Giro d'Italia 2009: Stage 17 | Bicycling in Italy

Giro d'Italia 2009: Stage 17

Wednesday May 27th: Chieti to Blockhaus

Author:	Bicycling Magazine
Date:	5 May 2009 5:53:09 PM
Activity:	Bicycling ActivitySearchBicycling
State:	Italy (ITA)
Distance:	51.12 mi (Change units)
Elevation:	Total Gain: 9823 ft Total Loss: 5092 ft Net Change: 4731 ft
Difficulty:	8 / 10
Tags:	Giro d'Italia 2009, Pretoro, Italy
Rating:	Unrated Rate it

A stage designed by Hobbes: nasty, brutish and short. Italy’s Abruzzo region is so mountainous it features 21 ski areas. The seldom-used Blockhaus climb (last featured in the 1984 Giro) is a monster, ascending more than 5,000 feet over the span of 25km. It’s not the average grade, but the sections of 9.4 percent, coming near and right at the finish, that could prove to be insurmountable for some.

Why It’s a Must-See: At last December’s route introduction, Astana manager Johan Bruyneel pegged Blockhaus as the decisive stage. This presents the best chance for the pure climbers like Cunegoand Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) to create separation, and the pressure will be enormous.

Editor's Note: Map route approximated from information provided by the Giro d'Italia. Actual route may vary slightly.

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Tracks

Giro d'Italia: Stage 17

Dist: 51.12 mi	Points: 1137	Calories: none
Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi

