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Why is it such a long stage?
Because the Giro organisers like to ensure that the final week of the Giro is spectacularly hard, so if they need a transition stage between one part of a mountain range to another part, it has to be perceived as being a tough transition stage.
There will be no GC action, but the accumulated load will likely have an impact over the final weekend.
andyp
Why is it such a long stage? Ridiculous.
Imagine being told by your DS you’ve got to make the break and need to spend six hours fruitlessly dangling off the front in the rain only to be reeled in.