2019 Giro d'Italia Stage 14 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 14 of the 2019 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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The 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia runs from Saint Vincent to ski resort Courmayeur. Peaking at 4,808 metres, the highest peak in the Alps, Mont Blanc, is overlooking the finish line. At 131 kilometres, the route takes in four moderate climbs and an uphill finish.
Courmayeur and the Giro are long lost friends. The 1959 Giro d’Italia included to the mountain village, and Charly Gaul rode into cycling legend. The race had been a shootout between Jacques Anquetil and the Luxembourger. On the penultimate day of action, Gaul put 10 minutes into Anquetil and won solo after 296 kilometres of suffering in the high mountains.
Stage 14 of the 2019 Giro d’Italia features over 4,000 vertical metres. The route takes in climbs to Verrayes (6.6 kilometres at 8 percent), Verrogne (13.8 kilometres at 7.1 percent), Col de Combes (8.2 kilometres at 7 percent ) and the Colle San Carlo (10.5 kilometres at 9.8 percent) as intermediate ascents, while the final climb to Courmayeur is 8 kilometres. The first half slopes at around 5% and the second half is an uphill false flat.
The riders cross the line near the Skyway Monte Bianco, a cable car to the Punta Helbronner at an altitude of 3,400 metres on the southern side of the Mont Blanc massif.\n
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