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Porcari (Paper District) > Chiavari 195km Ganna took the win, Arensman and Gee-West took time on the other GC riders and Vingegaard was okay, he now sits just 27 seconds away from the pink jersey. Stage 11 looks like a classic breakaway day as the final 3 climbs are too hard for the sprinters but...

Viareggio > Massa 42km ITT The return of the super long individual time trial. Grand tours have been shying away from this over the last few years, favouring shorter/hillier TTs, but not this year in the Giro. Just 45m of elevation over 42km, this is a nightmare for the climbers who struggle on their TT...

Cervia > Corno alle Scale 184km Another day trying to predict if the breakaway will take the win.

Chieti > Fermo 156km The finish in Fermo is a beautiful one, it’s been used twice in Tirreno in recent years, you might remember at least one of them. The one I’m referring to is the Sagan win in 2017, when it was a fight between him and a small group of GC riders, he...

Formia > Blockhaus 245km At 245km, this is an incredibly long mountain stage, I’m a big fan. The finish is at Blockhaus, Hindley and Quintana are the last two winners the previous times the race has visited. It might be early in the race, but this is a huge day in terms of the battle...

Paestum > Napoli 143km What the fuck happened there? Heavy rain which wasn’t in any forecast, Jan Christen and Giulio Ciccone going for the break but not being allowed, Trek trying to keep the jersey and an epic battle between Arrieta and Eulálio. Just your standard first week Giro stage! Stage 6 is going to...

Praia a Mare > Potenza 203km The Giro organisers are usually good at finding a stage in the first week where the break can take the stage and pink jersey, and they’ve found another one here. I remember 2019 stage 6, Fausto Masnada took the stage win and Valerio Conti moved into the pink jersey,...

Catanzaro > Cosenza 139km The race has jumped down to the south of Italy, they now start the grind all the way up to the north. The organisers have tried to be kind to the riders, giving them a relatively short stage, hopefully no one is feeling sluggish after the rest day. Everyone will look...

Plovdiv > Sofia 175km Absolute chaos today, just about all the UAE riders crashed hard, Vine is out the race, and Yates is out the fight for the pink jersey. Jan Christen was able to shine but today was a disaster for the team. Guillermo Thomas Silva took a magnificent win, he now has the...

La Pola Llaviana/Pola de Laviana > L’Angliru 133km The final stage of the Vuelta and a trip up one of the most mythical climbs in cycling, L’Angliru. An absolute monster, one of the hardest climbs in the sport.