Giro d'Italia Women 2024: Stage 3 preview

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The stage 3 profile of the 2024 Giro d'Italia Women stage 3(Image credit: RCS Sport)

The third day is a mountainous finish in Toano to end a largely flat 111km run from Sabbioneta. The final climb is classified as category 2 but is 10km long and this will be the first decisive stage of the race.

Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.