Saturday 4 May 2024 at 11:55
Giro d'Italia '24 / Stage 1
Venaria Reale - Torino
Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME
The stage
Stage 1 of the 2024 Giro d'Italia is a medium mountain stage that will take place on Saturday 4 May 2024 at 11:55.The stage starts in Venaria Reale and finishes in Torino. Start time is 11:55 with an expected finish at 15:16 (average speed of 42 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 140.9 km. The stage includes 3 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint. The stage has a total elevation gain of 1664.6 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 695 m. The total descent of the stage is -1699.6 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 16 and 21°C, with an average of 19°C.
- No rain is expected.
- The wind will come mainly from E, NE, N, SE, S with an average of 6 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 10 km/h with gusts of up to 24 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 3 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint.
Neutral start
The neutral start for this stage is 2 km long with an average gradient of -0.3%.
Berzano di San Pietro
Berzano di San Pietro is a KOM cat. 4 climb, which starts at 47 km (94 km to go) and ends at 49.5 km (91.4 km to go). It has total distance of 2.5 km, and an average gradient of 5.5%, going from 254 to 394 meters of altitude.
Moriondo Torinese
Moriondo Torinese is a Sprint at 59.1 km (81.8 km to go).
Superga
Superga is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 71.5 km (69.4 km to go) and ends at 79.7 km (61.3 km to go). It has total distance of 8.1 km, and an average gradient of 4.4%, going from 299 to 654 meters of altitude.
Corso Moncalieri
Corso Moncalieri is a Intergiro at 105.4 km (35.5 km to go).
Colle Maddalena
Colle Maddalena is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 113 km (27.9 km to go) and ends at 119.1 km (21.8 km to go). It has total distance of 6.1 km, and an average gradient of 7.1%, going from 265 to 695 meters of altitude.
Moncalieri
Moncalieri is a Bonus sprint at 131.3 km (9.6 km to go).
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 137.9 km, has an average gradient of -4.7%, and reaching 228 m of altitude.
