A Giro d'Italia for the climbers
The 2017 Giro d'Italia route is packed with mountain stages of every kind, balanced partially by 67km of individual time trialing. However, the race still favours the climber but they will have to know how to handle technical descents, racing at altitude and have the endurance to be at their best for three weeks. Tom Dumoulin might be tempted by the time trials but he will have to suffer all the way to Milan if he wants to fight for the pink jersey.
The mountain stages vary greatly and are spread throughout the 21 stages. The first real mountain finish is on stage 4 on the exposed slopes of Mount Etna. The climb to Blockhaus on stage 9 comes after a long, flat ride up the Adriatic coast but is 13.2km long and has an average gradient of 8.5%. Stage 14 to Oropa also ends with a final vicious climb, while the final week includes five consecutive stages in the mountains will multiple climbs each day.
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Stage 16 over the Stelvio is a brute, while stage 17 to Canazei is a day of watching and waiting. Stage 18 includes four major climbs in just 137km. It is followed by the haul across the Friuli region and the 15km climb to Piancavallo. Stage 20, on the final Saturday, will test riders' endurance with the final climb of the Giro d'Italia up the tight hairpins of the little known Foza.
The final time trial will crown the overall winner in Milan but the mountains will create the important time differences.
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