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There have been climbs in the previous 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d'Italia stages, but on 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:stage 16 things suddenly get serious, as the peloton will take on the Gavia and Stelvio before finishing atop Val Martello. At only 139 kilometers it is the r💙ace's second shortest road stage, but pos🏅sibly the most difficult – “a day for the sprinters to hold on for dear life.”

And if the stage looks vaguely familiar, it is because it is a repeat from the 2013 Giro.168澳洲5最新开奖结果: It was cancelled last year though, due to bad♑ weather. And the possibility again exists that snow may f🐓orce another change.

Almost immediately after the start, the field will face the Passo di Gavia, one of the most legendary climbs in the Giro. It to♏ps out only 22 km into the day.

No sooner do they descend, than they start back up again. This time they face the Cima Coppi (the hꦜighest point in the race) the Passo dello Stelvio, with its 48 hairpin bend꧂s.

The peloton's tired legs will get a short break before heading up the day's final climb, the category one Val Martello. A special feature of this 22 km long climb is the gradient, which hits 14% at the flamme rouge &nඣdash; a final torture which may decide the winner of not only the stage but also the Giro.

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