PREVIEW | Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 15

The 2024 Giro d'Italia will take place from the 4th to the 26th of May. The first Grand Tour of the season, the main goal of the season for many and one of the most spectacular and history-rich cycling races in the world. We preview the stage ahead.

A Giro classic (when it comes to the formula, not the location). With 222 kilometers in distance it's the longest day of the race and perhaps the toughest too. Starting in Manerba del Garda the riders will find a tough start, but it's the final combination of climbs that will cause serious damage. Early on some flat roads, then two ascents: Lodrino which is 7.3-kilometers long at 4.5% and the Collde San Zeno (13.9Km; 6.6%). A breakaway of strong climbers can be formed here.

In any way, it will start a day of hard climbing for everyone. The day won't feature brutal ascents, but the repeated long efforts will be damaging. The Passo del Mortirolo will be next in line, the riders won't go through it's hardest side but it will still be a decently hard ascent. 12.6 kilometers at 7.6%, it summits with 67 kilometers to go. Many will be dropped here, whilst the very technical and steep descent provides an opportunity to surprise and split the peloton.

A slight rise will then follow, the riders climb significantly actually before even reaching the base of the Passo di Foscagno. It's 14.6 kilometers at 6.3% but the riders will already start it fatigued. The ascent is relatively constant, it summits at almost 2300 meters of altitude and is only 9 kilometers away from the finish line. Attacks are expected, this is the main ascent of the day where the GC riders will surely go all-out.

But it's not the last climb of the day. A small but very fast descent will follow, into the base of Mottolino. Just outside of Livigno, the riders will climb to the ski station through a small road wich is 4.7 kilometers long at 7.3%. This climb can still make differences, it is also difficult enough for that (specially as the last half of the ascent sees a meaningful portion above 10%), but also the summit finish is located at almost 2400 meters of altitude where a few riders may struggle.

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