Stage 8
Molfetta to Peshici
The route is on flat and straight roads in the first 90 km, while the following 100 km are constantly undulating, with several curves and changes of direction. Past Manfredonia, the stage clears the Monte Sant’Angelo categorised climb, and then takes the entire scenic route, all the way to Peschici (with a KOM climb in Coppa Santa Tecla and an intermediate sprint in Vieste).
The stage nale is fairly complex, with a fast-running descent from 5 to 3 km to the nish, followed by a short at stretch, up to 1,500 m from the nish. Here begins the closing climb, which grows increasingly steeper as the nish draws nearer (with peaks reaching 12%), and with several sharp bends. The home straight (200 m), on 7-m wide stone-paved road, has a 9-10% uphill gradient.
Read MoreThe route is on flat and straight roads in the first 90 km, while the following 100 km are constantly undulating, with several curves and changes of direction. Past Manfredonia, the stage clears the Monte Sant’Angelo categorised climb, and then takes the entire scenic route, all the way to Peschici (with a KOM climb in Coppa Santa Tecla and an intermediate sprint in Vieste).
The stage nale is fairly complex, with a fast-running descent from 5 to 3 km to the nish, followed by a short at stretch, up to 1,500 m from the nish. Here begins the closing climb, which grows increasingly steeper as the nish draws nearer (with peaks reaching 12%), and with several sharp bends. The home straight (200 m), on 7-m wide stone-paved road, has a 9-10% uphill gradient.
