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.

Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.