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08-05-2025
- Sport
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Germany's Steinhauser bids to cause another shock at Giro d'Italia
The Lidl Deutschlandtour logo is reflected in the sunglasses of German rider Georg Steinhauser from the EF Education - Easypost team before the start in Heilbronn. Bernd Weißbrod/dpa Germany's Georg Steinhauser gained praise from 2024 champion Tadej Pogačar when winning a mountain stage in last year's Giro d'Italia and is bidding to repeat the trick in this edition despite a troubled build-up. The 23-year-old took stage 17 last year, his biggest success to date, after an impressive solo ride up the Passo Brocon. Slovenian Tour de France champion Pogačar, who is not competing in the Giro this year, said at the time that the German will be a "great rider" and is one to watch. Advertisement "Of course it was cool to get recognition from such a superstar. It may not be an actual accolade, but at least it's an honour," Steinhauser told dpa before the start of the 108th edition of the Giro on Friday in Albania, a race first. "Last year was important for me to see that I can really achieve something cool in my career." His former uncle is German cycling icon Jan Ullrich, who has admitted to doping during his career but is now back running a podcast after personal problems. Steinhauser sees the fact that Ullrich is now back in the public eye after many negative headlines as a positive thing. Advertisement "I think that's fine, because in my opinion he's still a very big name in German cycling," he said. The EF Education - EasyPost rider struggled in training for a race which will pass through the Vatican on its final stage on June 1 as a tribute to the late pope Francis. "The preparation was a bit mixed," he said, with a knee problem causing the most problems. Steinhauser is scheduled to help former Giro winner Richard Carapaz from Ecuador, but hopes to shine again himself in the late mountain stages. "I should be relatively competitive again in the final week," he surmised.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Business
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Peace Plaza paver plan moves forward with desire to do more
Feb. 20—ROCHESTER — A $175,000 plan to address pedestrian concerns in Peace Plaza is moving forward with Rochester City Council members saying more still needs to be done. "I think we need to move on and find a solution, find a new solution," Rochester City Council member Norman Wahl said Wednesday, asking for a more aggressive approach. Others agreed that a different approach would be preferred but cited limited funding for options that included pouring cement walkways along the north and south sides of the plaza. Deputy City Administrator Cindy Steinhauser said other approaches could cost significantly more than the $175,000 already approved by the state Destination Medical Center Corp. board and require up to 15 months of disruption along the plaza and First Avenue. "We have heard concerns from businesses about not impacting their front door, and we want to be sympathetic to that," she said, adding that Peace Plaza is expected to be one place downtown without extensive construction in the next year or two. She said taking smaller steps allows a chance to determine whether future plans need to be made for a more aggressive approach. The council voted 5-2 to support the staff plan, with Wahl and council member Shaun Palmer asking for a different approach. Council member Andy Friederichs said it's not ideal, but it's action headed in the right direction. "At this point, not having a great solution and a big bucket of money to throw at something, I I do feel its the best option at the moment," he said. The approved Peace Plaza effort project aims to expand the use of smooth pavers by replacing portions of Ann Hamilton's "A Song for Water" art installation , which features words with raised lettering that can be read when moving through the plaza. Steinhauser said the work is expected to be completed with limited disruption and continued assessment throughout the summer. At the same time, more analysis is expected to determine why pavers are shifting, since underground heating is expected to eliminate the effects of winter frost and other concerns. Steve Sampson Brown, Rochester's director of construction, said the additional study will help determine why pavers are shifting in Peace Plaza but not other downtown areas. He said it could be related to geological conditions or the fact that the plaza sees greater traffic and activity. In addition to resetting the existing smooth pavers and replacing some raised letter pavers, Steinhauser said work will include providing improved visual cues to distinguish between the wider walkway and the artwork, which will remain in the center of the plaza. Mayor Kim Norton said providing more obvious signals to indicate the pathways will guide pedestrian traffic in a way that is similar to what occurred before the Peace Plaza redesign. "When you had a big fountain in the way and green grass, everyone knew to go to the right or left," she said, referring to a larger fountain that occupied the plaza and turf in the middle of the gathering space. Steinhauser said the former design featured smaller walkways than what is currently in place next to the artwork, and the grass was more difficult to navigate with a wheelchair than the raised-letter pavers. She said the current design was intended to open more space and the planned improvements will make the walkways even wider, in addition to adding north and south pathways with the potential for getting closer to the plaza's water feature without crossing the artwork. Council member Dan Doering voted to support the plan, but cited frustration that more isn't being done to address community concerns. "The response I'm hearing from folks is that they want immediate action for a remedy, that this is truly an unusable space for them," he said. Steinhauser said the planned effort will provide the quickest response to start addressing concerns, with work to start as soon as the weather allows.
