Giro d’Italia Week Three Route Preview: The third week of all Grand Excursions is the toughest and, like all latest Giri, this yr week three has probably the most climbing. I wish to say ‘the Giro is gained or misplaced within the third week’ however the best way Tadej Pogačar has dominated thus far…. You by no means know, there may be an upset or a shock.
Extra of the identical type Tadej Pogačar?
The ultimate week of the primary Grand Tour of the yr has fifteen categorised climbs and two dash phases earlier than the end in Rome. Right here is the run-down on the climax of the 2024 Giro d’Italia.
Giro d’Italia 2024 | The Route
Stage 16
Tuesday Might 21, Livigno – Santa Cristina Val Gardena (202km)
From Livigno the peloton ought to have sort out the well-known climb of the Passo dello Stelvio (20.2km at 7.2%) firstly of the 202 kilometre stage, however the Giro d’Italia needed to change the route resulting from snow. Earlier than the beginning of the Giro, nobody was certain if the race would have the ability to cross the Stelvio. The mountain was additionally the Cima Coppi, the best level of the Italian tour. Now the sixteenth stage will look barely totally different, because the riders is not going to race up the Stelvio. There may be an excessive amount of snow on the highway and the protection dangers imply that the riders is not going to summit the 20 kilometre climb.
Tom Dumoulin had a tough chase after his enforced cease for a name of nature
RCS Sport have changed the Stelvio with the Umbrail cross. With its 16.7 kilometres at 7.1%, this climb just isn’t a straightforward climb and also will be the brand new Cima Coppi for 2024. The riders climb to a peak of two,498 metres on the high, solely 250 metres decrease than the Stelvio Go. The highest of the Umbrail Go is greater than 150 kilometres from the end. In 2017, the Umbrail cross was a part of the Giro d’Italia route, the ultimate climb in a stage over the Mortirolo and the Passo della Stelvio. That yr the highway was satisfactory. That stage presumably introduced the mountain its fame. Within the valley between the Stelvio and the Umbrail cross, the pink jersey, Tom Dumoulin, was in dire want of a bathroom cease in conjunction with the highway… in a rush.
Passo Pinei
Passo Pinei
Twelve kilometres from the end is the highest of the Passo Pinei (23.4 m at 4.7%). The climb begins fairly steeply, however ranges off midway up. After a flatter center part, a steeper last of the climb follows. The irregular climb is principally a problem resulting from its size, though the steepest elements have gradients of as much as 15%.
Santa Cristina val Gerdena
Santa Cristina val Gerdena (Monte Pana)
After the Passo Pinei, the riders nonetheless have the 6.5 kilometre Cat.2 climb to Santa Cristina val Gerdena. With a median gradient of 6.1%, the climb isn’t too tough, however the steepest ramps go up at 16%. These most tough elements are close to the highest. The two last kilometres have a median gradient of 11.8%. An assault might come on the finish of this 206 kilometre stage.
Stage 16 map and profile
Stage 17
Wednesday Might 22, Selva di Val Gardena – Passo Brocon (159km)
160 kilometres of up and down, from the Selva di Val Gardena winter sports activities space to Passo Brocon. One Cat.3 climb and 4 Cat.1 and Cat.2 climbs. Within the first a part of the stage there may be the Passo Sella (8.9km at 7.4%) and the Passo Rolle (19.8km at 4.8%). The finale there may be two climbs of the Passo Brocon. By way of Albergo the peloton faces a climb of 13.3 kilometres at 6.5%. Within the last, the mountain is climbed from Pieve Tesino. The end is on high of the Passo Brocon (12.2km at 6.4%).
Passo Sella
Passo Sella
With a size of 5,500 metres with a median gradient of 6.8, the primary categorised climb of the seventeenth stage is the shortest and the steepest. With ramps as much as 11%, this Cat.2 climbs 373 vertical metres. The summit is at 2,244 metres, the climb is a severe begin to the day, proper from the beginning.
Passo Rolle
Passo Rolle
Virtually 20 kilometres lengthy and a median gradient of 4.8%. Not too exhausting, however very irregular. The start and the tip of the climb has very robust sections, with most gradients of as much as 10%. The center half is so much simpler, some elements are virtually flat. The Cat.1 climb has been included within the Giro route seven instances. 2019 was the final time the Giro used the climb. Pello Bilbao beat Mikel Landa and Giulio Ciccone.
Passo Goberra
Passo Goberra
With a size of 5,700 metres and a median gradient of 6%, the Passo Goberra is the best climb of the stage. The Cat.3 climb takes the riders up 343 metres, to a peak of 985 metres.
Passo Brocon (1st time)
Passo Brocon (Albergo)
Within the finale of the seventeenth stage, there are two climbs of the Passo Brocon. The primary ascent of the Brocon is 15.4 kilometres lengthy and has a median gradient of 5.6%. On the steepest elements, it ramps as much as as a lot as 12%. The highest is at 1,615 metres, decrease than the sooner climbs on the stage.
Passo Brocon (2nd time)
Passo Brocon
The ultimate climb is significantly shorter, at 11.9 kilometres. However the common gradient of 6.5% is nearly 1% steeper than the earlier climb. This final climb is barely extra irregular, there are elements with gradients of as much as 14%. Between kilometre 7 and 10, sturdy riders have the most effective probability to make a distinction. The end of the stage is on the high of the second climb of the Passo Brocon, at an altitude of 1,610 metres. The Passo Brocon was a part of a Giro route as soon as earlier than. In 1956, Charly Gaul gained the stage over the Brocon. The end that day was not on this climb, however on high of Monte Bondone. That yr, Gaul not solely gained the stage, but additionally the ultimate total. He repeated his Giro win in 1959. He additionally gained Tour de France in 1958.
