With the World Cup
causing a delay in the start of le Tour, we are given some time to pause
and reflect on the first grand tour of the year – The Giro d’Italia.
The Giro always
offers plenty of intrigue and dynamic racing. The race occurs early
enough in the year that many of the mountain passes are still covered in
snow. In addition to the weather, the organizers
are always striving to deliver something new and innovative in attempts
to one up the French!
This year’s race
brought plenty of drama, most of it focused squarely on Chris Froome.
Not so much for his racing, but for his elongated battle over illegal levels of Salbutamol found in his system during last
year’s Vuelta Espana. Froome crashed in the first stage of this year's Giro, shed additional time in the early mountain stages and then made a miraculous come back to win the overall classification.
This week’s Lucha
Vino matchup features a Washington Sangiovese taking on the grand
champion of Italian Grapes, a Chianti Classico
