Last year’s Giro was special in the sense that the six bunch sprints were won by six different riders, namely Jonathan Milan, Kaden Groves, Mads Pedersen, Pascal Ackermann, Alberto Dainese, and Mark Cavendish.
Double Giro winner Giuseppe Saronni was born in starting venue Novara, which hosted the finish of the 2nd stage of the 2021 Giro. Tim Merlier outsprinted Giacomo Nizzolo and Elia Viviani that day.
The route of this year’s 3rd stage is tailor-made for the fast men. Although the finale features some uphill sections, the race is expected to boil down to a bunch sprint in the streets of Fossano.
The second and third intermediate sprint come with 3, 2 and 1 seconds, while the first three riders on the line gain 10, 6 and 4 seconds.
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Another interesting read: results 3rd stage 2024 Giro.
Giro d’Italia 2024 stage 3: routes, profiles, videos
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