Giro d'Italia 2026, Stage 3: Plovdiv → Sofia
Flat, 10 May 2026. 175.0 km with 1,577 m of climbing.
- Distance
- 175.0 km
- Climbing
- 1,577 m
- Highest point
- 1,330 m
- Steepest km
- 7.2% at km 97
- Start
- Plovdiv 161 m
- Finish
- Sofia 558 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 16:45 local time: 7 km/h from the north-west, gusting to 24 km/h on average. Mostly dry, with rain recorded at some points.
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
- Direction
- North-west 330°
- Average gust
- 24 km/h
- Temperature
- 21°C 14 to 25°C
Historical weather for 10 May 2026, sampled at 56 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
175.0 km with 1,577 m of climbing. Flat by classification, though 16.5 km of the route still rises at more than 3%.
The high point is 1,330 m at km 104. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 7.2%, at km 97. 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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