Elevation profile of Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 5, Praia a Mare to Potenza: 203.0 km with 3,724 m of climbing, highest point 1,412 m.
Route profile from ProPace's route data. Darker shading is steeper road.
Distance
203.0 km
Climbing
3,724 m
Highest point
1,412 m
Steepest km
12.9% at km 152
Start
Praia a Mare 15 m
Finish
Potenza 719 m

The wind on the day

Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 17:45 local time: 13 km/h from the south-west, gusting to 47 km/h on average. Rain recorded along most of the route.

Average wind
13 km/h
Direction
South-west 246°
Average gust
47 km/h
Temperature
16°C 6 to 23°C

Historical weather for 13 May 2026, sampled at 55 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 203.0 km carrying 3,724 m of climbing: 45.8 km of the route is above 3%, 7.5 km above 8%. Not a mountain stage, but nothing about it is flat for long.

The high point is 1,412 m at km 156. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 12.9%, at km 152. 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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