Manerba del Garda > Livigno (Mottolino) 222km

On paper, this is one of the hardest stages of the year, and for some the hardest stage they’ll ever have ridden. 222km is a long day in the saddle, add in 5468m of climbing and you can see why it’s so hard, especially as the finish is at 2300m above sea level. This is a huge day in the battle for the pink jersey, podium, team classification, white and KOM jerseys.