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Here I am on an otherwise boring Wednesday afternoon, whilst over in Northern Italy a drama is emerging ! Awful weather has made the last part of the stage up to Plan de Corones (at 2300 M) a quagmire, some teams complained so the Giro organisers made a comprimise. The shortened the course. But, they didn't take out the dirt track at the end of the stage, which is currently covered in mud, with snow either side ! They left out an in-between mountain, the sadists !
And here is a live coverage from the Gazzetto Della Sport website;

How brilliant is that ! A few years back the only way I would find out today's stage results in maybe in tomorrows paper, but probably in next weeks Cycling Weakly.
Here I am on an otherwise boring Wednesday afternoon, whilst over in Northern Italy a drama is emerging ! Awful weather has made the last part of the stage up to Plan de Corones (at 2300 M) a quagmire, some teams complained so the Giro organisers made a comprimise. The shortened the course. But, they didn't take out the dirt track at the end of the stage, which is currently covered in mud, with snow either side ! They left out an in-between mountain, the sadists !
And here is a live coverage from the Gazzetto Della Sport website;

How brilliant is that ! A few years back the only way I would find out today's stage results in maybe in tomorrows paper, but probably in next weeks Cycling Weakly.
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