By the end of the day Sunday, the Giro’s true contenders will have emerged.Īfter a Rest Day on Monday, May 15th, the Giro’s second week opens with two days for field sprinters with stages ending in Viareggio (Stage 10) and Tortona (Stage 11). The first “week” ends with the Giro’s first long, individual time trial (Stage 9), a 33.6K race against the clock between Savignano al Rubicone and Cesena. While too early to determine the Giro’s final outcome, this should force the first true sorting of the General Classification, setting the stage for Saturday’s tough stage to Fossombrone (Stage 8), a day filled with several super-steep climbs called muri (Italian for “walls”). Stage 7 brings the Giro’s first true mountain stage, with a summit finish on the 2,135-meter Gran Sasso Italia.
The race then heads south as it begins a tight clockwise loop through the southern half of the country with Stages 4 through 6 ending in Melfi (an ideal day for a breakaway), Lago Laceno (a trip through the Apennines that ends with the Giro’s first uphill finish), and Salerno and Naples (likely field sprints).
This year’s Grande Partenza takes place in the Abruzzo region with an 18.4K individual time trial (Stage 1) on Saturday followed by what should be the Giro’s first field sprint on Sunday (Stage 2).
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