The Giro D’Italia
Yes! For the second year straight, the Giro is back in Torino. I missed it last year due to Covid-19 restrictions, when it started here in Torino. But this time we were in luck, they happened to visit our pretty little city again.
I actually discovered that the Giro was in town, after my wife mentioned it to me after my morning ride to Cambiano and back. In fact, I recollected to her my amazement at all the riders on the SR29 road on my way back into town. Once I learned of my mistake it all made a lot of sense, they were all trying to get a view from the starting place in Santena down the road from Cambiano.
The Stage Specifics
The profile is typical for this area. Hilly, with a few Cat II climbs thrown in for good measure, and they can be brutal, 14 to 20 percent in places. Plus yesterday the temperature was reaching mid 80°F’s (29°C) to 90°F (32°C).
The Fun
Since pictures and video are worth a thousand words, I provide both below. We did not stay for the end of the stage, due to the heat. But we did have first row seats to the action when they came through their first time on the Corso Casale.
And The Action
The pink and the pursuers, go team, go! That is, for whomever you are rooting for…
The End
The crowd ebbed and flowed as the stage entered its last few kilometers. Those unwilling to bear the heat for another hour, walked back across the Vittoria Emmanuel bridge to the Piazza Vittorio Veneto, and for us – home.
