Giro d'Italia 2026, Stage 8: Chieti → Fermo
Hilly, 16 May 2026. 156.0 km with 1,804 m of climbing.
- Distance
- 156.0 km
- Climbing
- 1,804 m
- Highest point
- 371 m
- Steepest km
- 12.2% at km 156
- Start
- Chieti 26 m
- Finish
- Fermo 310 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 16:30 local time: 14 km/h from the north-west, gusting to 38 km/h on average. Rain recorded along most of the route.
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
- Direction
- North-west 330°
- Average gust
- 38 km/h
- Temperature
- 17°C 13 to 20°C
Historical weather for 16 May 2026, sampled at 45 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
156.0 km with 1,804 m of climbing. The road rises at more than 3% for 25.5 km of it and is above 8% for 2.3 km, so the climbing comes in repeated efforts rather than one long ascent.
The high point is 371 m at km 122. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 12.2%, at km 156. The last 3 km to the line climb at 5.3% on average.
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 2026 stage 8 against a pro in ProPace. Every stage and every feature is free.
