Tour de France 2024 Route stage 2: Cesenatico - Bologna

The first 74 kilometres are as flat as can be and the first cluster of hills appears. The Passo di Calbane – or, as the ASO puts it, Côte de Monticino – is 2 kilometres long and averages 7.5%. The route descends to Riolo Terme before the climb to Toranello, the Côte de Gallisterna, adds 1.2 kilometres at 12.8% to the mix.

After plunging down to Imola the Tour continues on the plains of Emilia-Romagna towards Bologna. But just before entering the town a left turn leads to Botteghino di Zocca. The road to the village climbs for 1.9 kilometres at 6.8%. Shortly after the descent the road goes uphill again, this time to Montecalvo, a 2.7 kilometres climb at 7.7%.

The riders cross the line in Bologna to enter two identical laps of 18.3 kilometres. The leg-breaking climb to the sanctuary of San Luca is expected to be the decisive with its 1.9 kilometres at 10.6%. The last 9 kilometres of the race begin on a descent, and the final 5 kilometres are flat.

The San Luca was the main ingredient in the ITT on the first day of the 2019 Giro d’Italia. Primoz Roglic climbed into pink that day.

The first three riders across the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6, and 4 seconds, while there are 8, 5, and 2 seconds available on the second passage of the San Luca climb.

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