2020 Giro d'Italia route - Brutal schedule features 10 stages over 200km
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Updated 25/10/2019 at 08:16 GMT
The Giro d'Italia route for 2020 has been revealed with over 3,500 kilometres of racing and 10 stages longer than 200km.
MILAN, ITALY - OCTOBER 24: Richard Carapaz of Ecuador and Team INEOS , winner of 102nd Giro d'Italia 2019 / Trofeo Senza Fine / Trophy / during the 103rd Giro d'Italia 2020, Route Presentation / #Giro / on October 24, 2019 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Emili
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The race will also feature three-time world champion Peter Sagan for the very first time.
Giro organisers had already confirmed that the 103rd edition would start in Budapest and local press in Italy had revealed that the penultimate stage would be a gruelling 200km affair with five kilometres of climbing.
The riders will leave the hills of Langhe and Alba before hitting the first of four brutal ascents up the Colle dell'Agnello, the Col d'Izoard, the Monginevro and then climb up to Sestriere, a climb that featured in Chris Froome's ride to victory in 2018.
But long before the peloton reach the ski resort on the penultimate day of May, they will begin the race in Budapest with a 9.5km time trial before contesting two more stages in Hunary.
With Peter Sagan riding for the very first time, organisers have also dangled the carrot of several stages for the sprinters including two of the days in Hungary, something that will please the Slovakian.
"It will certainly not be an easy race but I look forward to it," Sagan said.
"With the Grande Partenza and the first three stages held in Hungary, next year's Giro d'Italia will also give me the chance to race so close to Slovakia and I'm sure the cheers of the Slovak crowds will be felt along the course.”
The race will mo from Hungary to Sicily for another three stages which will include a climb up Mount Etna before heading up through Italy towards a series of mountain stages.
The 17th stage, to be held on May 27 and finishing at Madonna di Campiglio, appears to be among the most demanding again with over 5,000 metres of climbing over the course of its 202 kilometres.
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