The 104th Giro d'Italia started on Saturday 8 May
, and it was in Turin that the riders launched their Giro d'Italia, one of the most important races in the world and the first Grand Tour of the season. Last year, Ineos Briton Tao Geoghegan Hart finished first in the Giro, followed by Jai Hindley and Wilco Kelderman. The Briton is not defending his title in this 2021 edition of the Giro, not participating in the event this year. On the other hand, there are some headliners who will try to win, such as Egan Bernal, Remco Evenepoel, Jai Hindley, Vincenzo Nibali, Mikel Landa or even Simon Yates, Joao Almeida having already had to throw in the towel.
This Saturday May 15, it's the eighth stage of the Giro, with a start from Foggia at 12:40,for an arrival at Guardia Sanframondi
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A stage during which there will be a long main climb and a bump with severe slopes (10% on average) just before the finish in particular.
The 2021 Giro broadcast exclusively on TV on Eurosport
Sunday May 16, it's a tough stage that presents itself to the runners in the Apennines of Abruzzo, with four listed climbs
. The last kilometers promise to be tough: the last 1,600m and the finish line are on an unpaved road, with peaks of 14% in the last 500m. This after a week of racing and a stage of 158 km with a vertical drop of 3400 m. Departure is at 12:15 p.m. The Tour of Italy 2021 can be followed live and exclusively on Eurosport from the first stage on May 8 until the last on May 30. For comments, cycling specialists: Di Grazia, Jacky Durand, Steve Chainel, David Moncoutié and Marion Rousse, in addition to Louis-Pierre Frileux and Florian Pigeon who take you behind the scenes of the race. You can benefit from Eurosport via CANAL + and its various promotional offers, in particular CANAL + and the Sport + pack.
