Giro 2024 – 6th stage. Gravel roads and airs from Strade Bianche in Tuscany

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) at home? The Slovenian, double winner of the Strade Bianche (2022, 2024), is one of the favorites to win this sixth stage of the Giro 2024, which with its three sectors of dirt roads is reminiscent of the Italian classic. A dreaded meeting in Tuscany, this Thursday 9 May, which could damage the general classification. Like the conclusion of the fifth stage, in Lucca on Wednesday 8 May, won by Benjamin Thomas, a massive sprint should be avoided. Profile, route, favourites… Here’s everything you need to know about this sixth stage of the Tour of Italy.

Difficulty: 3/5

From Viareggio, where Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility) raised his arms last year, and for 70 kilometers the route becomes completely flat. The rest will be much more demanding for the runners, with a series of climbs, starting with Volterra (9.8 km at 4.2%), and the passage via the three dirt roads. A total of almost 12 kilometers of “sterrati”, it is significantly less than on the Strade Bianche, but they will be concentrated in the last 50 terminals and may catch certain favorites.

The first white trails, Vidritta (4.4 km, flat) and Bagnaia (4.8 km, including a 2.5 km climb at 6.6%), are well known to the Strade Bianche, and will precede the new the passage of the Pievina sector (2.4 km), approx. 15 kilometers from the finish line. A long false flat will eventually lead the peloton towards the finish judged in Rapolano Terme, including the demanding climb to Serre di Rapolano (0.7km at 10.6%), located four kilometers from the finish.

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Tadej Pogacar favorite?

In terrain that he knows perfectly and that is particularly successful for him, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) is naturally one of the favorites to win this sixth stage. This mix of difficulties gives different types of runners the chance to shine: those comfortable on the classics, climbers, adventurers or even tough sprinters.