THE GRAND FINALE: THE GIRO D’ITALIA ARRIVES IN VENETO
Veneto is ready to open its arms to the great, immortal spectacle of the Giro d’Italia. The pink race is moving towards its conclusion, with the last days and the stages in the Dolomites writing as always the last and most intense uphill battles, before the grand finale with the finish line on Sunday in Rome. And it must be said that, even if this year it will probably not be the Venetian mountains that will award a trophy that already appears largely narrow and solid, in the hands of the Slovenian phenomenon Pogacar, the region, the cradle of cycling, is ready to make its full impact felt. his passion.
It starts on Thursday with the first Venetian stage, the one for sprinters: the Giro starts from Fiera di Primiero, goes down to Valdobbiadene and then off, a total of 178 kilometers between descents and plains, passing through Villorba, Martellago and the Brenta Riviera, up upon arrival in Padua, which returns to host a pink stage 24 years after the last time and which will welcome the runners at the special finish line in Prato della Valle.
On Friday we start climbing again: the nineteenth stage will start from Mortegliano, near Udine, to begin the climbs on Passo Duron and Sella Valcalda, before the final climb to Cima Sappada and the arrival in the town, at 1240 meters above sea level. 157 kilometers and 2,800 meters of altitude difference.
Then on Saturday, the grand finale for the region: 187 kilometers from Tambre d’Alpago to Bassano del Grappa, 4,200 meters of altitude difference capable of breaking anyone’s muscles, especially after three weeks of running. From Possagno the first climb to Cima Grappa, you descend towards Semonzo and then climb up to Grappa, the last climb of the 2024 tour, before descending towards the finish line set in Bassano del Grappa. Veneto is ready to open its doors to the legendary pink race. And its protagonists, again this year, are ready to give great feats to all fans.
