Sunday, with the final catwalk in Rome, the 2024 edition of the Giro d’Italia comes to an end which between Friday and Saturday offers a menu for refined palates with two highly anticipated stages between Friuli and Veneto. The race will take place on Friday the 24th Mortegliano-Sappada of 157 km between the provinces of Udine and Pordenone: departure at 1.05pm, we start by going up the Tagliamento valley, touching San Daniele del Friuli and Tolmezzo before a series of rough terrains (Passo Duron, Sella Valcalda) awaiting the final effort. The final ascent has gradients of up to 10% before the finish line in Sappada. It’s easy to imagine a first invasion of fans from neighboring Slovenia to “escort” the pink jersey Tadej Pogacar. The roads close 3 hours before the race passes.
The return to Veneto
The main course of this Giro finale is expected on Saturday when the caravan returns to Veneto for the‘Alpago-Bassano which includes a double climb to Monte Grappa where the ranking will freeze before the final stage under the Colosseum. If the games to decide who will be able to engrave his name on the Endless Trophy, barring sensational and unlikely shocks, have already been on file for several days with the Slovenian Pogacar who firmly wears the symbol of primacy embellished with an almost 8 minute lead over Daniel Martinez, is in the fight for the other two places on the podium and in the fight for the white jersey best young person (Antonio Tiberi in the running) that the mountain dear to the Alpine troops will become decisive. The stage (184 km to go) will be held from the Belluno area to the Vicenza area with the Prosecco Hills of Treviso in between where the iconic one is also placed Wall of Ca’ del Poggio in San Pietro di Feletto.
Unpublished ending
The last 80 km contain a new program: climb Mount Grappa twice from Semonzo with his 18 km of ascent between straights and hairpin bends leading to the Military Memorial. The climb with an average gradient of 14% and peaks of 17 is considered one of the symbolic mountains of the Giroas well as the finish line in Bassano del Grappa after a long and technical descent: the city of Ponte degli Alpini has been welcoming stage arrivals since 1933 and once again is a candidate for final judge of all verdicts. (A.Pist.)
The time table
The time table of the Sappada stage
