technical info
A very tough stage with the highest elevation gain of the Giro (almost 5000 m), certainly a decisive one for the overall classification. After departing from Villa Contarini in Piazzola sul Brenta, riders enter Trentino from the Val d’Astico via the Fricca pass, where there won’t be a meter of respite, stringing together a sequence of climbs and descents including La Fricca, Candriai (the first half of Bondone), Vigo Cavedine, the grueling Santa Barbara (or Monte Velo), and the final ascent to San Valentino from Brentonico.