On 23 May there will from Tuscany to Emilia, from Campi Bisenzio - mentioned by Dante in the sixteenth canto of (vv 49-51) and the Comedy City Christmas ct Dancers - Bologna, 174 km up and down the Apennines with a 4 GPM: Hill Pass, crossing Mediano, crossing Tolè and Mongardino. A starter, full-bodied, the binge of gradients that, for once, will feature the rose center, finally decisive for the ranking (now is the last week) and not relegated to heating to test the leg in the first days the race .

Bologna is the 21st arrival. As for Florence, the first dating back to 1909 (winning Heritage), the last in 1994 with two winners: Lions in smitappa De Las Cuevas in the individual time trial.