The final stroke of the 105th edition of the Giro d’Italia begins today with a 19th stage of medium mountain, which will enter Slovenian soil for a section of the route, from 178 km and four scoring ports (two 3rd category, one 2nd and one 1st). With a general already quite resolved, in the absence of deciding the order of the podium, the 3,230 meter drop with which the profile of the stage counts invite an early escape to successfully reach the finish line.
The hardest ascent of the day will be the slovenian kolovrat (10.3 km at 9.2% average), but it will be crowned almost 44 km from the finish line and it will be difficult to see any movement on the part of the men in the general classification. The arrival, unprecedented in the Giro, will be located in the Santuario di Castelmonte (7.1 km at 7.8%), which although it is not an excessively hard level, explosive runners can ‘bite time’ in the last meters with some acceleration. The harder ramps, 14%, Ideal for doing damage.
Giro d’Italia 2022: profile of stage 19.
AS Journal
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