There Pink Race will see the go from Piedmont for the fourth time in history after 1961, 2011 and 2021. In the first fraction, a passage of the caravan on the Colle di Superga is expected, in memory of the 75 years of the tragedy of Grande Torino, the legendary football team that on the 4th May 1949 it was effectively canceled due to a plane crash. Royal Venaria, a town on the outskirts of the regional capital from which the stage will start, is home to the magnificent palace built in the mid-17th century as a hunting residence for Carlo Emanuele II. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
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Pogacar and who could stand in his way: the 5 favorites of Giro 107
Path
Immediately a moving stage in this Giro d’Italia 107. The initial stretch is the easiest, then the plain will be almost absent. The first GPM of this pink race is Berzano of San Pietro (4th category of 4.4 km at 4.1%), followed by the ascent to Superga from the side of Baldissero Torinese (3rd category of 4.7 km at 9.2%). He will then cross the finish line for the first time, entering the final circuit of approximately 30 kilometres. Here will be the hardest climb of the dayColle Maddalena (2nd category of 6.1 km at 7.4%). But the tough spot that could decide the race and award the first pink jersey is San Vito (1.4 kilometers at 9.4%), which will end approximately 3 kilometers from the finish line. From there it dropped to -600.
All the climbs
-At km 44 – Berzano di San Pietro (4th category of 4.4 km at 4.1%)
-At km 53.2 – Superga Baldissero Torinese (3rd category of 4.7 km at 9.2%)
-At km 112 – Colle Maddalena (2nd category of 6.1 km at 7.4%)
-At km 135.7 – San Vito (NO GPM, 1.4 kilometers at 9.4%)
The favourites
Unusual stage, complicated to decipher. Obviously the name of stands out Tadej Pogacar (UAE-Emirates), great favorite for the final victory. Also among the most popular by bookmakers Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step), his first ever participation in the Giro. Watch out for fast runners like Bini Girmay (Intermarche), Andrea Bagioli (Trek), Alexei Lutsenko (Astana), Christophe Laporte (Visma), Laurance Pithie (FDJ), Aurelien Paret-Peintre (Decathlon), Eddie Dunbar (Jayco), Michael Woods (Israel) and Andrea Vendrame (Decathlon). He might even try Pippo Ganna (Ineos), the most acclaimed by fans on the day of the official presentation. Among the outsiders we include Matteo Trentin (Tudor), Quinten Hermans (Alpecin), Dani Martinez (Bora), Mauri Vansevenant (Quick-Step), Jhonatan Narvaez (Ineos) and Simone Velasco (Astana).
Tadej Pogacar, Julian Alaphilippe *****
Andrea Bagioli, Aleksej Lutsenko, Christophe Laporte, Laurance Pithie ****
Aurelien Paret-Peintre, Eddie Dunbar, Michael Woods, Andrea Vendrame, Bini Girmay, Filippo Ganna ***
Matteo Trentin, Quinten Hermans, Dani Martinez, Mauri Vansevenant, Jhonatan Narvaez, Simone Velasco **
Filippo Zana, Christian Scaroni, Ewen Costiou, Antonio Tiberi, Tobias Lund Andresen, Michael Storer, Luke Lamperti, Simon Carr *
Useful information
Departure time: at 1.55pm
Time of arrival: between 5.05pm and 5.26pm
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How much is the prize money?
For this 2024 edition the organizers have maintained the prize money of past years, with the winner of the Giro d’Italia who will earn around 265 thousand euros, even if we are still very far from the prize money offered by the Tour de France. 11 thousand euros to the winner of each single stage, 20 thousand euros to the super fighter. Here is the complete prize pool.
The general prize pool
| Classified | Prize* |
| 1. | €265,668 |
| 2. | €133,412 |
| 3. | €68,801 |
| 4. | €21,516 |
| 5. | €18,154 |
| 6. | €13,588 |
| 7. | €13,588 |
| 8. | €10,725 |
| 9. | €10,725 |
| 10. | €7,863 |
*includes both the UCI and RCS prize including all sponsors
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