2018 Giro d'Italia Week 2 - Apennines to Dolomites : Stage Routes & Profiles
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Stage 10 : 15th May 2018
This is the longest stage of the Giro 2018: 239 km. From Penne the
course runs across the central Appenines, skirting east of the Gran
Sasso and the Sibillini Mountains up to Umbria’s Appenine. Countless
short climbs, including 3 categorised ones, lead to a wavy finish fit
for punchers, though a sprint cannot be ruled out. Few km after the
start, the course runs across Farindola and soon after near what is left
of the Hotel Rigopiano (18.01.2017). Past Ascoli Piceno, the race goes
across some towns and villages hit by the earthquake in August 2016.
Stage 11 : 16th May 2018
Wavy stage with medium-long climbs in the first half and the classic
Marche’s short steep climbs in the second half. The course runs up to
the Passo del Termine (new ascent) and reaches the Province of Ancona
with the Muro di Filottrano (Michele Scarponi’s town) with gradients
reaching 13-14% followed by two short and very steep climbs near Osimo
leading up to the finish line in the medieval centre of Osimo, which was
a finish town already twice [1987-Forest and 1994-Argentin].
Stage 12 : 17th May 2018
A completely flat stage first along the ss. 16 “Adriatica” and then the
ss. 9 via Emilia in the final part. Only past the finish line it begins
the Tre Monti circuit, to be raced once, that will lead to a likely
sprint finish in Enzo and Dino Ferrari Racetrack, where Zakarin won in
2015 and Vittorio Adorni was awarded World champion in 1968.
Stage 13 : 18th May 2018
An almost flat stage that crosses the Po Valley from south to north up
to Montello with an approx. 30-km circuit with a few climbs that won’t
prevent a field sprint. The final section features some iconic WWI
landmarks, including the Piave river, and other modern and contemporary
wine-related places. Upon approaching the finish, the route runs across
the eastern Polesine areas that haven’t been included in a Giro stage
for over 30 years.
Stage 14 : 19th May 2018
First queen stage across the Alps. 5 over 181-km long categorised climbs
with 4400 m cumulative elevation gain. Monte di Ragogna and its steep
climbs and, in the final 45 km, Passo Duron, Sella Valcalda and Monte
Zoncolan, without a single flat stretch, are the summits in this stage. 6th finish on the Zoncolan, and the 5th one
on the "intimidating" side of Ovaro. On Monte di Ragogna several Tours
of Friuli finished, amongst all when Bugno won the Italian championship
in 1991. Monte Zoncolan has gradients topping out 22% in its first part.
In Chialina (1.5 km before the foot of the climb) there wil be the
usual pit-stop where the followers’ vehicles will be replaced by
motorbikes.
Stage 15 : 20th May 2018
Stage in the Dolomites with 4 categorised climbs, none of which very
hard or too easy. In particular, past Auronzo di Cadore, the stage takes
in two new climbs of Comelico (Passo Sant’Antonio and Costalissoio)
with gradients almost always above 10%. Final stretch slightly uphill.
The finish is located a few hundred metres from the finish in 1987, when
Stephen Roche claimed the first maglia Rosa of his “Giro-Tour-World
Championships” Grand Slam that year, a feat that only Eddy Merckx
managed to make in 1974.
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