2018 Giro dell’Emilia
Male Team 06 Oct

Giro dell'Emilia

207.4 Kilometers
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Participants list

  1. Jorge Arcas
  2. Carlos Barbero
  3. Carlos Betancur
  4. Rubén Fernández
  5. Mikel Landa
  6. José Joaquín Rojas
  7. Jasha Sütterlin
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TV

The race will be shown live on Eurosport 1 at 3pm on Saturday. It's also really likely we'll get footage from the race at PMG Sport.
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Timetable

The neutral start will be given at 11.05am on Saturday 6th October; the finish in San Luca is expected between 4.26 and 4.57pm.
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Social Media

The race's official Twitter account will be @gsemilia; the hashtag will be #GirodellEmilia. Over at @Movistar_Team we'll be following closely on the Blues' performances.
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Score

The Abarca Sports organisation has two victories to its team name atop San Luca: one with Iván Gutiérrez, in 2003, and another one by Nairo Quintana in his maiden WorldTour season (2012).

Route

Bologna - San Luca (207.4km)
06 October
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Analysis

101 editions, no less! There’s no doubt about the Giro dell’Emilia being a race with rich history and worth giving a look just after the World Championships, even if it’s not part of the UCI WorldTour. Its finale makes it even more interesting: the Santuario della Madonna di San Luca (289m), a 2km climb at more than 9% gradient, will be rounding off a very long race, 207km, in and around Bologna.

Before taking on the final circuit, which includes five ascents to San Luca, the race will also feature three other major gradients: the ‘GPM’ of Mongardino (22km, 2,000m at around 7%), the long Passo Brasimone (72km) and the sharp Valico Ganzole (126km; 2.3 kilometers at 10%). From that point, the race will go through winding roads before entering Bologna and starting the decisive circuit with 39km to go.

It’s important to note that there will be another race in the Bologna province on Sunday 7th October: the GP Beghelli, held over also-challenging, yet gentler roads than its counterpart.