Distance	Instruction		Distance to next
0.04 mi		Continue on Via Arniese	Then go 0.11 mi
0.15 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Largo Cavallerizza	Then go 0.10 mi
0.25 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at Via Asinio Herio	Then go 0.02 mi
0.27 mi		Continue on Piazza San José María Escrivá de Belaguer	Then go 0.01 mi
0.28 mi	Bear Left	Slight left at Via Asinio Herio	Then go 0.12 mi
0.41 mi		Continue on Via Madonna degli Angeli	Then go 0.55 mi
0.96 mi		At Piazzale Monsignor Giuseppe Venturi, take the 1st exit onto Via Madonna della Misericordia	Then go 0.69 mi
1.65 mi	Bear Left	Slight left at Via Colonnetta	Then go 0.60 mi
2.25 mi	Bear Left	Slight left to stay on Via Colonnetta	Then go 0.44 mi
2.69 mi	Turn Right	Turn right to stay on Via Colonnetta	Then go 0.01 mi
2.70 mi	Turn Right	Turn right to stay on Via Colonnetta	Then go 0.30 mi
3.00 mi	Bear Left	Slight left at Piazzale Guglielmo Marconi	Then go 0.05 mi
3.05 mi		At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto SPexSS5/Viale Benedetto Croce	Then go 0.05 mi
3.10 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Viale Benedetto Croce	Then go 0.00 mi
3.10 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at SPexSS5/Viale Benedetto Croce Continue to follow SPexSS5Go through 1 traffic circl	Then go 2.91 mi
6.01 mi	Bear Right	Slight right to stay on SPexSS5	Then go 2.48 mi
8.49 mi		Continue on SS5/Via Tiburtina Valeria	Then go 1.05 mi
9.54 mi	Bear Right	Slight right to stay on SS5/Via Tiburtina Valeria Continue to follow Via Tiburtina ValeriaGo through 1 traffic circle	Then go 1.04 mi
10.58 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Via Fortore	Then go 0.02 mi
10.59 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Via Tiburtina Valeria	Then go 0.38 mi
10.98 mi		Continue on Via Tiburtina	Then go 0.12 mi
11.09 mi		Continue on Via Tiburtina Valeria	Then go 0.13 mi
11.22 mi		Continue on Viale Conte di Ruvo	Then go 0.29 mi
11.51 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Viale Guglielmo Marconi	Then go 0.89 mi
12.40 mi		At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto Via Plauto	Then go 0.05 mi
12.45 mi		At the traffic circle, take the 3rd exit onto Strada della Bonifica	Then go 0.62 mi
13.07 mi		At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Via Luigi Antonelli	Then go 0.27 mi
13.35 mi		Continue on Via Nazionale Adriatica Sud	Then go 0.15 mi
13.50 mi	Bear Left	Slight left at Via Nazionale Adriatica Sud/SS16 Go through 1 traffic circle	Then go 4.93 mi
18.43 mi	Bear Right	Slight right to stay on Contrada Foro Morto/SS16	Then go 0.05 mi
18.48 mi		At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Contrada Foro/SPexSS263	Then go 0.84 mi
19.32 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Contrada Foro	Then go 0.01 mi
19.33 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Contrada Foro/SPexSS263 Continue to follow SPexSS26	Then go 3.68 mi
23.01 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Contrada Santo Stefano	Then go 0.02 mi
23.04 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at SPexSS263/Strada Statale 263 di Foro Continue to follow SPexSS26	Then go 0.92 mi
23.96 mi	Bear Left	Slight left at Ex Strada Comunale 263 (Contrada Foreste)/SPexSS263	Then go 0.05 mi
24.00 mi	Turn Right	Turn right to stay on Ex Strada Comunale 263 (Contrada Foreste)/SPexSS263	Then go 0.15 mi
24.15 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Fondovalle Serepenne	Then go 0.76 mi
24.92 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Contrada San Severino	Then go 0.18 mi
25.10 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Contrada Santa Liberata	Then go 0.06 mi
25.16 mi		Continue on Contrada San Severino	Then go 0.05 mi
25.21 mi	Turn Right	Turn right to stay on Contrada San Severino	Then go 0.14 mi
25.35 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Contrada San Francesco	Then go 0.22 mi
25.56 mi		Continue on Via Roma	Then go 0.16 mi
25.72 mi		Continue on Piazza 4 Novembre	Then go 0.02 mi
25.74 mi		At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Piazza 4 Novembre/SP9 Continue to follow SP	Then go 0.44 mi
26.18 mi		At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Contrada Colle Maggio/SP9 Continue to follow SP	Then go 1.13 mi
27.31 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Contrada Peschiera/SP9	Then go 0.22 mi
27.52 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Contrada Val di Foro/SS260	Then go 5.72 mi
33.24 mi		At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Strada Provinciale Val di Foro	Then go 0.11 mi
33.35 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Via sotto le Ripe	Then go 0.00 mi
33.35 mi	Turn Right	Turn right toward Piazza del Mercato	Then go 0.02 mi
33.38 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Piazza del Mercato	Then go 0.02 mi
33.39 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Via Roma	Then go 0.01 mi
33.41 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Via Circonvallazione	Then go 0.08 mi
33.49 mi	Straight	Continue straight onto Via Fuori la Porta	Then go 0.03 mi
33.52 mi	Turn Right	Turn right to stay on Via Fuori la Porta	Then go 0.01 mi
33.53 mi	Turn Left	Turn left to stay on Via Fuori la Porta	Then go 0.02 mi
33.55 mi	Turn Right	Turn right to stay on Via Fuori la Porta	Then go 0.05 mi
33.59 mi	Bear Left	Slight left at Strada Provinciale Val di Foro	Then go 0.09 mi
33.68 mi		Continue on Via Madonna del Ponte Go through 1 traffic circl	Then go 0.98 mi
34.66 mi	Turn Left	Turn left to stay on Via Sant'Eufemia/SP43	Then go 0.01 mi
34.67 mi		Sharp right at Via Sant'Eufemia/SPexSS263	Then go 0.17 mi
34.84 mi	Turn Left	Turn left	Then go 1.27 mi
36.11 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at Via Licina	Then go 0.43 mi
36.54 mi		Continue on Via Maiella	Then go 0.13 mi
36.67 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at SPexSS263/Via Val di Foro	Then go 0.17 mi
36.84 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at Traversa Giardino	Then go 0.20 mi
37.04 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at Via Giardino/SPexSS263	Then go 0.03 mi
37.07 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Via Piana della Selva	Then go 0.48 mi
37.55 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Via Madonna della Libera	Then go 0.06 mi
37.61 mi	Turn Left	Turn left to stay on Via Madonna della Libera	Then go 0.03 mi
37.64 mi	Bear Right	Slight right	Then go 0.07 mi
37.71 mi	Turn Left	Turn left	Then go 0.08 mi
37.80 mi	Turn Right	Turn right	Then go 0.10 mi
37.89 mi	Turn Left	Turn left	Then go 1.09 mi
38.98 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at SS539	Then go 0.11 mi
39.09 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Via Crocifisso/SS539	Then go 0.04 mi
39.13 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at SS539	Then go 1.05 mi
40.18 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Via Coste Ospedale	Then go 0.07 mi
40.25 mi	Turn Left	Turn left to stay on Via Coste Ospedale	Then go 0.05 mi
40.30 mi		Sharp right at Via San Rocco	Then go 0.03 mi
40.33 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Via San Rocco/SP53	Then go 0.04 mi
40.37 mi	Bear Left	Slight left to stay on Via San Rocco/SP53 Continue to follow SP5	Then go 0.15 mi
40.53 mi		Sharp right at SP53/Via Valle	Then go 0.10 mi
40.62 mi	Straight	Continue straight onto Via la Valle/SP53 Continue to follow SP53	Then go 1.02 mi
41.65 mi		Sharp left at SPexSS614	Then go 5.08 mi
46.73 mi		Continue on Via Passolanciano/SP60	Then go 0.13 mi
46.86 mi	Turn Left	Turn left	Then go 1.94 mi
48.81 mi	Bear Left	Slight left	Then go 0.15 mi
48.96 mi	Bear Right	Slight right	Then go 0.21 mi
49.17 mi	Turn Left	Turn left	Then go 0.71 mi
49.89 mi	Turn Right	Turn right	Then go 0.01 mi
49.90 mi	Turn Right	Turn right