Giro d'Italia Donne 2023 - Stage 1 preview

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Giro d'Italia Donne 2023 Profile Stage 1(Image credit: Giro d'Italia Donne / Starlight)

Stage 1: Chianciano to Chianciano (ITT)

Date: June 30, 2023

Distance: 4.4km

Stage timing:

Stage type: Flat

The opening stage will offer the field a 4.4km individual time trial in Chianciano Terme that will suit the powerful time trial specialists looking to take the event's first maglia rosa.

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