courses
| Elite Men and U23 TT | |
| circuit: 16.6 km (10.3 mi)
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Raced on 16.6 km (10.3 mi) circuit that starts/ends at the same location as the road races.
A relatively flat course with a small number turns and only one small climb, the 650 meter up Rossa de Rancate with gradients of up to 10%, the TT is well suited to the time trial experts.
The U23 Men start at one-minute intervals. The 65 riders are divided into 4 start groups. The first group starts at 9:29am CEST on Wednesday, September 23, the second at 10:10 CEST, third at 10:50 CEST and fourth at 11:30 CEST.
Wiating for startlist for Elite Men TT. The first rider is scheduled to go off at 11:30 CEST on Thursday, September 24 |
| Women TT | |
circuit: 13.4 km (8.3 mi)
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Raced on a 13.4 km (8.3 mi) circuit that starts/ends at the same location as the road races.
The Women’s TT is also relatively flat course with a gentle descent to Capolago after 3 km followed by the same tough 650 meter up Rossa de Rancate with gradients of up to 10%.
The Elite Women start at 1:30 intervals. The 41 riders are divided into 4 start groups. The first group starts at 14:00 CEST on Wednesday, September 23, the second at 14:40 CEST, third at 15:20 CEST and fourth at 16:00 CEST.
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| Road Race | |
| circuit: 13.8 km (8.6 mi)
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Raced on a 13.8 km (8.6 mi) circuit.
With two climbs at less than 4km from each other on each 13.8 km (8.6 mi) circuit, the road race is touted by the organizers to be one of the hardest and most selective course, after Sallanches and Duitama, since the Second World War. The first bump hits right in the first 2 kilometer, a 500 meter kicker with a 12% grade. The riders then continue to climb on the road up Monte Generoso – a small climb in itself but it will sap the legs after being repeated time and time again on each lap. No time to rest as the top of the climb brings a 500 meter false flat followed by a tortuous descent. The peloton should be single-file down the 4.5km technical descent between Acqua Fresca and Torrazza de Novazzana. No chance to rest after the descent, as the final climb starts soon, at less than 4km from the finish. The same climb which witnessed the duel between Felice Gimondi and Eddy Merckx in the 1971 World Championship, but this time, it is much closer to the finish line. After the 1700 meter climb – with gradients of 10% - to Novazzana, the riders have around 2.5 km to the finish line, this last climb should a perfect place to launch an attack.
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