Route, profile and schedule of stage 1 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia: Venaria Reale-Turin (140 km)
The first stage of the 2024 Giro d’Italia disputes the Saturday May 4is scheduled to leave Venaria Realefor the 1:55 p.m.and will end in Turin, between 5:05 p.m. and 5:26 p.m.. With 140 kilometers route, it is a mid-mountain day, with three scoring ports for the Mountain Grand Prix, of which the third, Colle Maddalena, is 2nd category, with its summit 22 kilometers from the finish line.
The organization of the race points out that this first stage of the 107th edition of the Giro is going to be “hectic”, and highlights its “demanding” finish, “which will leave the captains exposed from the beginning.” That is Those who wish to compete for the general classification will have to show their credentials already on the first day of the test.
Berzano di San Pietro, in the 4th category, at kilometer 48.4 of the stage, and Superga, in the 3rd, at 78.5, will be the first two ascents that the participants of the 2024 Giro must overcome. The passage through Superga is going to be especially emotionalgiven that it is planned to remember the plane accident that, in 1949, just 75 years ago, suffered the legendary Torino of that time, the best team in Italy at the time of the tragedy, which left 31 fatalities, with 18 players between them.
He Colle Maddalena, which is the last scoring climb of this first day of the race, is a 6.1 kilometer climb, with an average slope of 7.4%, and sections of up to 12%. The forecast, thus, is that the strong men of the Giro will appear in this climb, and can give the first clues about their state of form. Once this pass is behind them, the cyclists will have to complete 22 more kilometers before reaching the finish line, which will be located in Turin, the capital of Piedmont.
EITB is going to broadcast the stage live, from 1:40 p.m., in full, on eitb.eusand from the 3:00 p.m.through ETB1.
STAGE PROFILE
Profile of stage 1 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia. Image: Giroditalia.it.
DATA SHEET
Stage: 1st stage (May 4)
Route: Venaria Reale – Turin
Distance: 140 km
Accumulated ascending slope: 1850m
Closing hour: 13:55
Arrival schedule: 17:05 (44 km/h) | 17:15 (42 km/h) | 17:26 (40 km/h).
Mountain Award: Berzano di San Pietro (4th), at kilometer 48.4; Superga (3rd), at kilometer 78.5; Colle Maddalena (2nd), at kilometer 118.1.
LAST KILOMETER
Last kilometer of stage 1 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia. Image: Giroditalia.it.
COLLE MADDALENA (2nd CATEGORY)
Colle Maddalena, on stage 1 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia. Image: Giroditalia.it.
Source: Eitb
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