The peloton will tackle a moderately hilly course as they embark on a 172km stage 12 from Modena to Viadana (Oglio-Po) on Thursday that is expected to be one for the sprinters.
The stage takes place on May 22, 2025 with live coverage from 13:25-17:15 CET, 12:25 – 16:15 BST or 07:25 – 11:15 EDT.
While stage 12 might not shake up the general classification in the same way as a high mountain stage or a time trial, it is still a challenging route and one that could see a breakaway on the early climbs on course, but many of the teams with powerful sprinters will want to hold the field together for a group sprint at Oglio-Po.
There are only two categories climbs along the course, starting with the Baiso at the 40km mark. The ascent is 4.8km at an average gradient of just over 6%, and a perfect place for a determined breakaway to gain time on the peloton.
The race then continues on a gradual, lumpy incline toward the first intermediate sprint in Felina, followed by a descent into the second categorised climb, Borsea, a 3.9km climb with an average gradient of 5.5%.
The peloton then descends and follows a pan-flat final 60km, which includes a second intermediate sprint in Sant’Ilario d’Enza and a time bonus sprint in Brescello, before reaching Viadana (Oglio-Po) where the sprinters could shine.
Points leader Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) will be looking for a fourth stage win, Visma-Lease a Bike will be looking for a sprint win with Olav Kooij, and look out for other strong sprinters Casper van Uden (Picnic PostNL), Orluis Aular (Movistar), Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech).
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