Stage 17 map and profile
Stage 18
Thursday Might 23, Fiera di Primiero – Padova (171km)
All the peloton will probably be trying ahead to Stage 18. The 171 kilometre stage goes from Fiera di Primiero to Padova and has solely 550 metres of climbing. From the beginning in Fiera di Primiero, the peloton heads in direction of the one climb of the day, Lamon (3.5km at 5.6%), it shouldn’t be an issue for the fast-finishers, these which are left.
Padova
Lamon
The one and solely categorised ‘mountain’: The Lamon. It comes firstly of the stage and is just 3,500 metres lengthy with a median gradient of 5.6%. This Cat.4 climbs to 608 metres.
One other for Jonathan Milan?
Stage 19
Friday Might 24, Mortegliano – Sappada (157km)
Stage 19 may very well be a day for the GC males, however they may be terrified of Saturday’s large mountain stage. 157 kilometre and has 2,850 climbing metres from Mortegliano to Sappada. After a flat begin there are two Cat.2 climbs and one Cat.3. The finale has three climbs: the Passo Duron (4.4km at 9.6%) Cat.2, the Sella Valcalda (6.5km at 5.9%) Cat.3 and the Cima Sappada (7.4km at 5.4%) Cat.2. After the ultimate climb there are 7 kilometres of rolling highway earlier than the end in Sappara, at an altitude of 1,235 metres.
Passo Duron
Passo Duron
After the primary intermediate dash, the route climbs to the foot of the primary categorised climb of the day. The Passo Duron, with its summit 53 kilometres from the end, it’s the most tough a part of the day. Regardless of the size of solely 4.4 kilometres, the common gradient of 9.6% with peaks of as much as 18%, not straightforward. After a brief descent from the Passo Duron, a second ascent follows virtually instantly. This Cat.3 climb from Cercivento, the Sella Valcalda, is just 6.5 kilometres lengthy and has a median gradient of 5.9%. The peak of the climb to solely 958 metres.
Cima Sappada
Cima Sappada
About 15 kilometres from the end, the Cima Capadda begins. 8.5 kilometres and a median gradient of 4.7%, the ultimate climb of the day. The climb is irregular and has steep sections of as much as 15%. The final half in direction of Sappada specifically is tough. After the highest of the ultimate climb is reached, there may be 7 kilometres of rolling terrain earlier than the end. This end line is at an altitude of 1,235 metres in Sappada. The end has been on the Giro route seven instances earlier than. The final time was in 2018 when Simon Yates gained a hilly fifteenth stage ending in Sappada, forward of Miguel Ángel López and Tom Dumoulin.
Stage 19 profile and map
Stage 20
Saturday Might 25, Alpago – Bassano del Grappa (181km)
The 181 kilometre lengthy penultimate stage has an elevation acquire of 4,250 meters and goes from Alpago to Bassano del Grappa. After a comparatively flat run-up, two robust climbs and lengthy descents of a Cat.1 cross within the Veneto Prealps await the riders earlier than they attain the day’s end. These climbs of Monte Grappa (18.2km at 8.1%) are over 18 kilometres lengthy and have a median gradient of greater than 8 %. On the steepest strips, percentages of 14 % are reached. Regardless that the riders climb the lengthy mountain twice, they don’t end on high. The end is after the second descent from the Grappa Mountain.
Muro di ca’del Poggio
Muro di ca’del Poggio
After 30 kilometres of racing, the peloton begins on the Muro di ca’del Poggio. Not the one from Milano-Sanremo, however this cat.4 climb is steep. It’s only 1 kilometre lengthy however has a median gradient of 12.1%.
Monte Grappa
Monte Grappa (twice)
After the steep Muro di ca’del Poggio, 55 kilometres later there may be the primary ascent of Monte Grappa. The climb takes the race to a peak of 1,675 metres, it’s 18.1 kilometres lengthy and has a median gradient of 8.1%. Regardless of two quick downhill sections, the climb may be very constant. The final a part of the climb is probably the most tough a part of the Monte Grappa with a median gradient of 9.5%. There are ramps of as much as 17%. The Cat.1 has been in a Giro route 4 instances earlier than. Within the 2017 Giro, the climb was central to the penultimate stage, Thibaut Pinot gained forward of Ilnur Zakarin and Vincenzo Nibali. Tom Dumoulin misplaced time on the stage within the battle for the general, however he restricted his loss to fifteen seconds.
Stage 20 map and profile
This yr the peloton will climb the Passo Grappa twice from Semonzo del Grappa. The highest of the second climb is 31 kilometres from the end, from there it descends to the end city of Bassano del Grappa and the struggle for the 2024 Giro will probably be over.
Bassano del Grappa
Stage 21
Sunday Might 26, Roma – Roma (125km)
The highway to Roma
The ultimate stage of the 107th version of the Giro d’Italia is about on the streets of Rome and offers the sprinters an opportunity for stage success. The stage offers the varied winners loads time to take pleasure in their victories The 122 kilometre stage begins with a loop to the Tyrrhenian coast. From there the peloton heads again inland in direction of Rome. The final stage has virtually no climbing and finishes with a neighborhood circuit of 9.5 kilometres by means of the centre of the capital metropolis. The sprinters may have their probability of glory on the end.
The ultimate on the streets of Rome
2024 Giro d’Italia map
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