Last year, Lennard Kämna was successful in chasing stages at the Giro d’Italia. From Saturday he will fight for a good place in the overall standings in his new role as captain. But the favorites on a difficult course with five mountain finishes are different.
how does he see course at the Giro 2023?
The Giro starts with a flat individual time trial over 19.6 km in Abruzzo on Saturday, May 6th. There are a total of three time trials this year with a total length of 73 kilometers, which should accommodate German time trial champion Kämna. The tour ends after 3,489 kilometers on May 28 in Rome. The overall victory is likely to be decided in the last week when three mountain finishes at Monte Bondone, Zoldo Alto and Tre Cime di Lavaredo and the mountain time trial to Monte Lussari are scheduled. Total are at giro five mountain climbs and 51,400 meters of altitude to overcome.
5 mountain arrivals |
1 mountain time trial + 2 time trials |
51,400 meters of altitude |
3,489 km total length |
Who are the favorites for overall victory?
The starting field at the second largest cycle race in the world is filled with top-class players like it hasn’t been for a long time. Belgian road world champion Remco Evenepoel and three-time Vuelta champion Primoz Roglic from Slovenia are the top favourites. Both have already presented themselves in excellent form in the spring. Evenepoel again won the spring classic Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Roglic won at Tirreno-Adriatico and the Tour of Catalonia, where he stayed just ahead of Evenepoel. Also there are former Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas and ex-giro-Winner Tao Geoghegan Hart from Great Britain. The Australian defending champion Jai Hindley from the German Bora-hansgrohe team, on the other hand, is driving the Tour de France this year.
Roglic in front of Evenepoel in the Tour of Catalonia
What to expect from Lennard Kämna?
Kämna drives for the first time in a Grand Tour in an overall ranking. The 26-year-old is an excellent time trialist and also does well over the mountains, as he did with his stage wins in the Tour (2020) and the giro (2022) proved in high mountains. Its shape seems to be good. In the difficult tours of Tirreno-Adriatico and Tour of the Alps, he finished fourth and sixth overall.
Lennard Kämna celebrates a stage win at the 2022 Giro d’Italia.
What is the pink jersey, azure jersey and cyclamen jersey?
The leaders in the most important classifications of the Giro each wear a special jersey. The pink jersey (maglia rosa) is worn by the driver who is ahead in the overall standings. The leader in the mountains classification wears the azure jersey (maglia azzurra) and the best in the sprint classification receives the cyclamen jersey (maglia ciclamino).
| stage/date | length | Start and finish location |
|---|---|---|
1st stage – 06.05.2023 | 19.6 km | Fossacesia-Ortona (time trial) |
Stage 2 – 05/07/2023 | 201 km | Teramo-San Salvo |
Stage 3 – 05/08/2023 | 216 km | Vasto-Melfi |
Stage 4 – 05/09/2023 | 175 km | Venosa-Lake Laceno |
Stage 5 – 05/10/2023 | 171 km | Atripalda-Salerno |
Stage 6 – 05/11/2023 | 162 km | Naples – Naples |
Stage 7 – 05/12/2023 | 218 km | Capua-Gran Sasso d’Italia (mountain arrival) |
Stage 8 – 05/13/2023 | 207 km | Terni-Fossombrone |
Stage 9 – 05/14/2023 | 35 km | Savignano sul Rubicone – Cesena (time trial) |
Rest day – 05/15/2023 | ||
Stage 10 – 05/16/2023 | 196 km | Scandiano-Viareggio |
Stage 11 – 05/17/2023 | 219 km | Camaiore-Tortona |
Stage 12 – 05/18/2023 | 179 km | Bra-Rivoli |
Stage 13 – 05/19/2023 | 207 km | Borgofranco d’Ivrea – Crans Montana (mountain arrival) |
Stage 14 – 05/20/2023 | 193 km | Sierre-Cassano Magnago |
Stage 15 – 05/21/2023 | 195 km | Seregno-Bergamo |
Rest day – 05/22/2023 | ||
Stage 16 – 05/23/2023 | 203 km | Sabbio Chiese-Monte Bondone (mountain arrival) |
Stage 17 – 05/24/2023 | 195 km | Pergine Valsugana – Caorle |
Stage 18 – 05/25/2023 | 161 km | Oderzo-Val di Zoldo (mountain arrival) |
Stage 19 – 05/26/2023 | 183 km | Longarone – Tre Cime Lavaredo (mountain arrival) |
Stage 20 – 05/27/2023 | 18.6 km | Tarvisio-Monte Lussari Tudorg (time trial) |
Stage 21 – 05/28/2023 | 135 km | Rome – Rome |
What is the highest point (“Cima Coppi”) of the Giro?
Since 1965, the highest point of the entire route has been named after five-time winner Fausto Coppi. The “Cima Coppi” will be reached in 2023 on the Col du Grand St. Bernard: there the professionals reach a height of 2,469 meters. The pass is on the border with Switzerland and is crossed on the 13th stage. The stage then ends in the famous Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.
Who is broadcasting the Giro live on TV?
All stages of the Giro will be broadcast live by Eurosport.