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Giro d'Italia 2024Back to the sea, at least almost - this is stage 18

Sebastian Lindner

 · 19.05.2024

The profile of the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2024
Photo: RCS
The Giro d'Italia is on the pro riders' calendar from 4 to 26 May. The 21 stages of the 107th edition will take the riders from Venaria Reale to Rome. This is the 18th stage.
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Stage 18 | Thursday, 23 May | Fiera di Primiero - Padova | 178 kilometres

The profile of the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2024Photo: RCSThe profile of the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2024

That's it for Bergen for now. That should be a relief for the majority of the peloton. No rest day, but a relaxed ride over 178 kilometres from Fiera di Primiero, the starting point of a Giro stage for the first time, to Padua and thus southwards is on the agenda for most of the riders. Initially, the route is mostly slightly downhill. Only the only mountain classification of the day (4th category) after just under 18 kilometres in Lamon stands in the way. There is another short climb shortly after the first intermediate sprint after 68 kilometres, but the rest of the day is almost completely flat.

The last time the Giro d'Italia stopped in Padua - albeit at the start - Danilo die Luca was still successful. He won the sprint in San Martino di Castrozza. That was in 2009, but he was later stripped of his victory after doping offences.Photo: picture alliance / REUTERS / STEFANO RELLANDINIThe last time the Giro d'Italia stopped in Padua - albeit at the start - Danilo die Luca was still successful. He won the sprint in San Martino di Castrozza. That was in 2009, but he was later stripped of his victory after doping offences.

There are no topographical hurdles in Padua, 30 kilometres from Venice and twice a stage finish in the past. On the last kilometre, however, there are two 90-degree bends in a left-right combination that make the approach to the 450-metre-long finishing straight a little more difficult.

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Sporting assessment of the 18th stage

After three rough stages in which the sprinters had to fight for survival, they can now have a say in the race again - if they are still in the race. The difficult sections in the Alps have certainly pushed some of the fast men to or beyond the limit, which makes the battle for the stage win easier for the remaining riders.

At least if there is a bunch sprint. If too many sprinters have given up, the number of teams with an interest in catching the inevitable breakaways will also be reduced. Nevertheless, the profile of the stage is well suited to keeping breakaway groups under control. Therefore, anything other than a bunch sprint would be a surprise.

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Giro d'Italia 2024 - Stage 18: The most important information at a glance

  • Flat stage over 178 kilometres
  • Mountain classifications: 1, sprint classifications: 3
  • Start time: 13:05
  • Estimated arrival time: between 17:02 and 17:24
  • TV: from 12:45 pm Eurosport 1
  • Live stream: from 12:45 pm Discovery Plus
  • More info on TV broadcast & live stream

Giro d'Italia 2024: The 18th stage in the live ticker

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