Stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia Women is a day through medium mountains, with a finishing circuit that will be familiar to many, used for the 2020 UCI Road World Championships. After just 35.3km of racing, the circuit will be completed four times before the finale inside the Enzo and Dino Ferrari Racetrack.
Many legs will be heavy from the queen stage on Saturday, but at the same time inspired for the conclusion of eight days of the race.
Proceedings begin in Forlì, located in the eastern part of the Po Valley just inland from the seaside resorts of the Adriatic coast. Flat road fade after the opening 22km as the rest of the 134km route transforms into a repetition of punchy climbs across the demanding Cima Gallisterna and then the Mazzolano. There are a total of eight categorised summits of either category 3 or 4 that add up to 2,362 metres of elevation gain, the Gallisterna climbed four times.
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