Sprinters sharpen their knives today before the perfect storm that is brewing in the Giro
The sprinters know that at this point in the film they have two options left in the 109th edition of the Giro d’Italia: today’s Pieve di Soligo and Sunday in Rome, the last two remaining major mountain stages also coinciding between both dates.
Hence, a priori, today the most normal thing would be for the outcome of this 18th day to be decided in a sprint, although on the route there are two mountain passes, of lesser importance, that may have something to say in the outcome of the day, especially the second of them.
The first arrives almost at the equator of the day, at kilometer 87, Fastroa point that should not be transcendental, since, even if there is a sprinter who has a bad time, he has plenty of time to make amends.
Pay attention to the last port of the day, Muro Di Ca’ del Poggio, which yes, is fourth category, but pay attention to its percentages. It is just over a kilometer long, but the average percentage is 12.3%, with maximum ramps of 19% at the beginning and 16% at the end.
The second and last port of the day will be different, Wall of Ca’ del Poggiowhich yes, is fourth category, but pay attention to the percentages it has. It is just over a kilometer long, but the average percentage is 12.3%, with maximum ramps of 19% at the beginning and 16% at the end. Some percentages that may discourage some of the sprinters or the members of the breakaway, but the last kilometers are all slightly downhill, with two curves in the last kilometer, of which the last gives way to a 300-meter finishing straight with a slight climb, on 7-meter-wide asphalt.
