The alpine cap has arrived! Myth and terror of every cyclist, not just an amateur. But one of the most beautiful experiences that can be had on a bicycle.

Croix de Couer (2,174 meters above sea level) and Crans Montana (1,456 meters, the finish line) represent today's menu for electric cyclists, who in total tackled 1,800 vertical meters in just 66 kilometres. Lots of stuff. Perhaps for the first and only time, the route of the Giro-E coincided with that of the Giro. Due to the adverse weather conditions, especially in the Italian part, the organization has decided to meet the requests of the athletes by applying the Extreme Weather Protocol and therefore the stage has been shortened, from the expected 207 kilometers to 74.6, therefore less than ten kilometers more than motor cyclists. The new km 0 of the Giro has been placed in Le Chable, at the entrance to the Croix de Couer, not even nine kilometers from Verbier, the starting point of the Giro-E. If there has ever been a truly "pro" stage, this is it.

Igor Astarloa of the Valsir Team wore our Social Fantacycling Jersey today

The character of the day is instead Alessandro Iraci of the comic trio Autogol.