‘The toughest course of all time’: Italian riders ‘stunned’ by mountainous World Championships road race route


Route with 5,000m of climbing deserves serious respect, says Nibali

Alessandro De Marchi and Vincenzo Nibali take a look at the route for the 2018 Road World Championships road race
Featuring more than 5,000m of climbing and gradients of 28 per cent, the World Championships road race course certainly left an impression on Nibali and co.