ivan Basso 19'11" Gilberto Simoni 19'38"
Trentino, crono a Klöden — gazzetta.itOfficial Results/Ordine d'Arrivo — girodeltrentinoTeam Astana One And Two In Trentino — astana-cyclingteamResults and Report — cyclingnews Stage 1 TT Highlights — girodeltrentino Stage 1 photos — girodeltrentino Stage 1 Photos — photors.net Stage 1 Highlights — RAI Sport 9 Big Photos from Stage 1 — sirotti
Race Preview: Mountain Getaway
April 20 update: A four day stage race, the Giro del Trentino serves as a training race for the Giro d’Italia, and in particular for the mountain stages of Italy’s grand tour. Mountains dominate the region of Trentino, situated in Northeastern Italy and bordering Austria. This is the home region of Francesco Moser and Gilberto Simoni, and it’s easy to see why it would breed climbers. As the stage profiles for this Giro del Trentino show, flat roads are few and far between.
"The Giro del Trentino will be harder than ever. Too bad, that Armstrong will not be there, but Basso and Simoni will give a nice antipasto for the Giro d'Italia," commented Francesco Moser recently. This year’s race welcomes four previous Giro d’Italia winners: Ivan Basso of Team Liquigas, Danilo Diluca of LPR Brakes, Stefano Garzelli of Acqua e Sapone, and local boy, Gilberto Simoni of Diquigiovanni-Androni. Team Liquigas will also bring Giro co-captain Franco Pellizotti to the party in Trentino. Pellizotti finished fourth in last year’s Giro d’Italia.
Other riders to watch include Andreas Klöden who will lead Astana, climbers Félix Cardenas and Juan Mauricio Soler representing Barloworld, last year’s Giro third place Marzio Bruseghin of Lampre-Ngc, former Italian National Champion Giovanni Visconti of ISD, and climber Ezequiel Mosquera of Xacobeo-Galicia who finished fourth in last year’s Vuelta a España. Alessandro Petacchi will start for LPR Brakes, though he will not enjoy much, if any podium time on this mountainous course. Last year’s winner Vincenzo Nibali of Team Liquigas will not ride Trentino, as he is busy in the Ardennes this week. Likewise, for former winner Damiano Cunego of Lampre-Ngc.
The race will have a special prime for the "most combative" rider to commemorate Enzo Moser, the older brother of Francesco Moser. Enzo Moser, who wore the Maglia Rosa for two days in the 1964 Giro, was killed in an accident last July. The journalists covering the race will determine the winner of this prize by vote. There will also be a special prime for the winner of stage 2 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Marco Pantani's win on the Alpe di Pampeago during the 1999 Giro d’Italia.
The Stages
Stage 1. The Giro del Trentino opens with a 17.5 kilometer time trial whose profile is almost completely flat. The course begins in the town of Torbole on the banks of the Lago di Garda. After a series of loopy bits, the course travels northeast to finish in Arco, one of the many valley towns set among the mountains in Trentino. The crono is curvaceous and technical, boasting 52 corners.
This stage is one for the crono specialists, but the short distance won't hurt the climbers too much. Gilberto Simoni will still be smiling when it's over, but Basso will be smiling even more. Marzio Bruseghin should ride well here, as should Andreas Klöden.
Stage 2. The second stage begins in Riva del Garda near where the crono began. The course follows the valley floor Northeast approximately 50 kilometers until it reaches Trento. The flat kilometers are a tease, though, for this stage is made for the climbers.
Just outside Trento comes the first climb of the day, the Vigolo Vattaro. The Vigolo Vattaro lies in the mountains surrounding Trento and climbs for 10.42 kilometers at an average gradient of 5% (maximum, 7.8%). Just a sign of what is to come, this climb serves to whet the appetite. After a brief descent, it's all climbing to the finish of this stage.
Gilberto Simoni will certainly be smiling today, as the race travels his home roads and into his favorite terrain. The road traces a long, gradual climb through the forested lower slopes of Trentino's mountains, before finishing on the Alpe di Pampeago, a short, steep bit of uphill nastiness. The Pampeago is deceptively brief, just 9 kilometers, but it boasts an average gradient of 8.7%, and a maximum gradient of 16%. Only the pure climbers will enjoy this one.
The stage commemorates the 1999 victory of Marco Pantani in Stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia. Two days later, the UCI ejected Pantani from the race after a blood test showed a hematocrit above 50 percent. Ivan Gotti went on to win that year's Giro. Gilberto Simoni finished second on the Pampeago in 1999, just over a minute behind Pantani. Four years later, Gilberto Simoni got his chance to celebrate victory in front of his local fans when the Giro d'Italia visited the Pampeago again in 2003. The climber from nearby Palu di Giove beat Stefano Garzelli by 35 seconds. They will meet again on the Pampeago in this year's Giro del Trentino.
