CyclistGiro dItalia Women 2024: Route, how to watch, start listart and everything you need to knowThe Giro dItalia Women, formerly the Giro Donne and Giro Rosa, is the longest-running stage race in womens cycling, though this years race is the first since RCS Sport, who run the mens Giro, took over organisation.The 2024 edition starts on Sunday 7th July in Brescia and finishes on Sunday 14th July in LAquila, with a reduced number of stages from nine in 2023 to eight this year. It begins with an individual time-trial and finishes with two mountain stages, including a summit finish on Blockhaus on Stage 7.The 2023 race was won by Movistars Annemiek van Vleuten in her final year of racing by 3min 57sec over Juliette Labous of DSM-Firmenich, with Gaia Realini (Lidl-Trek) completing the podium. Labous and Realini are back for this year, along with Realinis teammate Elisa Longo Borghini and world champion Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime). Related Posts The trials of time: Marlen Reusser profile I hate racing for second: Elisa Longo Borghini profile All the right moves: Elisa Balsamo profile Gallery: Bonza Blockhaus battle on Giro dItalia Stage 9 as true contenders emerge Tour de France Femmes 2024 route announced ft. Alpe dHuez and a mini Monument Mens Tour de France 2024: Route, how to watch and all you need to know Giro dItalia Women: Key informationMassimo Fulgenzi/PMG Sport/SprintCyclingAgencyDates: 7th-14th July 2024Start: Brescia, LombardyFinish: LAquila, AbruzzoUK television coverage: Eurosport, Discovery+2023 winner: Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar)Most wins: Fabiana Luperini (five)Giro dItalia Women 2024: Stage-by-stage previewThe 2024 Giro dItalia Women has been reduced in length to eight stages. It departs from Brescia with an individual time-trial as usual and heads south through Italy. Theres only one flat stage with the majority of days being classed as hilly or mountainous. Stage 1: Sunday 7th July, Brescia Brescia, 15.7km, ITTThe opening stage is a flat 15.7km trip around Brescia. Last years Stage 1 ITT was called off due to torrential rain and thunderstorms.Stage 2: Monday 8th July, Sirmione Volta Mantovana, 110kmStage 2 should be one for the sprinters. Organisers have put the Category 4 Cavriana just 10km from the finish but it shouldnt pose a challenge, although if anyone desperately needed a point to break awayStage 3: Tuesday 9th July, Sabbioneta Toano, 113kmNow this looks interesting. The first summit finish of the race comes on Stage 3, with a 12.5km climb to Toano, which has a 4.9% average gradient but hits a maximum of 12% in the final kilometre.Stage 4: Wednesday 10th July, Imola Urbino, 134kmHalfway through the race and halfway through the stage riders will climb into San Marino with a 5.5km ascent that has gradients up to 15%.Stage 5: Thursday 11th July, Frontone Foligno, 108kmTheres only one climb on Stage 5 and it comes early on, so it should be fairly straightforward. This day will take them from Frontone to Foligno with a classic sprint point in the middle of the stage. Stage 6: Friday 12th July, San Benedetto del Tronto Chieti, 159kmStage 6 is not only the longest day of racing at the Giro dItalia Women, but also one of the longest stages the peloton has seen at all recently. It falls just one kilometre short of the UCIs maximum kilometre limit for a womens stage (160km) and its very undulating with a tough climb that plateaus from 3km to go.Stage 7: Saturday 13th July, Lanciano Blockhaus, 120kmHere. We. Go. Get those climbing legs on. Two huge climbs are on the menu for Stage 7, with the gargantuan Blockhaus the summit finish. Stage 8: Sunday 14th July, Pescara LAquila, 117kmThe grand finale of the Giro dItalia Women is fierce with the climbing almost non-stop until the summit of the Category 1 Castel del Monte, halfway through the stage. Theres a lot of descending from there to the finish but its uphill to the line. Who will win the maglia rosa?Giro dItalia Women 2024: How to watchMassimo Fulgenzi/PMG Sport/SprintCyclingAgencyThe 2024 Giro dItalia Women will be available to watch on TV with Eurosport and streaming withDiscovery+for 6.99 per month with the basic package, which includes cycling and all other Eurosport programmes. In North America FloBikes will be streaming the race.If its not being shown in your country, you may be able to watch coverage using a VPN Virtual Private Network which allows users to mask their IP address and watch geo-blocked content, provided they dont need to pay for a subscription. This is also helpful for watching paid-for coverage while abroad in countries without access. One such example isExpressVPN, which is verywell reviewed, helps users to find a way to watch cycling without having to pay for broadcasters services, and costs from 5.36 per month, with three months free.Other options includeNordVPN,SurfsharkandKapersky.Giro dItalia Women 2024: Start listData powered by FirstCycling.com Related Posts The trials of time: Marlen Reusser profile I hate racing for second: Elisa Longo Borghini profile All the right moves: Elisa Balsamo profile Gallery: Bonza Blockhaus battle on Giro dItalia Stage 9 as true contenders emerge Tour de France Femmes 2024 route announced ft. 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