2026 Giro d'Italia Women Stage 3 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 3 of the 2026 Giro d'Italia Women! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
Course Preview
Stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia Women covers 156 kilometres from Bibione to Buja. The route features two modest climbs, both located well before the finish, before the finishing straight rises at 5.3% over the final 500 metres. The elevation gain totals 1,000 metres.
The riders clip in in Bibione, just east of Venice, and head north across flat roads. After 95 kilometres they hit the first of two categorised climbs. It is a modest effort - 1 kilometre at 6.2% - in Friulian vineyards.
A little under 20 kilometres later comes the first passage over the finish line, which comes on a 500-metre kicker at 5.3%. Shortly afterwards, the road rises for another 500 metres at 6.3%.
The route then continues to Montenars, where the hardest climb of the day is located. It averages 9.1% over 1.9 kilometres, although it can also be seen as a 1.1-kilometre climb at 12.4%, as the second half is by far the steepest.
Once over the top, there are still 21.3 flat kilometres to go to the finish.
There are time bonuses of 6, 4 and 2 seconds up for grabs at the intermediate sprint, while the first three riders across the line receive 10, 6 and 4 seconds.
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