Also in 2023 Brescia will be represented on the route of the Giro d'Italia. The day to mark on the calendar is Tuesday 23 May, when the sixteenth stage will take place and the Giro will pass by Lake Garda.
The 106th edition of the Giro d'Italia will take place from 6 to 28 May 2023 in 21 stages with departure from Fossacesia Marina in Abruzzo and arrival in Rome on the Fori Imperiali.
On May 23, cycling enthusiasts who live or stay on Lake Garda experience a great day of celebration: the Giro d'Italia travels along the road on the western coast of Lake Garda through Salò, Gardone Riviera, Toscolano-Maderno, Gargnano, Limone , Riva del Garda and Torbole.
Pink is the color that will shine on the Rocca di Sabbio Chiese, the "city stage" of the Giro d'Italia 2023: the sixteenth stage of the Giro will start directly in Sabbio on 23 May: it will be a mountain stage of maximum difficulty, 203 km to get there to Monte Bondone, the second "stage" of the Corsa Rosa.
From Sabbio Chiese, in the province of Brescia, cyclists can expect an almost flat first stretch of about 60 km. After crossing the coast road of Lake Garda in the province of Brescia, you enter Trentino at Riva del Garda.
The first very demanding climb is Passo di Santa Barbara (average about 10%) and Passo di Bordala, then there is a fast descent towards Rovereto.
Demanding descent in Val d'Adige up to Calliano and after about 10 km of flat stretch you go up Monte Bondone with gradient changes up to 15%.
When the riders arrive, everything happens in the blink of an eye: the bikes go by, the breakaway, the team cars, then the comeback pursuers, the group and finally the sprinters who brake to applause and enthusiasm to save energy accompanying all the athletes .
Living the Giro d'Italia live is a great and exciting experience and this year too cycling enthusiasts and all sports enthusiasts can applaud the greats of cycling for a day on holiday on Lake Garda.
There is wonderful news for next year's Giro d'Italia: Desenzano has officially applied to host the last time trial stage of the 2024 Giro d'Italia.
The Giro d'Italia is one of the most famous and followed cycling events in the world, which next year could bring one of the most important moments of the entire event to the Garda capital.
Last year, at the Giro d'Italia 2022, the province of Brescia was the great protagonist of the pink race that started from Salò for the sixteenth stage, the Salò-Aprica, 200 kilometers and 5,440 meters in altitude.
If Desenzano had the green light from the organizers, the Giro would continue the series of Brescian factions, to everyone's great joy.
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