If you just look at the data… And especially have a look at the physical part and see what the riders
have to endure in the different grand tours…
Then you can say that the Giro is the most arduous.
You can see that the stages in the Giro are often longer and heavier.
On the other hand, you have to deal with a lot more media attention in the Tour.
That means less resting for the riders.
The peloton is much more nervous.
This means that the pace is much higher from the start.
The Vuelta is a bit more relaxed in that respect. But in the Vuelta it's often very warm
which is an extra difficulty.
There are a lot of factors that come into play.
But if you purely look at how much the riders have to endure
then the Giro is the heaviest.
The difference with the Tour is that the stages in the first week of the Tour are long
while not not many altimeters have to be overcome.
The focal point is mainly on the second week, but also on the third week.
On the other hand, you can see that the riders in the Vuelta get demanding stages
in the first week immediately.
If you look at the number of altimeters, the third week is the least heavy week.
On the other hand, the general classification has been decided in the third week.
Each grand tour has its own characteristics.
In the Vuelta you have to deal with extreme heat.
In the Giro you have a lot of altitude metres in the mountains.
And in the Tour everything comes together.
All the stress, climbing, sprinting.
Everything.
The time he spends in the heavier zones, the zones around his tipping point
are much longer in the Giro and in the Tour.
This means that the roads to the finals have been much heavier
so they don't reach their peak capacity anymore.
In the Vuelta, they ride very fast.
There were certainly records ridden for Steven.
On the other hand: the run-ups to the finals were a lot less difficult than those in the Giro or the Tour.
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