2024 Giro d'Italia Stage 18 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 18 of the 2024 Giro d'Italia! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
Course Preview
Stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia starts at an elevation of 694 metres in Fiera di Premiero and finishes at 15 metres in Padova. Since there are hardly any obstacles to conquer along the way the race is likely to come down to a fast finishers showdown. The distance is 166 kilometres.
A modest climb between Ponte Oltra to Lamon is the only real obstacle. It’s done and dusted inside the first 20 kilometres before the route continues false flat downhill. Another more undulating section begins in Valdobbiadenes, shortly after leaving the valley of the Piave River.
The riders return to the same valley to cross the river and traverse the plains to the northwest ov Venice in the last 80 kilometres. Strong winds could impact the race on this exposed and extremely flat terrain. But nothing should stand in the way of a bunch sprint on a quiet day.
The second intermediate sprint comes with 3, 2 and 1 seconds, while the first three riders on the line gain 10, 6 and 4 seconds.
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