Giro d’Italia 2023 - Stage 12 (Bra - Rivoli) - Route, profile, animation

“Thursday, 18 May Between Bra and Rivoli, the 12th stage of the Giro covers a hilly distance of 179 kilometres. Adventurers who want to win a Giro stage should take their chance. Bra-Rivoli will probably be marked by calm for the men with ambitions for the overall classification. The next day, after all, the stage to Crans-Montana in Switzerland is on the agenda. On a route with more than 5,000 metres of altitude and mountain climbs, time gains are definitely possible there. That is probably not the case on the road between Bra and Rivoli. But it promises to be an exciting opening stage with climbs in the first hour to Cherasco (1.1 kilometres at 6.2%), La Morra (6 kilometres at 5%), Monforte d’Alba (2.1 kilometres at 4.8%) and Pedaggera (4.1 kilometres at 4.3%). The peloton then descends into the Po Valley and sets course for the final lap around Rivoli. With 54 kilometres to go, the riders have a chance to get to know the finish straight. But then there is a final lap that is not so easy. The route leads to Avigliana, where the Colle Braida begins. From the base to the summit, this is a 9.8 kilometre climb with a gradient of 7.1%, but this statistic is falsified by a stretch of descent halfway up. In the last 5 kilometres, the Braida even climbs at 8.1%. The Colle Braida seems to be the ideal place to separate the wheat from the chaff of the presumed breakaway group. From the summit, the road descends for 15 kilometres to Reano, where there is a 1.7 kilometre section with 3.3% before 12 flat kilometres to the finish.“ ( & Routes ’n’ Maps ’n’ Flags) Route data: Creating cycling stage animations requires a lot of work and computing power. You are welcome to support me with a donation: