Giro d’Italia 2024 today, stage 1: schedule, profile and route

107th Giro d’Italia. He starts with his swords at full speed. A a nervous, tense start, which will see the first of its two chapters in a 140 km day. through the Piedmont region, starting from the small municipality of Venaria Reale and ending with the provincial capital of Turin.

After the first hour of the flat stage, runners will face a series of small graded climbs: one of 4, one of 3 and one of 2. It is the latter that will be the most difficult, Colle Maddalena is the traditional crossing point between Milan and Turin. the oldest classic in cycling history (first edition 1876). The numbers are impressive: 6.1 km with an average slope of 7.4%.

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Its summit will be located 22km from the finish, making long-range attacks difficult, but the race could be very selective due to the final difficulty, where the first pink jersey could certainly be decided. He Bivio di San Vito, The wall, built by the organization a few weeks before the start of the race, is intended to test the men in the general classification: 1.4 km at 10% and a maximum slope of 16%. After the coronation, 3 km before the finish, a very fast descent to the finish in Turin.

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