Whoever can save themselves on the Bondone ”. So SportWeek headlined presenting today's stage. He was referring to professionals, but little changes for electric cyclists: the Giro-E joins the Giro route right at the base of the climb. Sorry, about the Salita, with a capital S: 21 breathless kilometers, 1,400 meters in altitude, gradients of up to 16%, for an average 6.8%, which on such a length is a lot of stuff. Is there the engine? Sure, but if you don't pedal, we've said it many times, the engine doesn't push. In short, you still go to the top on your own legs, even if greatly facilitated by the electric aid.

Today everything revolves around the aforementioned climb, the Bondone. First, the Giro-E fiddles around a bit, for about twenty-five kilometres, perhaps also to warm up the muscles, before joining the Giro route in Aldeno and getting the ball rolling. In total there are 47 kilometers for 1,750 meters of overall positive difference in altitude.

There are three characters of the day today: Niccolò Canepa, Cordiano Dagnoni and Marco Saligari

Our Social Fantacycling Jersey is on the shoulders of Manuel Belletti, captain of Team CambioBike.