the opposite direction to yesterday’s but is 63km shorter and much closer to the coast giving it an entirely different profile and a rare opportunity for the sprinters who don’t have too many chances left in the race and the final 2km represent a flat run to the line although there is a nasty-looking 135-degree left-hand bend a little over 300 metres out that could well help determine who wins today’s stage GT: This would be a stage we’d definitely try and take control of let whoever’s got the jersey control it at the start but then we’d look to help and make sure it’s not a massive group going away and maybe put a guy up immediately with the GC team riding we’ll always look at the last 5k and the run-in and talk about what side of the road you want to be on which side of the roundabout you want to go round Then you talk about the ideal leadout and where guys are going to be peeling off We’ll definitely discuss that a lot in the morning For more on this year's race read our full Giro d'Italia Preview please consider subscribing to the site to support us directly As a subscriber you can read road.cc ad-free The revenue from adverts helps to fund our site then please consider subscribing to road.cc from as little as £1.99 Our mission is to bring you all the news that’s relevant to you as a cyclist Tony's journey in cycling media started in 1997 as production editor and then deputy editor of Total Bike acting editor of Total Mountain Bike and then seven years as editor of Cycling Plus He launched his first cycling website - the Cycling Plus Forum at the turn of the century In 2006 he left C+ to head up the launch team for Bike Radar which he edited until 2008 when he co-launched the multi-award winning road.cc - finally handing on the reins in 2021 to Jack Sexty His favourite ride is his ‘commute’ - which he does most days inc weekends and he’s been cycle-commuting since 1994 His favourite bikes are titanium and have disc brakes though he'd like to own a carbon bike one day Anyone else struck by how GT doesn't bet on Cav for this one road.cc's audience Report an advert on road.cc Privacy policy All material © Farrelly Atkinson (F-At) Limited, Unit 7b Green Park Station BA11JB. Tel 01225 588855. © 2008–present unless otherwise stated. Terms and conditions of use