Organisers of the Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile today announced the route for the 28th edition of the race, hosting a gala event at the System Cars Showroom in Meda to unveil the 10 stages that will make up the Women’s WorldTour event. The race is scheduled for June 30 to July 9.
The 2017 race will start in Aquileia with an 11.5km team time trial to Grado that will set up the pecking order for stage 2, a 122.25km run from Zoppola to Montereale Valcellina that includes a categorized climb in the final quarter of the stage that could cause problems for the pure sprinters.
Stage 3 and 4 present no such obstacles for the fast finishers, and barring surprisingly successful breakaways, the 100km third stage from San Fior to San Vendemiano and the 118km fourth stage in Occhiobello should end in bunch sprints.
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Organisers say one of the hardest days on the tour will come during stage 5, when riders take on the 12.73km individual time trial in Sant'Elpidio a Mare. The route in the Region Marche features two “short but very hard climbs.”
The sprinters will enjoy another opportunity for stage glory on day six with a race 116.16km circuit race in Roseto Degli Abruzzi.
Stages 7 and 8 could prove to be the most decisive for the overall, with both the 141.98km seventh stage from Isernia to Baronissi and the 141.8km eighth stage from Baronissi to Palinuro being the longest of the race and featuring difficult climbs that come close to the finish.
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