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The Giro’s Bulgarian Grande Partenza concludes in Sofia, and once again favours the sprinters, even though the route features a long, steady climb midway.
Article continues belowAfter rolling out from Plovdiv, the peloton will make its way, on a false flat uphill to the only climb of the day, Borovets Pass, topping at 1,300 metres before facing 72km of descending or false-flat downhill terrain all the way into the Bulgarian capital.
The final 8 kilometres are straight on a very slight downhill gradient until the final kilometre and should deliver a drag race for the fast men on a perfectly flat run-in to the line.
Mountains
- Borovets Pass (cat. 2, 9.2km at 5.4%, max. 11%), km. 103.2
Sprints
- Intermediate sprint - Dolna Banka, km. 85.8
- Red Bull kilometre, km. 161-162
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