Giro 2025 Favourites stage 12: For fast men #3
foto: Cor VosStage 12 of the Giro takes in roughly 1,600 vertical metres over a 172-kilometre course. The elevation comes well before the finale, so a bunch sprint is the most likely outcome. (Slideshow route/profile)
The route from Modena to Viadana would be completely flat if it weren’t for the hilly section between kilometres 35 and 100. There are two opportunities to earn mountain points in this section, in Baisco (after a 4.8-kilometre climb with a 6% gradient) and in Borsea (34 kilometres at 5.5%), but there are many more rolling stretches throughout. They’re not too steep, no more than around 4%, so that should not pose any problems for fast finishers.
Kooij is the most successful sprinter in this year’s Giro. He won a stage in the Tirreno-Adriatico and took two stages in the Tour of Oman. Meanwhile, Pedersen claimed Gent-Wevelgem and won a rain-soaked stage in Paris-Nice.
How the race unfolds depends on the GC situation, so we’ll update this article as the Giro progresses.
Favourites 12th stage 2025 Giro d’Italia
*** Olav Kooij, Mads Pedersen
** Sam Bennett, Kaden Groves, Paul Magnier
* Wout van Aert, Casper van Uden
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