Route
Alessandria
Verbania
Distance and type
187km
+1,400 m
Hilly
Schedule
Profile
Key points
Stage info AI translated from Spanish, might contain errors
Calling all Classics fanatics! A pancake-flat stage heading to Verbania, the hometown of 'Pippo' Ganna, with a sharp, unforgiving finish that will catch more than a few riders out.
Two climbs in the final 25 kilometres: Bieno (category 4) and, above all, Ungiasca (category 3), three and a half kilometres at 8% with ramps of up to 13% to rattle anyone's legs. A brief false flat and descent to the finish line.
On everyone's mind, however, will be the first tappone of the Giro, the following day, in the Valle d'Aosta. For that reason, the expectation is that the GC favourites will avoid getting drawn into any unnecessary trouble.
Bonuses
There are 10-6-4" at the finish and 6-4-2" at the Red Bull Kilometre.