Vincenzo Nibali has checked the route for the road race at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Having done a recon together with Adriano Malori, Fabio Aru and Valerio Agnoli , the Italian was able to experience the difficulties of a course that everybody describes as really challenging.
"The course is hard even for a climber," he tells La Gazzetta dello Sport. "The final circuit is really challenging , the descent is technical. There are sections where the asphalt is very bad."
Aru shares the assessment, claiming that "the route is harder than I had expected" and admitting that he has to work hard on a course that has more pitfalls than those shown on the elevation profile.
Nibali and Aru are expected to lead Italy in the race.
08.05: Navarra Women's Elite classic |
09.05: Circuit de Wallonie |
11.05: Tour du Finistère |
11.05: GP de la Ville d'Oran |
11.05: Silesian Classic |
11.05: Jelajah Cycling Series Surakarta |
08.05 - 12.05: Tour de Hongrie |
08.05 - 12.05: Flèche du Sud |
09.05 - 12.05: Vuelta a Catamarca Internacion... |
10.05 - 12.05: Tour de Kumano |
DARMANTO 47 years | today |
Vladislav TROMAN 20 years | today |
Jonathan CHODROFF 39 years | today |
Rodrigo BELAJEVS 20 years | today |
Yurii BURCHENIA 26 years | today |
© CyclingQuotes.com