Starting from the ancient town of Tivoli, 30 kilometres east of Rome, Stage 5 heads due east through the climbs of Monti Sabini before ascending the tough 21-kilometre long Monte Terminillo at mid-stage. A break of opportunists will certainly hit out towards Spoleto, site of a world famous opera festival every summer, and with two more climbs on the way, look for changes in the Giro's hierarchy that evening.
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'I just wasn't at my best' - Wout van Aert's hopes for a cyclo-cross victory in Dendermonde dashed by lightning fast conditions
World Championship organisers' hopes of tempting Van Aert fade as dry weather puts Belgian at a disadvantage -
'I really felt like I was in the mix again' - Puck Pieterse finds form in fast Dendermonde 'cross World Cup
Dutch champion lands second place behind Lucinda Brand -
UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup: Thibau Nys wins in Dendermonde as Wout van Aert takes sixth
Brutally fast race in absence of Mathieu van der Poel sees Del Grosso and Sweeck on podium -
UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup: Lucinda Brand indomitable in Dendermonde
Pieterse, Fouquenet round out podium in round eight
