Stage 5 | Wednesday, 10 May | Atripalda - Salerno| 171 kilometres
The second half of the Apennine crossing awaits the riders in the first part of stage 5, before the route descends towards the Thyrrenian Sea. On the map, the course draws an incomplete circle.
The highest point of the day is reached after around 70 kilometres, but it is not a categorised climb. There are only two categorised climbs on the stage anyway. One right at the start after just under twelve kilometres at the Passo Serra and another just under 60 kilometres before the finish line as the last hurdle of the day.
The finish is without any difficulties. The last 15 kilometres of the stage lead almost dead straight to the 800 metre long and well-built, eight metre wide asphalt finishing straight.
Sporting assessment of the 5th stage
Of course there will be breakaways, but the incentive to collect anything countable apart from TV coverage is low. Although the first 70 kilometres are quite exhausting, it makes little sense for those interested in the Maglia Azzura to waste energy, given the few points for the mountain jersey.
Sprinters who may have got into difficulties there will have enough time to regroup in the second part of the stage and prepare for a bunch sprint. Ergo, Fernando Gaviria (Movistar), Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo), Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Pascal Ackermann (UAE Team Emirates) and all the other ambitious fast men for the day's victory.
Schedule, TV coverage & live stream of stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia 2023
The neutral starting signal will be given at 12:40 pm, and the race will really get underway nine kilometres later. At average speeds of between 38 and 42 km/h, the riders are expected to cross the finish line between 16:58 and 17:26.
Eurosport is broadcasting all stages of the Giro d'Italia. On TV, the 5th stage will be shown free-to-air on Eurosport 1 from 12.30 pm. Including post-stage coverage, the broadcast will run until 17:45. The paid providers GCN+ and Discovery+ will also be showing a live stream on the internet from 12.30pm.
Giro d'Italia 2023 - Stage 5: The most important information at a glance
- Flat stage over 171 kilometres
- Start of the stage: 12:40 pm
- Estimated arrival time: between 16:58 and 17:26
- TV broadcast: 12:30 - 17:15 Eurosport 1
- Live stream: GCN+ and Discovery+ from 12:30 pm
