Presenting the three major stages of 2023 with a Vuelta that stands as the toughest in decades and possibly one of the toughest in history, and a Tour clearly dedicated to the mountains, the Giro stands out in terms of difficulty. The toughest of the three-week races drivers have to contend with this season.
Moreover, the Italian test, more classic route honoring the time trials, it was virtually eliminated from the Tour layout and designed down to the minimum expression in the Vuelta. Each time, the days against time get shorter in a trend, but this will not go away because large variations are marked in this specialization More than mountain days, no matter how many ravines are on the tracks and percentages of established wilderness.
More time against Italy
A very important fact is that last year, in fact, the biggest difference established in the Vuelta last year, despite all the peaks festival in existence, less than any other edition, occurred in the Alicante time trial, where Remco Evenepoel cemented its finale. victory.
The Giro is the race with the most kilometers against the clock (70.6) and Tur only produces the least 22, also camouflaged in a rare test climb in the Alps. This ReturnOn the other hand, the 14km team time trial in Barcelona and the 25 individual time trials to be tackled in Valladolid were interrupted.
high ends
La Vuelta, yes, the 2023 race highest number of finals in a high program and using a cycling term, he took an individual break over his two rivals: 10 high finishes 7 of the Giro and lonely 4 of the round. The tour of Spain is also the tour that sets the scene, with the largest number of ports concentrated at 10, where cyclists will encounter in the penultimate stage, the Sierra de. GuadarramaAlthough they are all third class.
ports at 2,000 meters
But Giro has no rivals when it comes to searching ports above 2,000 meters, but normally it always pays a little. toll via cancellation Since it was built in May, it always finds a mountain pass closed due to snow due to climate change. thinking this year seven ascensions these features, including great saint bernardrising in switzerland 2,465 meters. In the Alps, with mountains over 2,000 meters high and the Tour always has a menu to choose from, the Tour is penalized because only Pyrenees Ah Sierra Nevada to reach this height. He had to travel to France and the legendary Tourmalet to reach 2,400 meters this year, and two of the three mountains of around 2,000 are in Andorra: delivery order (1980) and Arinsal (1910). third in dispute java cableIn the Turolense mountains at an altitude of 1,950 meters.
Inequality of the round
The tour takes the stage in partnership with a hundred percent mountain mask. 5,100 metersThe highest cumulative number of irregularities in the last 50 years, among Saint Gervais Mont Blanc and Courchevelalso the most complex junction of the French alphabet, lozeSame as ramps reaching 24% English Although (in the Cueña les Cabres region), Asturian mountain has the honor of being the toughest port for runners to cross in 2023.
kilometer
The total kilometers between Giro and Tour are similar. This Italians collect 3,448 for 3,404 Frenchwhile Spain tour stuck at 3,153It has to be reckoned that the Vuelta has come this year in an extraordinary way, not only after the other two big tours, but also after the World Cup held a week ago. The heat is another element that often hardens the Vuelta, but in France, July isn’t short of either… and if it isn’t, ask the cyclists faced with the dreaded stage ending at almost 40 degrees in 2022 at Foix.
Presenting the three major stages of 2023 with a Vuelta that stands as the toughest in decades and possibly one of the toughest in history, and a Tour clearly dedicated to the mountains, the Giro stands out in terms of difficulty. The toughest of the three-week races drivers have to contend with this season.
Moreover, the Italian test, more classic route honoring the time trials, it was virtually eliminated from the Tour layout and designed down to the minimum expression in the Vuelta. Each time, the days against time get shorter in a trend, but this will not go away because large variations are marked in this specialization More than mountain days, no matter how many ravines are on the tracks and percentages of established wilderness.
More time against Italy
A very important fact is that last year, in fact, the biggest difference established in the Vuelta last year, despite all the peaks festival in existence, less than any other edition, occurred in the Alicante time trial, where Remco Evenepoel cemented its finale. victory.
The Giro is the race with the most kilometers against the clock (70.6) and Tur only produces the least 22, also camouflaged in a rare test climb in the Alps. This ReturnOn the other hand, the 14km team time trial in Barcelona and the 25 individual time trials to be tackled in Valladolid were interrupted.
high ends
La Vuelta, yes, the 2023 race highest number of finals in a high program and in this, using a cycling term, he took an individual break over his two rivals: 10 high finishes 7 of the Giro and lonely 4 of the round. The tour of Spain is also the tour that sets the scene, with the largest number of ports concentrated at 10, where cyclists will encounter in the penultimate stage, the Sierra de. GuadarramaAlthough they are all third class.
ports at 2,000 meters
But Giro has no rivals when it comes to searching ports above 2,000 meters, but normally it always pays a little. toll via cancellation Since it was built in May, it always finds a mountain pass closed due to snow due to climate change. thinking this year seven ascensions these features, including great saint bernardrising in switzerland 2,465 meters. In the Alps, with mountains over 2,000 meters high and the Tour always has a menu to choose from, the Tour is penalized because only Pyrenees Ah Sierra Nevada to reach this height. He had to travel to France and the legendary Tourmalet to reach 2,400 meters this year, and two of the three mountains of around 2,000 are in Andorra: delivery order (1980) and Arinsal (1910). third in dispute java cableIn the Turolense mountains at an altitude of 1,950 meters.
Inequality of the round
The tour takes the stage in partnership with a hundred percent mountain mask. 5,100 metersThe highest cumulative number of irregularities in the last 50 years, among Saint Gervais Mont Blanc and Courchevelalso the most complex junction of the French alphabet, lozewith ramps reaching 24%, which is the same as English Although (in the Cueña les Cabres region), Asturian mountain has the honor of being the toughest port for runners to cross in 2023.
kilometer
The total kilometers between Giro and Tour are similar. This Italians collect 3,448 for 3,404 Frenchwhile Spain tour stuck at 3,153It has to be reckoned that the Vuelta has come this year in an extraordinary way, not only after the other two big tours, but also after the World Cup held a week ago. The heat is another element that often hardens the Vuelta, but in France, July isn’t short of either… and if it isn’t, ask the cyclists faced with the dreaded stage ending at almost 40 degrees in 2022 at Foix.