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Today will be a big day in the saddle, but first we have 2km of neutral, and we’re rolling.
The Colle delle Finestre is the main climb of today’s stage.
It joins the list of mythical climbs ridden in the Giro d’Italia Women.
Today’s stage takes the peloton from Rivoli in the far north west of Italy, to Sestriere, 106km and 2,900m vertical ascent later.
“Sometimes it’s better not to know.”
This is one of the things they’re racing for, even if the jersey is perhaps the most well known trophy from the Giro.
Friday’s seventh stage was hugely entertaining, would the break make it or would it be a bunch kick? In the end it was a mix of both.
Célia Gery wins stage 7 as Elisa Longo Borghini takes GC time.
Today we tackle the brutal and iconic Colle delle Finestre on the way to Sestriere. We roll out at 14:00CET.
Good morning and welcome to the live coverage of the most eagerly anticipated stage of the entire Giro. It’s stage 8 and we’re high in the mountains.
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