Stage 3. The route slip calls for more climbing during the third stage, which begins in Tesero and travels to Innervillgraten in the East Tirol region of Austria. In between lies the Gruppo del Sella, the group of peaks in the Dolomiti which includes the Passo Sella and the Passo Pordoi. The riders will climb two peaks in the Gruppo del Sella, the Passo Sella and the Passo Gardena. The Passo Sella covers 11.5 kilometers, climbs 758 meters, and has an average gradient of 6.6%. The maximum is approximately 8 percent, about half as steep as the Pampeago.
From the summit of the Passo Sella, the riders descent 5 kilometers before facing the next climb of the day, the Passo Gardena. Fortunately, the Gardena is short with a relatively gentle gradient, only 6 kilometers averaging 6 percent. After descending the Passo Gardena, the course follows a series of Alpine valleys, passing through Brunico. There is 25 kilometers of downhill false flat after climbing the Sella and the Gardena.
With 60 kilometers to go, the course turns ever so slightly uphill, and the riders will grind up a 2 percent gradient until they reach the town of Silien. The last 15 kilometers climb with an average gradient of 3 percent into Innervillgraten, a picture-book Tyrol town tucked between the steep slopes of the Alps. The finish is uphill.
The climbs come early in this stage, offering the chance for many riders to return to the field before the finish. Perhaps a break will survive to celebrate victory in Austria, but it's more likely that a sizeable group will contest the finish.
Stage 4. For stage 4, the race departs from Sillian in the East Tyrol and re-traces its steps back into Italy to finish at Pejo Fonti. For the first 125 kilometers, the terrain is mostly flat, and the course steadily descends in altitude. Then, it's back into the mountains. The main climb of the day is the Passo Mendola, which climbs 14.8 kilometers and has an average gradient of 6.5%. Cut into the side of the mountain, which rises at a near-verticle pitch from the valley floor, the road serpentines to the summit.
After 14.8 kilometers of climbing, the riders pass through the ski town at the summit of the Passo Mendola, and begin their descent. There follows 30 kilometers of descending at approximately 3%. But again, the road turns upward, beginning a gradual climb to the finish in the tree-lined Alpine town of Pejo Fonti. Fittingly, the stage ends on a 10 kilometer climb, though it isn’t steep at only 4%. Still, allow me to state the obvious: A climber will win in Pejo Fonti.
Parting Shots
The Giro del Trentino favors the climbers, and the winner will come from their ranks. Trentino is often seen as a predictor for the Giro: Damiano Cunego won here before his break-out Giro victory in 2004. At the same time, the Giro favorites, like Ivan Basso, will likely want to hold something in reserve for the big show in May. It would be a fitting celebration of his career, if Gilberto Simoni took out one last win for the home crowd. This year marks the finale of his lengthy career (unless he changes his mind), and this Giro del Trentino with its relentless climbing suits him to perfection. Forza Gibo! — Gavia
Andres Kloeden replaces Lance Armstrong on the official startlist
April 17 update: Official Startlist (slightly outdated since it still has Lance on it)Stage maps, profiles and timetables now posted
April 7 update: Yesterday, the organziers released the stage maps, profiles and timetables (excluding the stage 4 profile an map). Also, released was the complete list of 20 teams that will partake. — SteveArmstrong breaks collarbone; cancels Giro del Trentino plans
March 25 update:Un abbraccio e un augurio
a Lance Armstrong — girodeltrentinoMore route info coming in early April
March 3 update: The organizers will release the stage maps, profiles and the remaining teams on April 6th. — SteveHost cities and some teams officially announced
January 19 update: Thanks to Michael Khaw of Agile Compass cycling tours for pointing out the organizers just announced the official route. I've updated the stage details table (see upper-right) with the host cities. It looks like stages 2 and 4 are the mountain stages. Stage 2 finishes on Alpe di Pampeago, the site of Emanuele Sella's 50k, EPO assisted, solo win at the 2008 Giro d'Italia. Lots of big name teams have signed up: Astana, Liquigas, Lampre, AG2R, Milram, QuickStep, Katusha and Diquigiovanni for starters. — Steve
 From the 1999 Giro d'Italia, video of the finishing climb up Alpe di Pampeago where Pantani and Simoni finished first and second.
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January 17 update: Today, Lance Armstrong announced that he will participate at the Giro de Trentino where he'll be bringing along a new time-trial bike. — Steve
Cycling: Lance's second coming more heaven than hell — independent.co.uk
 That's moi with Trento's, Francisco Moser, at the top of his favorite local climb in 2002. Moser's oldest brother, Enzo, was the first GdT winner back in 1962 when it was a single day race. Francisco won it twice in the 1980s. (enlarge photo) |
The Giro del Trentino normally overlaps with the 2.HC Tour de Georgia in the U.S. which has been cancelled for 2009. So, one would expect a banner line-up for this year's Giro del Trentino. In fact, as I found out today from John Calliott's twitter, French press is reporting, via Astana's spokesman Phillip Maertens, that Lance Armstrong will take part in this year's Giro del Trentino. This makes sense in lieu of Lance's upcoming Giro d'Italia appearance and the cancellation of the Tour de Georgia back in the U.S. By the way, Ivan Basso will be at the 2009 Giro del Trentino as well. — Steve
official site (Italian and French)