From @Eshnar's excellent 2023 Giro d'Italia: Stage-by-stage Analysis thread: https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threads/2023-giro-ditalia-stage-by-stage-analysis.38851/#post-2828612
Start order provided by @search: https://mcusercontent.com/1334a3762...b233-0695374afbb8/Giro_01_Ordine_Partenza.pdf
Stage 1: Fossacesia Marina – Ortona 19.6 km ITT
Saturday, May 6th, 13:50 – 17:10 CEST
Technical Overview:
The 2023 Giro starts with an interesting ITT, long (for stage 1 standards) and mostly flat along the Costa dei Trabocchi, on the Adriatic. Starting from Fossacesia Marina, the riders will just follow the coast for 16.8 kms, with no hills and less than a handful of curves in sight. This will end once they reach the second checkpoint, where the route turns inland to reach the hilltop town of Ortona (GPM4, 2.8 km at 2.3%). This climb consists of a ramp of 1.2 km at 5.4% before some false flat, first descending and then ascending again to the finish.
The Climbs:
Ortona: GPM4, 2.8 km at 2.3%
Not much to add to what I described in the overview. It will get timed, so it will determine the first blue jersey and someone might try to save their energy just for this.
What to Expect:
Pure power will be the deciding factor, as the route is mostly just a long exposed straight, and the final climb is not steep at all. Gaps might be quite consistent, especially if it is windy.
Ortona
Start order provided by @search: https://mcusercontent.com/1334a3762...b233-0695374afbb8/Giro_01_Ordine_Partenza.pdf
Stage 1: Fossacesia Marina – Ortona 19.6 km ITT
Saturday, May 6th, 13:50 – 17:10 CEST
Technical Overview:
The 2023 Giro starts with an interesting ITT, long (for stage 1 standards) and mostly flat along the Costa dei Trabocchi, on the Adriatic. Starting from Fossacesia Marina, the riders will just follow the coast for 16.8 kms, with no hills and less than a handful of curves in sight. This will end once they reach the second checkpoint, where the route turns inland to reach the hilltop town of Ortona (GPM4, 2.8 km at 2.3%). This climb consists of a ramp of 1.2 km at 5.4% before some false flat, first descending and then ascending again to the finish.
The Climbs:
Ortona: GPM4, 2.8 km at 2.3%
Not much to add to what I described in the overview. It will get timed, so it will determine the first blue jersey and someone might try to save their energy just for this.
What to Expect:
Pure power will be the deciding factor, as the route is mostly just a long exposed straight, and the final climb is not steep at all. Gaps might be quite consistent, especially if it is windy.
Ortona
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