After the first five stages, the demand and uncertainty in 107th edition of the Giro d’Italia increased significantly in contention this Thursday the sixth day, in between Puccini Lake Tower and Rapolano Termewith three levels of sterrato, of dirt tracks, which always add an extra touch of nerves and uncertainty to the peloton.
In total there are 12 kilometers of terrato, divided into three sections. The first two are common to Street Bianche. The first section is flat inside Pisa until Volterra. Entering the zone dand Senesecyclists will face the dirt side dand Vidrittawhich, compared to the Strade Bianche, is 2 km long and connects, less than a few hundred meters of asphalt, with a stretch of Bagnaia. The latter show slopes of up to 15%. before Ascianthe third sector of Pievinawhich mainly runs along the ridge with continuous short ascents and descents and presents a very difficult finish on the wall of Serre di Rapolano.
Last decisive kilometer
The last kilometers are spoken with curves and ups and downs. To highlight, about 5 km from the finish line, the climb to Serre di Rapolano, with slopes of up to 20% at the end. The final section, 450 meters long, is contested on asphalt, with a slope of approximately 6%.
A scenario where Pogacar Warns that “we have to be careful not to waste time”, where cyclists have to be very attentive and where the Slovenian moves like a fish in water, as he showed, for example, in Street Bianche of this season and its great success.
Source: La Verdad
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