Profile, tour and schedule of the 5th stage of the Giro de Italia 2026: Praia a Mare-Potenza (203 km)
The fifth stage of the race will be played on May 13. On the route, cyclists will have to climb the second-class Montagna Grande di Viggiano, which has a banner about fifty kilometers to the finish line. So far, this is the toughest port in the 109 test.
The fifth stage of the 2026 Giro de Italia will be played on May 13, 203 kilometers , and the cyclists will start working in Praia a Ma , around 12:15, and finish in Potenza , between 17:00 and 17:30, as planned by the organizers. On the route, the cyclists will have to climb the Montagna Grande di Viggiano , second class, which has a banner about fifty kilometers away, and which has so far been the toughest.
As detailed by the Giro de Italia on its website, this fifth stage will be played in the interior of Italy, "in the regions of Calabria and Basilicata." At kilometer 27, cyclists will leave behind the third-class port of Prestieri, which is more than twelve kilometers, but it is not hard.
A number of great cyclists, including Roberto VisThe stage ends in Potenza, where cyclists such as Roberto Visentini (1986) or Roger De Vlaeminck (1967) have won.
Data sheet:
Stage: 5 (Tuesday, May 13)
Tour: Praia a Mare – Potenza
Distance: 203 km
Start time: 12: 25
End time: 17: 30 (40 km/h)
Mountain Award: Prestieri (3rd), at kilometer 27; Montagna Grande di Viggiano (2nd), at kilometer 154.
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