Giro d'Italia Donne 2023 - Stage 8 preview

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Stage 8: Nuoro to Sassari

Date: July 8, 2023

Distance: 125.7km

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Stage type: Flat

The penultimate day of racing begins on Sardinia. Stage 8 will be 125.7km from Nuoro to Sassari with just one category three ascent at Romana-Ittiri.

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