Route
Cesenatico
Ravenna
Distance and type
139km
+100 m
Flat
Schedule
Profile
Key points
Stage info AI translated from Spanish, might contain errors
The third edition of the Giro d'Italia Women since RCS took over as organiser gets underway from the hometown of Marco Pantani, Cesenatico.
It does so, however, with a quiet opening weekend designed for the sprinters — above all Lorena Wiebes, the heavy favourite in bunch finishes — with barely 100 metres of elevation gain in this first stage and no categorised climbs.
The unusual start times are a deliberate choice to avoid clashing with the men's Giro — likely the same reason for this gentle opening: to avoid competing for the spotlight.