Giro d’Italia, today’s stage from Belluno to Marmolada: route altitude, favorites and TV schedules

The stage

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Departure from Belluno with a short detour along the Piave valley between Sedico, Santa Giustina and Sospirolo. You then enter the Cordevole valley which climbs up through Agordo and Cencenighe. There begins the final triptych of climbs with the San Pellegrino Pass (10 km at 6.6%), the Belluno side of Falcade, followed by the Pordoi Pass (Cima Coppi) at 2239 meters (11.8 km at 6.8%), and finally from the Marmolada-Passo Fedaia: they are 14 km at an average 7.6% and peaks of 18% after Malga Ciapela. The finish line is at an altitude of 2057 just before the lakes and the tunnel that leads to Canazei. Marmolada is another place of suffering. When cyclists approach this giant between Trentino and Alto Adige, the trenches of the First World War emerge from the ground. Dug into the rock, an inhospitable environment, the border between the two armies: Italian and Austrian. Those 2800 meters between Malga Ciapela and Capanna Bill have an average of 11.8% and are the hardest stretch of the entire Giro, with gradients of 18%. Also because the road is straight, without curves, you look up and the mountain is there, dominating you. The last 6 km seem endless, as does the final straight that runs alongside the ski slope. The stage will be the sincere homage of a very popular sport to this area of ​​the Veneto in love with the bicycle and devastated three and a half years ago by the storm Vaia. The last time, in 2008, the Giro caravan passed through the Serrai di Sottoguda, an enchanted and fairytale place, with stone walls overlooking the road: unfortunately, they no longer exist since 2018, swept away by the water. and from the mud.

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And favorites

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In the last uphill finish of the 2022 Giro, the escape may not go through. The reason is simple: even the bonuses at the finish line could be used for the top 3 of the ranking. Carapaz could aim for the stage victory to secure the pink jersey, Hindley to become the leader and take the last shot in the Verona time trial, Landa to overturn the story that wants him to be eternally placed. Then there are Vincenzo Nibali and Giulio Ciccone who could do something great in the last useful opportunity, respectively of the career and of the Giro 105. Hirt and Pozzovivo will also try, we can swear.

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How to follow her on TV

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The 20th stage will be live on our website. Rai broadcasts the Corsa Rosa live in the clear. It begins with “Waiting for the Giro” on Rai Sport + HD, then from 2 pm the commentary passes on Rai 2 for “Giro live” and “Giro all’arrival”. At the end of the day, the “Processo alla Tappa” and at 8 pm, on Rai Sport + HD, “Arriva il Giro”. On the pay front, it is possible to follow the Giro d’Italia live in full and without interruptions on Eurosport, Discovery + and GCN + for a total of 110 hours of live broadcasting in 50 European countries.

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