Not a blockbuster but a fascinating, possibly pivotal stage. It will take the Giro into the far northeast of Italy. Monte Zoncolan and Monte Crostis the climbs of Cima Porous and Valle are not, in severity or beauty, but each will serve some of the steepest ramps of the Giro and the most hair-raising descents.
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