2014 Giro d'Italia Stage 21 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 21 of the 2014 Giro d'Italia! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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Luca Scinto Says: Well, that’s it! I can’t give you any great insight into the journey, except to say that the Giro giveth and the Giro taketh away. Two years ago it was fantastic for us, and last year it almost finished me, my team and my career in cycling. We don’t have the budget of Sky or BMC but I guarantee you that my team will give their absolute best. Hopefully, the public and sponsors will appreciate the effort. We know we’re lucky to have been given another chance but I also think we were blameless in what happened last time. I guarantee we’ll not be found wanting.
Local History: In 1946, Slavic militants wanted Trieste for Tito’s Yugoslavia but Italy had the city. The Giro stage was annulled when riders found the road blocked by the militants but 17 patriots and their bikes were dropped on the outskirts of town by American armoured cars. A local rider won this truncated ‘stage’ to the delight of Trieste.
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