PREVIEW | Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2023 stage 1

Preview. In late March the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali takes place, providing puncheurs, climbers and classics riders with five days of explosive racing in Italy. The race takes place from the 21st to the 25th of March and comes right before the main cobbled classics of the year.

2800 meters of climbing on the opening day of the race. It's a day that consists on two circuits essentially, the first featuring a 3.4-kilometer climb at 7.5% that will be ridden twice, and then another circuit with a 6.6-kilometer climb at 3.7%. It's the easiest of days in the race, however it features a 1-kilometer long climb at over 10% with 18 kilometers to go which will open things up before returning to Riccione.

Estimated start time for Settimana Internazionale Stage 1: 11:40 - 15:50CET

*** Mathias Vacek, Rémi Cavagna
** Henok Mulubrhan, Thomas Gloag, Mauro Schmid
* Jhonatan Restrepo, Elia Viviani, Gijs Leemreize, Natnael Tesfatsion, Ben Healy

Pick: Jhonatan Restrepo