Stage 13 is for those who dare. It has no fewer than seven categorised climbs (plus another at 30km that must have been forgotten) spread across 213km, the race's longest stage. The break is likely to take the stage but all eyes will be on the GC bunch as the final 30km is ambush territory, with a cat 2 climb and a 5km plummet to the line.
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Belgium? AlUla? Abu Dhabi? Where will the Giro d'Italia head next after Albanian start?
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Giro d'Italia Stage 1 Live - A battle for the first pink jersey in the Albanian hills
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Who will win the Giro d'Italia 2025? Analysing the favourites
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Teams prepare for Giro d'Italia opener with traffic-disrupted recons amid last-minute road repairs
Meersman calls traffic during Tirana recon 'extremely dangerous' while Van Aert describes roads as 'unpredictable'
