The Giro d’Italia 2024 will open immediately with a stage that promises spectacle. In fact, the first stage, which will kick off edition number 107 of the Pink Race from Venaria Reale on Saturday, May 4, will be decidedly moving, especially in the second half. The 140 kilometers that will lead the peloton to the finish line in Turin will feature three GPMs of increasing difficulty, the last of which, the Colle Maddalena, is placed 22 kilometers from the conclusion, not forgetting the final San Vito climb, a last-minute addition that could further make the difference and avert a reduced sprint. We could therefore see the bigs in action right away, which could already ignite the challenge to decide who will go on to wear the first Maglia Rosa, which on the 75th anniversary of the Superga tragedy will not fail to remember the “Invincibles” of the Grande Torino.

Route Stage 1 Giro d’Italia 2024

After the start from Venaria Reale, the first 45 kilometers entirely flat will allow the riders a relatively easy approach to the first GPM of the day, the Berzano di San Pietro climb (2.9 km at 5%). From here on, the stage will come into its own, first with the first flying finish line of this edition of the Corsa Rosa, placed in Moriondo Torinese after 57.9 kilometers from the start, then with the climb of Superga (8 km at 4.4%), tackled from the Baldissero Torinese side, which, however, has less arduous gradients than the classic side from Turin. After the subsequent descent, the riders, before crossing the finish line for the first time after 109.8 kilometers, will have to tackle the challenging San Vito tear, added by the organizers just over a month ago to definitely make the finish more peppery.

After crossing the finish line, it will start climbing again to Colle Maddalena (7 km at 6.8%, max. 11%), a second-category GPM from the top of which there will be 22 kilometers to go. This ascent could be, along with the subsequent descent, the springboard for those who want to attempt an action from a distance. It will, in fact, be a nosedive of about 10 kilometers that will bring the riders back to pass through Moncalieri, where the second flying finish line of the day is placed. It could be, however, the new passage on the San Vito tear (1.4 kilometers at 9.8 percent, with a peak at 16 percent), which will end three kilometers from the finish, that will be decisive in awarding the first Maglia Rosa of this edition of the Giro d’Italia. A fast descent will then lead to the last 500 meters, which will be completely flat, before crossing the finish line located in Corso Moncalieri in Torino.