Saturday 25 May 2024 Bassano del Grappa will host the arrival of the 20th stage of the 107th Giro d’Italia. A special audience is expected on Monte Grappa for the penultimate stage of the Giro d’Italia 2024, with around two hundred thousand people along the route. This stage represents one of the last altitude challenges of the Giro, characterized by a double climb of Monte Grappa which will push the riders to give their all. There will be many collateral events organized by the area to prepare to enter the “pink” spirit, in particular amateur or amateur cycling competitions, exhibitions, theatrical readings, concerts and gala dinners are planned.
The 181 km route will start from Alpago and cross the Prosecco Hills, including the climb of the Muro di Ca’ del Poggio (4th category). After 85 km, the runners will reach Monte Grappa, climbing from the Semonzo side up to 1700 meters above sea level, with an average gradient of 8.1%. After a descent of almost 30 km, the group will face a second climb of Monte Grappa, followed by a 32 km descent towards Bassano del Grappa. This stage follows the same lines as the 2014 hill climb, won by Nairo Quintana, and could attract a large crowd again. Monte Grappa is known not only for its climbs but also for its technical descents, as demonstrated by Vincenzo Nibali in 2010, when he pulled away from his rivals on the descent to Asolo.
For those who want to see it on TV, the live broadcast is on Rai2 from 2.00pm to 5.15pm.
Saturday 25 May 2024
184 km Alpago – Bassano del Grappa
DEPARTURE / START ALPAGO Sports Field Parking – Alpago (Belluno) – 11.40 am
ARRIVAL / FINISH BASSANO DEL GRAPPA Viale delle Fosse – Bassano del Grappa (Vicenza) – 5.15 pm
TWENTIETH STAGE
Province of Belluno
Alpago Star Village – 11.40
Alpago Km 0 – 11.50
Sella di Fadalto ss. 51 – 11.57
Province of Treviso
Nine ff. 51 – 12.03
Vittorio Veneto sp. 35 – 12.12
Revine sp. 153 – 12.16
Tarzo sp. 635 – 12.23
Bv. for Ca’ del Poggio vd Pascoli – 12.30
Wall of Ca’ del Poggio sp. 37 – 12.35
San Pietro di Feletto sp. 37 – 12.37
Refrontolo sp. 36 – 12.41
Parish Church of Soligo P. Vitt. Emanuele – see Sernaglia – 12.48
Sernaglia della Battaglia v. Rome – sp. 34 – 12.54
Vidor bridge sp. 2 – thick. 34 – 13.09
Crocetta del Montello v. Piave – see Antonini – see S. Anna – 13.14
PL v. S. Urbano – 1.17pm
Cornuda v. 8 May 1848 – sp. 150 – 1.18pm
Pederobba v. Cavasotta – 1.31pm
Possagno Str. del Tempio – sp. 8pm – 1.42pm
Crespano del Grappa sp. 26 – 1.50pm
Bv. for Monte Grappa see Church – 1.58pm
n. 2 galleries 20m, 20m – 2.30pm
Campocroce sp. 140 – 14.32
Monte Grappa (Bv. Sacrario) sp. 148 – 2.55pm
Province of Vicenza
Ponte San Lorenzo v. Valpiana – 15.07
Il Pianaro v. Colli Alti – 15.12
Campo Solagna sp. 148 – 15.16
20 m tunnel – 15.21
Romano d’Ezzelino v. Alighieri – sp. 26 – 15.33
Province of Treviso
Bv. for Monte Grappa see Church – 3.35pm
Semonzo del Grappa v. Church – sp. 140 – 15.36
n. 2 galleries 20 m, 20m – 16.07
Campocroce sp. 140 – 16.09
Monte Grappa (Bv. Sacrario) -sp. 148 – 4.33pm
Province of Vicenza
Ponte San Lorenzo v. Valpiana – 4.44pm
Il Pianaro v. Colli Alti – 4.48pm
Campo Solagna sp. 148 – 16.52
20 m tunnel – 4.58pm
Romano d’Ezzelino sp. 148 – 17.09
Bassano del Grappa vd Fosse – 5.15pm
LAST KM
Last 3 km in the city with straights and some connecting curves. Slight descent until the turn at 500 m which then leads to the final straight of 350 m on asphalt 7 m wide.
In the Giro d’Italia scheduled from 4 to 26 May 2024 with departure in Venaria Reale and conclusion in Rome, Monte Grappa will be the last climb of the 107th Giro. The twentieth and penultimate stage of the pink race, on May 25th, will start from Alpago in the province of Belluno and end in Bassano after having climbed the Grappa twice from the Semonzo side, for a total of approximately 40 kilometers of climbing, where the stage winner will be rewarded.
