REGGIO EMILIA: The Giro reach Reggio Emilia, the city where the italian flag was born, a must be place in this hundred years Giro. This stage will start from Forlì, called by its inhabitants “Zibabon“, a city in the romagna plain whose symbol is the high bell tower of the Romanesque Abbey called San Mercuriale. In a race made for climbers, the 12th and 13th stage represent a good chance for the sprinters to gain some victory. The speed along this 229km will be very high so that for a long time the group will ride on the highway near the Appennino until Sasso Marconi, a small town named after Guglielmo […]

MONTEFALCO: the Butterfly of Maastricht dresses in pink; as predicted, the Dutchman Tom Dumoulin take the overall race lead and is now ready to start the second half of #giro100 dressing the pink jersey. Tom has now more than 2 minutes advantage from the other riders, the first of them is Nairo Quintana with a gap of 2′:23″ A Giro full of surprise which has already seen 6 different riders dressing the pink jersey: Postlberger, Greipel, Gaviria, Jungels, Quintana and Dumoulin. This second half of Giro will be even more beautiful then the first one; we will start with the Appennini, from Florence, the city of Gino Bartali, to Bagno di […]

TIME TRIAL: from Foligno the Giro goes to Montefalco. Long time ago italians hated these races, especially in the 1990s, when Miguel Indurain wins all the time trials against Gianni Bugno and Claudio Chiappucci and then defend the lead in the uphill. Nowadays everything has changed and Vincenzo Nibali hopes in the time trial to recover the gap accumulated in the Blockhaus climb by Nairo Quintana. So many watts generated yesterday by uphill runners, and thanks to SPH Cycling it is easy to see the expressed power. The arrival is steadily rising in what is called the “Balcone dell’Umbria”, precisely Montefalco. The favorites to win are the experts in the plain such as the Dutch […]

PESCHICI: from Molfetta to Peschici there are 189 km from the province of Foggia to Bari, 2 cities linked more to football than to bikes. The first still remember the era of Zemanlandia and the Foggia of miracles of Ciccio Baiano, the other is Bari of the Matarrese, a family that has reached the top of the Federcalcio. The Giro then arrive in Peschici, where in a cycling of another era, Danilo Di Luca was able to catch a spectacular win with an acceleration worthy of his nickname: “the killer”. Here in Peschici, a new “killer” is being sought in this stage, which could come out of either the group […]

Davide Martinelli, a boy who has grown up using technology. He is used to working with modern instruments that technology made available to athletes. We were lucky enough, thanks to his kindness, to have access to his last kilometer data of the Cagliari stage. To best analyze these data we asked for the help of an athletic trainer, former pro, like Rubens Bertogliatti. The ticinese has supported us with his expertise. TECHNICAL FOCUS: a very spectacular stage set up by the guys of the QuickStep, with riders who have given the best of themselves, both physically and tactically. Let’s focus into the detail of the stage thanks to the precious […]

ALBEROBELLO: Another round of carousel. The Giro change region but the landscape show is always amazing and, while in the North of Italy is a rainy day, this #Giro100 is still shining in the sun. In the stage of today the group arrive at Alberobello, the town of Trulli. In the modern cycling this town is famous for the Trullo Volante, Leonardo Piepoli, teammate of Riccardo Riccò and a domestique in helping captains uphill. THE STAGE: 224 km from Castrovillari to Alberobello, with just one GPM of fourth category at Bosco delle Pianelle. The stage is suitable for the sprinters but the are many pitfalls. The stage is far from simple with many […]

TERME LUIGIANE: another transfer by sea bring the Giro from Sicily to Calabria. Yesterday we guess our prediction with the Colombian Fernando Gaviria winner in Messina, even thanks to the help of our athlete Davide Martinelli, always a key in this kind of race. After leaving the Etna, still visible in the background of the Lungomare Matteotti, the Giro go to Aspromonte, right at the bottom of Italy, in Reggio Calabria, one of the oldest cities in Europe. The 217 km stage ends at Terme Luigiane with a slight uphill where there are thermal springs for skin care. One of the spa is cold while the other 3 flow at 45°.  Just before […]

#ingiro: the city of the strait is ready for a great arrival dedicated to the sprinters. One of the few chance reserved for the sprinters in a really tough ride. In this stage the last kilometers are the most interesting. The stage will departure from Pedara and will cross the provinces of Catania and Messina. We really suggest you to pay attention at the beautiful landscape that you will see from Taormina to the arrival, thanks to the Google Street View available on our website. In Taormina you will find the famous Roman Greek theater, Palazzo Corvaja, the Cathedral and the Dukes of Santo Stefano Palace. Back to the race, […]

After Sardinia the Giro moves to Sicily with an ordered slowness. One flight, 2 charter and ships has been chosen by the organizers to move this colorful giant. The sun still shining bright while the summer reach Cefalù and with a fresh ice cream we climbs to Etna which in the past saw the wins of many champions such as Alberto Contador (2011), Franco Bitossi (1967 ) and Acacio Da Silve (1989 ). The pink jersey has gone from Andrè Greipel to the Colombian Fernando Gaviria, who will soon leave it to the ranking men. This time the Giro climb the Mount Etna from Nicolosi. The road rises for more […]

From Arbatax to Cagliari there are 148 km, a long descend through an insidious coastline that will bring the group to another sprinter’s race. The Gorilla in pink, Andrè Greipel, will have to break its limits to get a special photo of himself with arms held high on the finish line. In yesterday race, one of the SPH’s testimonial, Davide Martinelli was one of the main characters in the escape attempt. Today at the start line we will try to get some declarations. A big surprise for all the Giro’s fan will be the analysis of Davide race data. Stay tuned on SPH!