Five Key Stages That Will Decide The Giro

- Paul Knott

Teams and riders will be busy analysing the route that Giro d’Italia  organiser RCS Sport has plotted out for them next year. A Jerusalem Grande Partenza — the first ever staged outside Europe — opens three politically controversial Israeli stages before the race heads to Sicily after the first early rest day. From then on, the general classification battle ensues, with a number of key stages that will be crucial for any riders attempting to claim the pink jersey in Rome.

Stage 6: Caltanissetta to Mount Etna — 163km