The Giro moves into its crucial final phases as the Dolomiti climbing begins. Stage 16 is a hard stage that heads north from Rovato past Lago d'Idro, around the northern tip of Lago di Garda uphill finish on the legendary Giro climb of Monte Bondone, 1650m. above Trento. This is Gilberto Simoni territory and his tifosi will be lining the Bondone ascent to power Gibo to victory.
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