Giro d'Italia 2026, Stage 4: Catanzaro → Cosenza
Hilly, 12 May 2026. 138.0 km with 1,600 m of climbing.
The route stored for this stage does not match the official course exactly: it measures 143.6 km against the official 138.0 km. The distance and climbing above are the official figures; the profile and the gradient figures measured on it come from the stored route, so read them as indicative of the terrain rather than an exact reproduction of the stage.
- Distance
- 138.0 km
- Climbing
- 1,600 m
- Highest point
- 945 m
- Steepest km
- 7.6% at km 91
- Start
- Catanzaro 44 m
- Finish
- Cosenza 241 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 16:00 local time: 19 km/h from the west, gusting to 51 km/h on average. Mostly dry, with rain recorded at some points.
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
- Direction
- West 269°
- Average gust
- 51 km/h
- Temperature
- 22°C 16 to 24°C
Historical weather for 12 May 2026, sampled at 39 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
138.0 km with 1,600 m of climbing. The road rises at more than 3% for 18.8 km of it and is above 8% for 1.9 km, so the climbing comes in repeated efforts rather than one long ascent.
The high point is 945 m at km 104. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 7.6%, at km 91. 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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