The second day of Italy is spinning It leaves a stage in style. After the first day with doubts for some of the favorites and with big reactions like in Tadej Pogacarthis Sunday will help clean up the state of form in which the main men of the race, with the Slovenian in command, have arrived at this beginning.
Wait for the first career high finishin the second phase in between San Francesco al Campo and the Sanctuary of Oropa, in Biella. They will be 161 kilometers with a more comfortable first part of the day, on flat terrain, and a difficult second where the altitude will gradually increase so that the mountain passes are chained together.
In total there will be three, in a stage that is a priori good for the battle between a breakaway and the men in the general classification. About forty kilometers from the end will come a third, the Oasis Zegna. Twenty-four will be crowned Nelva, third. But it will be eleven kilometers from the finish line when the last climb to Sanctuary of Europe that can make a difference.
They will be 11.8 kilometers very demanding climb, with an average slope of 6.2% and maximum difficulty in the second half of the climb. Especially, between five and seven kilometers, with ramps up to 9.5% which will determine who is the best come the first days of the race.
The Pogacar will once again be the tire that everyone will try to keep an eye on. Of course, the desire to win must be accompanied by the desire to adjust the strength in a Giro that has just begun and which, despite its difficult start, promises to be very long.
Source: La Verdad
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