We received a Giro dell’Emilia sandwich right now!
- Mens race begins at 11:15 native time
- Ladies’s race begins at 11:45
- Ladies’s race ends round 14:38
- Males’s race ends at 16:30
Each races begin at Vignola and finish on the high of the Santuario di San Luca (final seen within the Tour de France in July) however the men and women take very completely different routes to get there.
The ladies’s race is 113.8 very Po-flat kilometers lengthy as you may see right here:
Twice, together with the finale, they go up by means of the porticoes to San Luca however till then the race is a tour of the Po valley. We are able to count on the peloton to have ridden down any break and all might be at the same time as they begin the climb for the primary time.
Ursula channeling Jens’ choose of the day: defending champ Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig. Yeah, she’s had a tricky 12 months so let’s make it proper with a win.
In the meantime the boys go in the other way, south: the a part of the Apennines regionally known as the Bologna Hills, earlier than turning north and descending into Bologna correct and up the San Luca climb 5 instances.
Nonetheless, the winner will most certainly come from the final climb as much as the Sanctuary.
Ursula channeling Jens’ choose of the day: Nicely I do know somebody will wish to make a vogue assertion:
Could I say I simply looooooove this race? Sure I can. That ending climb with the portico is simply magic to my eyes and that is simply me however that is the very best end in all of biking. Bar. None. Struggle me.
Take pleasure in.