Giro d'Italia 2024, Stage 5: Genova → Lucca
Hilly, 8 May 2024. 178.0 km with 2,197 m of climbing.
- Distance
- 178.0 km
- Climbing
- 2,197 m
- Highest point
- 623 m
- Steepest km
- 9.0% at km 57
- Start
- Genova 11 m
- Finish
- Lucca 18 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 17:00 local time: 6 km/h from the south-west, gusting to 22 km/h on average. Rain recorded on parts of the route.
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
- Direction
- South-west 212°
- Average gust
- 22 km/h
- Temperature
- 19°C 16 to 22°C
Historical weather for 8 May 2024, sampled at 49 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
A hilly 178.0 km carrying 2,197 m of climbing: 22.8 km of the route is above 3%, 3.2 km above 8%. Not a mountain stage, but nothing about it is flat for long.
The high point is 623 m at km 62. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 9.0%, at km 57. 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?
Ride Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 5 against a pro in ProPace. Every stage and every feature is free.
