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Giro 2017 Favourites stage 18: Cobbled finale in the high mountains

Thibaut Pinot - Giro 2017 Favourites stage 18: Cobbled finale in the high mountainsAt merely 137 kilometres, stage 18 in the Giro d'Italia takes in five solid Alpine peaks. The finish is on a cobbled sector 500 metres after cresting the last top. (Slideshow route/profile)

Stage 18 in the 2017 Giro d’Italia. This means we are halfway the series of five mountain stages of the last week. Once again the riders face a series of climbs with illustrious names. In succession, Passo Pordoi, Passo Valparola and Passo Gardena before the route continues via Passo di Pinei to the ultimate climb up to Ortisei aan te vangen. Unlike the past few days, stage 18 is a short ride so we can expect fireworks to detonate early on in a furious race.

The Pordoi, Valparola and Gardena will do the demolition work in the first 85 kilometres. Then the riders descend in almost 40 kilometres to Ponte Gardena, although the downhill pleasure is disturbed by the intermediate climb up Passo di Pinei – an irregular ascent of 4.2 kilometres with steepest ramps up to 15%.

The closing climb is a devious thing. The distance is 9.3 kilometres and the lower slopes look friendly enough with gradient of 4% going up to 6% later on. The cunning section is in the last 3 kilometres of the actual climb. Averaging 9.3%, it’s easy to picture thoroughbred climber Quintana riding away from the field. If he does, he has to reckon with the fact that the 9.3 section continues onto a 3 kilometres false flat before 1 kilometre at 6.2% ushers in the last 500 metres on cobbles.

Favourites stage 18 Giro d’Italia 2017

*** Nairo Quintana, Tom Dumoulin, Adam Yates, Domenico Pozzovivo
** Mikel Landa, Steven Kruijswijk, Vincenzo Nibali, Bauke Mollema
* Ilnur Zakarin, Rui Costa, Davide Formolo, Thibaut Pinot, Jan Polanc

Giro 2017 stage 18: Route maps, height profiles, and more

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Giro 2017 All stages - source: giroditalia.itAll stages

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Giro 2017 Profile 18th stage: Moena – Ortisei/St. Ulrich - source: giroditalia.itProfile 18th stage

Giro 2017 Route 18th stage: Moena – Ortisei/St. Ulrich - source: giroditalia.itRoute 18th stage

Giro 2017 stage 18: Climb details Passo Pordoi - source: giroditalia.itClimb details Passo Pordoi

Giro 2017 stage 18: Climb details Passo Valparola - source: giroditalia.itClimb details Passo Valparola

Giro 2017 stage 18: Climb details Passo Gardena - source: giroditalia.itClimb details Passo Gardena

Giro 2017 stage 18: Climb details Passo di Pinei - source: giroditalia.itClimb details Passo di Pinei

Giro 2017 stage 18: Scheduled times- source: giroditalia.itScheduled times

Giro 2017 stage 18: Climb details final climb to Pontives - source: giroditalia.itClimb details climb to Pontives

Giro 2017 stage 18: Final kilometres - source: giroditalia.itFinal kilometres

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Giro 2017 stage 18: Start in Moena - source: giroditalia.itStart in Moena

Giro 2017 stage 18: Finish in Ortisei/St. Ulrich - source: giroditalia.itFinish in Ortisei/St. Ulrich

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Giro 2017 stage 18: Climb details Passo Pordoi in 3d - source: giroditalia.itClimb details Passo Pordoi in 3d

Giro 2017 stage 18: Climb details Passo Valparola in 3d- source: giroditalia.itClimb details Passo Valparola in 3d

Giro 2017 stage 18: Climb details Passo Gardena in 3d- source: giroditalia.itClimb details Passo Gardena in 3d

Giro 2017 stage 18: Climb details Passo di Pinei in 3d - source: giroditalia.itClimb details Passo di Pinei in 3d

Giro 2017 stage 18: Streetview Passo PordoiStreetview Passo Pordoi

Giro 2017 stage 18: Streetview Passo Valparola Streetview Passo Valparola

Giro 2017 stage 18: Streetview Passo GardenaStreetview Gardena

Giro 2017 stage 18: Streetview finish (cobbles)Streetview finish (cobbles)

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  • Camilo Ramirez says:
    25 May, 2017 at 05:43

    It was a transition stage yesterday. But today Nairo is going to get the pink jersey back and keep it til the end. Looking forward to today’s stage!

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