Simply 5 weeks out from the beginning date, PMG Sport/Starlight have launched restricted particulars that embrace the stage begin and end areas and fundamental route maps of the Giro d’Italia Donne, set to happen from June 30 to July 9.
The race will cowl a complete of 928 kilometres throughout 5 areas of Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, Piedmont, Liguria and Sardinia.
Usually a 10-day occasion, this yr’s race has been diminished to 9 days and consists of one relaxation day earlier than the peloton transfers from the mainland to Sardinia for the ultimate two phases.
The route particulars reveal that the peloton will race over the Passo (Pian) del Lupo marked because the ‘Cima Coppi’ on stage 5 from Salassa to Ceres of the nine-day race for the maglia rosa.
Embarking on its thirty fourth version, the Giro d’Italia Donne is at the moment organised by PMG Sport/Starlight, a company that took over the ladies’s stage race in 2021 and 2022 from long-time organiser Giuseppe Rivolta.
Nonetheless, starting subsequent yr, RCS Sport will take over organising the occasion on a four-year time period by way of 2027.
The opening stage will provide the sphere a 4.4km particular person time trial in Chianciano Terme that can swimsuit the highly effective time trial specialists seeking to take the occasion’s first maglia rosa.
The second day of racing might be a 102.1km race from Bagno a Ripoli to Marradi that features a class two scent over the Passo della Colla near the end in Marradi, which may see an early shake-up within the classification.
Stage 3 is a 118.2km race from Formigine to Modena, which features a class three climb at Villa Bianca-Marano, however may finally swimsuit a breakaway of a dash.
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Stage 4 will current a 134km race from Fidenza to Borgo Val di Taro.
The fifth day of racing is a 103km race from Salassa to Ceres however begins with a class one climb alongside the Passo (Pian) del Lupo, which is marked because the ‘Cima Coppi’ of the Giro d’Italia Donne, the best peak of the race. The climb will begin at Castellamonte and is roughly 16km. There are additionally double class three ascents at Vietti and Sant’Ignazio earlier than the run-in to Ceres.
Stage 6 presents the sphere a hilly 104.4km loop to and from Canelli with triple class three ascents in Castino, Calosso and Santo Stefano.
On stage 7, the peloton will race 109.1km from Albenga to Alassio, travelling alongside the Ligurian shoreline after which racing inland to sort out the class three Passo del Ginestro, after which the double class two ascents in Vioneto and Salita earlier than a summit end on the class three climb to Alassio.
The peloton will then get pleasure from a relaxation day on July 7 and journey to Sardinia, the place they may race the ultimate two phases.
The penultimate stage 8 might be 125.7km from Nuoro to Sassari with only one class three ascent at Romana-Ittiri.
The nine-day race will conclude on stage 9 with a 126.8km from Sassari to Olbia, which begins with a class one climb at Osilo and in addition features a class three climb earlier than a run-in to Olbia, the place the general champion might be topped.
- June 30 – Stage 1: Chianciano, 4,4km (ITT)
- July 1 – Stage 2: Bagno a Ripoli to Marradi, 102,1km
- July 2 – Stage 3: Formigine to Modena, 118,2km
- July 3 – Stage 4: Fidenza to Borgo Val di Taro, 134km
- July 4 – Stage 5: Salassa to Ceres, 103,3km
- July 5 – Stage 6: Canelli to Canelli, 104,4km
- July 6 – Stage 7: Albenga to Alassio, 109,1km
- July 7 – Relaxation Day
- July 8 – Stage 8: Nuoro to Sassari, 125,7km
- July 9 – Stage 9: Sassari to Olbia, 126,8km
Groups
Organisers will host 15 WorldTeams, together with defending champion Annemiek van Vleuten‘s Movistar squad, together with 9 Continental Groups for a complete of 160 athletes.
- Canyon-SRAM Racing
- EF Training-TIBCO-SVB
- FDJ-Suez
- Fenix-Deceuninck
- Human Powered Well being
- Israel Premier Tech Roland
- Liv Racing Teqfind
- Movistar Staff Girls
- Staff Jayco Alula
- Staff DSM, Staff
- Jumbo-Visma
- Staff SD Worx
- Trek-Segafredo
- UAE Staff ADQ
- Uno-X Professional Biking Staff
- Bizkaia–Durango
- Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria
- Staff Mendelspeck
- Prime Ladies Fassa Bortolo
- Aromitalia Basso Vaiano
- Bepink
- Born To Win-Zhiraf-G20
- GB Junior Staff Piemonte
- AG Insurance coverage-Soudal-QuickStep Staff
