Thursday, May 14, after a few heavy steps, he strays in Austria for an "eat and drink" interesting (242 km), suitable for flight, even long, or prey of sprinters, so far little pampered.

Starting in Brixen, Teutonic name for Bressanone, Brunico and then, Dobbiaco Sillian (formerly Austria), Lienz - the latter already featured in recent editions of the Giro - and the first Grand Prix of the Mountains , 1632 meters of the Felbertauern. Afterwards, another GPM - 1531, Gerlospass - before the descent to the arrival in Mayrhofen, thirty kilometers that could give life to the pursuit of the sprinters teams.

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