Elevation profile of Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 3, Novara to Fossano: 166.3 km with 865 m of climbing, highest point 392 m.
Route profile from ProPace's route data. Darker shading is steeper road.
Distance
166.3 km
Climbing
865 m
Highest point
392 m
Steepest km
6.6% at km 147
Start
Novara 142 m
Finish
Fossano 374 m

The wind on the day

Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 16:30 local time: 16 km/h from the south-east, gusting to 33 km/h on average. Rain recorded on parts of the route.

Average wind
16 km/h
Direction
South-east 143°
Average gust
33 km/h
Temperature
17°C 16 to 19°C

Historical weather for 6 May 2024, sampled at 51 points along the route and pre-computed before the app shipped. It is not a live forecast and the app makes no weather calls. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).

Riding it

166.3 km with 865 m of climbing. Flat by classification, though 7.7 km of the route still rises at more than 3%.

The high point is 392 m at km 161. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 6.6%, at km 147. It finishes on flat or gently rolling road.

In ProPace the stage runs with this wind along the route, resolved into headwind, tailwind and crosswind at each point, and the app puts your own numbers on it against the pro reference. The reference profile and how the simulation works are set out in How much slower than a pro are you?

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