Stage 17: Caravaggio – Vicenza
Distance: 214km
Highest point: 402m
Category: Flat
FAST MEN BACK IN THE FRAY
Is this a classic Giro transition stage? Well, yes it is and no it isn’t. For sure, it’s as flat as can be for 180 kilometres but the final ramp up to Crosara represents a nasty little sting in the tail that is likely to mix things up. Once again, therefore, it’s a decent-sized ask for the pure sprinters to take it to the line but with 16 kilometres between the top and the finish, it ought to come back together. Regardless, by now those who haven’t delivered will be desperate, so the final half-hour or so will be compelling stuff.
Stage 17 profile
TOPICS
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Recently retired Alessandro De Marchi moves to the 'other side' as sports director with Jayco-AlUla after 15 years in the pro peloton
De Marchi took seven wins in racing career and takes up new role after three seasons with the Australian outfit -
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Tadej Pogačar win prestigious Vélo d'Or awards for best cyclists of the year in 2025
Lorena Wiebes, Kévin Vauquelin, Alexandre Léauté and Matteo Trentin recognised at the ceremony in Paris -
'The world is my oyster' - Leo Hayter ready to reboot career at Modern Adventure Pro Cycling as 24-year-old 'veteran'
Two-time British U23 time trial champion felt WorldTour years were 'blurry' and has a new home 'to learn and figure out' his niche -
Tour of Bright: Will Cooper's 'wasn't expecting that' stage 1 win as Talia Appleton repeats Tawonga triumph and Luke Plapp smashes Strava KOM
Australian champions Plapp and Brodie Chapman close off Saturday's racing with stage 2 time trial wins
