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Random question, but does anyone know of any databases or anything showing when a city was last used in the Giro? I found this: http://www.ledicodutour.com/menu_villes_etapes.html for the Tour, and was wondering if anyone knows of anything similar for the Giro?

Gaviria takes it!

3 kilometres to go and the breakaway is caught.

First crossing of the finish line and after keeping a 30 second lead for a while, the escaping trio are now slightly losing time, their lead hovering just above 20 seconds. It's a big ask, but... 6 kilometres to go

9 kilometres to go, they're in Rzeszów now, and the leading trio is still 30 seconds ahead. They're working together, Deceuninck is working behind. Local lap should help the leaders.

UAE, Deceuninck and Bahrain leading the bunch. Van der Hoorn, Taminiaux and Clarke somehow staying ahead with a 30-something second lead with 19 kilometres to go. Leading trio seems to be cooperating and they are staying away. Race organisers where the capital of the Voivodeship (region) is...

Van der Hoorn trying to go solo, but he doesn't stand a chance, the bunch is 30 seconds behind and it'll be a sprint.

Less than 30 km to go, Bohli no longer at the front and the pace has really picked up, 50 seconds. Doesn't look like the breakaway has a chance.

Hi :) 10-man breakaway at the front. 2 minutes ahead (was 4, then went down to 1:30, then back up to 3, and now at 2). Just a flat run-in to Rzeszów left, one local lap there.

TVP makes very weird broadcasting decisions, after the KOM in Kalwaria Pacławska they were showing images of the interior of the Sanctuary at the top.

The organizers claim the Tatra stage is as it is due to "road conditions". The road on the descent from Gliczarów has slowly gotten into a horrific state, there were complaints in the last few years.

Colbrelli is no longer participating, somewhat surprisingly. Stage 1 ends on a slight hill, the last 700 metres are on cobbles and average 3-4%, topping off at around 5-6% (ignore the profile which somehow claims 8%). Stage 2 ends on a hill (1,5 km at 7,3%) with a slight descent, it's more like...

It is indeed, but this is only speculation. It also wasn't broadcast by ES in 2016, the last Olympic year. TVP (the Polish national channel) isn't particularly supportive of its competitors, to put it lightly. When CCC was competing as CCC Polsat Polkowice (Polsat being a different TV channel)...

Now it is. View: https://twitter.com/giroditalia/status/1362433762458554368

Agreed. Also, Eshnar, do you have any ideas regarding Sestola – are we looking rather at Passo del Lupo (2014-style) or Pian del Falco and then into the town (2016-style)?