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The Giro d'Italia is darn beautiful and damn hard - Larry Warbasse column

CASTELNOVO NE MONTI ITALY MAY 21 Larry Warbasse of The United States and Team Tudor Pro Cycling competes during the 108th Giro dItalia 2025 Stage 11 a 186km stage from Viareggio to Castelnovo ne Monti 715m UCIWT on May 21 2025 in Castelnovo ne Monti Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images.

“La corsa più dura del mondo nel paese più bello del mondo!” The phrase that rings over the loudspeaker each morning always makes me smile. It means “the hardest race in the world in the most beautiful country in the world.”

While it’s quite the superlative, it’s probably not far off the truth. Italy is one darn beautiful country, with its varying landscapes, and the Giro d'Italia is one damn hard race.

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