Giro d'Italia Women 2024: Stage 1 preview

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Giro d'Italia Women 2024 route profiles stage 1(Image credit: RCS Sport)

Stage 1 sees the riders tackle a 14.6km time trial in Brescia, Lombardy, opening up the overall classification on the first stage. The route is relatively flat and will favour the pure time trialists.

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