The Giro - A Class of Its Own
EDWARD PICKERING - E D I TO R Procycling UK, ISSUE 255 / MAY 2019 There’s something about the Giro that really appeals to me. It’s the expert cycling fan’s grand tour of choice, a race for the connoisseur, as opposed to the mass market appeal of the Tour de France. Of course, it doesn’t offer much different to the Tour - three weeks’ worth of racing, great scenery, spectacular mountains and fascinating local culture at every stage. But it also has its own unique aesthetic - Italy in springtime can throw everything, from blue sky and sunshine to bleak snowstorms, at the riders. The yellow jersey of the Tour may be the most famous icon of cycling, but the Giro’s maglia rosa has a character all of its own. And every year I look at photographs of the race in the Dolomites and it just makes me want to clap my hands. But what I like most about it is its unpredictability and irregular rhythms. The Tour ...