The day after there is a hilly stage from Diamante to Potenza, before a circuit around Naples will see the riders hit plenty of undulating climbs. By this time the riders will have vacated Sicily and started heading further north, finishing the second of the flat stages at Scalea, the Riviera dei Cedri. Two flat stages follow the opening mountain race, and gives the sprinters more chances to earn an early win on the tour. It's not an easy start either, with a difficult mountain stage from Avola to Etna awaiting the riders, which includes a 14km final ascent. The peloton arrives in Sicily for the first Italian stage of the tour after a day's break, following the opening in Hungary. The Grande Partenza ends with a 201km route from Kaposvár to Balatonfüred, taking in the sea of Hungary, Lake Balaton, which is where the race's first bunch sprint is expected to take place. Partly on cobblestones, the final climb contains peaks of 14 per cent, with the finish line in Buda Square. The route follows a city circuit from Pest to the historical centre of Buda. The first maglia rosa will be awarded at the end of an increasingly narrow sprint.ĭay two signals the turn of the powerhouses, with the second stage consisting of a 9.2km time trial. The Giro will begin on May 6 with a slightly undulating, largely flat 195km route from Budapest to Visegrád.
