Radical change of decoration in Italy is spinning, from the first individual time trial to the first stage classified by the race organization with five stars, that is, the most difficult. A stage marked in red by teams and riders in the route book. A short and explosive day, 152 kilometers, with 3,850 meters of accumulated elevation gain and three mountains passing along the way. Some mountain range whose demand ranges from less to more and includes the last two (Croce Abbio3rd, and Prati di Tivo, 1st) in the last 60 kilometers.
It may be in this latter part of the stage that the fate of the day will be decided, but the stage will certainly be busy at the beginning, in the first passage of the day, Forca Capistrello (2nd) at kilometer 37 of the sun. It is about 17 kilometers, with a slope from 5.6% to 12%, the ideal scenario for the peace of the peloton to start to break and for the group to break away.
The profile of this eighth chapter of Pink Corsa It is one of constant ups and downs, a situation that fits like a glove for all runners who aspire to a stage and for those who need to start making up for lost time and take a step forward, such as Welshman. Geraint Thomas, who yesterday spent too much time on the leader and went from 2nd to 3rd overall. In its favor, a powerful Ineos team that he had been well covered on the stage by the dirt and dust of Tuscany.
This will not be an easy stage for Tadej Pogacar, which accumulates the effort of the time trial and the advantage of the little exposure of his teammates to UAE Team Emirates yesterday In his favor, the wide margin he already has at the top of the general classification.
Pay attention to the last climb of the day, its 14.5 kilometers with an average slope of 7% and a maximum slope of 12% and the 22 closed curves present on the climb to Prati di Tivo, the seventh longest climb -climbing this Giro and where they already know what to win Alexey Lutsenko (2024, in the third phase of Giro d’Abruzzo) and Tadej Pogacar (2021, fourth episode of Tyrrhenian-Adriatic).
Source: La Verdad
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