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A pan-flat stage, with the longest route of the Giro (on par with stage 3). The course runs straight along the ancient Via Emilia and across the lowlands, from the start all the way to Bologna. Past Bologna, the stage touches some of the towns in the seismic crater of the 2012 earthquake: San Giovanni in Persiceto, Crevalcore, Camposanto, Carpi and Correggio. The route then continues along flat and straight roads all the way to Reggio Emilia, for an expected bunch sprint.
