Saturday 11 May 2024 at 10:45
Giro d'Italia '24 / Stage 8
Spoleto - Prati di Tivo
Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME
The stage
Stage 8 of the 2024 Giro d'Italia is a mountain stage that will take place on Saturday 11 May 2024 at 10:45.The stage starts in Spoleto and finishes in Prati di Tivo. Start time is 10:45 with an expected finish at 15:13 (average speed of 34 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 152 km. The stage includes 3 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint. The stage has a total elevation gain of 3665 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 1453 m. The total descent of the stage is -2538.5 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 12 and 22°C, with an average of 18°C.
- No rain is expected.
- The wind will come mainly from N, NW, SE, W, E, NE, S with an average of 8 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 17 km/h with gusts of up to 39 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 3 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint.
Neutral start
The neutral start for this stage is 6.6 km long with an average gradient of 1.4%.
Forca Capistrello
Forca Capistrello is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 21.1 km (130.9 km to go) and ends at 37.7 km (114.2 km to go). It has total distance of 16.6 km, and an average gradient of 5.6%, going from 295 to 1218 meters of altitude.
Leonessa
Leonessa is a Sprint at 58 km (94 km to go).
Croce Abbio
Croce Abbio is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 104.6 km (47.4 km to go) and ends at 112.7 km (39.3 km to go). It has total distance of 8.1 km, and an average gradient of 4.7%, going from 897 to 1279 meters of altitude.
Capitignano
Capitignano is a Intergiro at 104.6 km (47.4 km to go).
Prati di Tivo
Prati di Tivo is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 137.2 km (14.8 km to go) and ends at 152 km (0 km to go). It has total distance of 14.8 km, and an average gradient of 6.9%, going from 436 to 1453 meters of altitude.
Pietracamela
Pietracamela is a Bonus sprint at 146 km (6 km to go).
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 149 km, has an average gradient of 7%, and reaching 1453 m of altitude.
