technical info

Tough final stage to L’Aquila, with most of the climbing loaded into the first part of the race as the girls pass through the villages of Cepagatti, Civitaquana and Brittoli to Forca di Penne. Then comes the most demanding climb of the day at Castel del Monte, at the foot of the Gran Sasso, to descend slightly to Calascio and Santo Stefano di Sessanio. The last long descent of almost 20 kilometres leads to the outskirts of L’Aquila where the short climb of Acquasanta is the prelude to the final sprint on the straight of the Villa Comunale where the Giro d’Italia has already arrived several times.
Last kilometres
We leave State Road 17 at 6 km to go and tackle the climb up Via della Polveriera with gradients of around 5-6% and peaks of 9%. The subsequent descent ends with a sharp right-hand turn at -2 km. At 1500 m to go, the road climbs again. The last km has a gradient of around 7% with a peak of 11% a few hundred metres before entering the final straight, which measures 400 m (7 m wide) rising at 7%.