The major difficulty of the day is the 18-kilometre Morredero climb at the stage finish. The climbs takes the riders to an altitude of 1750 metres and it's a bit of a brute in places. Some sections are 11 and 12 percent and the final 500 metres are as steep as five percent. A young Roberto Heras won the stage here on the Vuelta's only other visit in 1997.
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Giro d'Italia Stage 8 Live - A jagged profile to test Primož Roglič's grip on the maglia rosa
197km from Giulianova to Castelraimondo with a 13.1km long at 7.4% sitting in the middle of the route will offer a challenge to the GC standings -
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Strong local contenders Cassia Boglio and Mark Chong have to settle for second spot in grueling home state sortie once again -
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