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Giro 2012 Stage 8 mapGiro d'Italia 2012: Stage 8 Preview - Sulmona to Lago Laceno 229 km
Finishing at the most southerly point of this year’s Giro, this stage heads south east from the mountains 100km to the east of Rome to those inland from Naples, and with the first ascent taking up the opening 20km of the stage, attacks are likely from the moment the flag drops.
The day’s other main climb, the Colle Molella, comes at the tail end of the stage. The Category 2 ascent is just under 10km long with an average gradient of 6 per cent, but features a 3km stretch with a gradient of between 10 and 12 per cent. After that summit is crested, it’s a short descent then a pretty flat 3km run to the line.
GT: This will probably be a breakaway day with it starting on a drag, where generally it’s strong guys who can climb who can make the break. Obviously, it depends whether anyone is a threat on GC. If they’re not, then it can probably go all the way there.
For more on this year's race read our full Giro d'Italia Preview.
road.cc's founder and first editor, nowadays to be found riding a spreadsheet. Tony's journey in cycling media started in 1997 as production editor and then deputy editor of Total Bike, acting editor of Total Mountain Bike and then seven years as editor of Cycling Plus. He launched his first cycling website - the Cycling Plus Forum at the turn of the century. In 2006 he left C+ to head up the launch team for Bike Radar which he edited until 2008, when he co-launched the multi-award winning road.cc - finally handing on the reins in 2021 to Jack Sexty. His favourite ride is his ‘commute’ - which he does most days inc weekends and he’s been cycle-commuting since 1994. His favourite bikes are titanium and have disc brakes, though he'd like to own a carbon bike one day.
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