Starting from the ancient town of Tivoli, 30 kilometres east of Rome, Stage 5 heads due east through the climbs of Monti Sabini before ascending the tough 21-kilometre long Monte Terminillo at mid-stage. A break of opportunists will certainly hit out towards Spoleto, site of a world famous opera festival every summer, and with two more climbs on the way, look for changes in the Giro's hierarchy that evening.
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‘It's easy to make plans, but less easy to carry them out’ - Kévin Vauquelin on Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Vauquelin, Romain Grégoire and Romain Bardet aim to continue streak of having French rider on the podium -
‘Try to do everything for Demi’ - Juliette Labous on FDJ-Suez plan for Liège-Bastogne-Liège
French team has multiple cards to play including pre-race favorite Vollering for La Doyenne -
UCI Gravel World Series - Tim Wollenberg and Debora Piana sprint to victory at Giro Sardegna Gravel
Mediterranean Island hosts first of two Italian UCI Gravel World Series events -
Tour of the Alps winner Michael Storer not afraid of peaking too early ahead of Giro d'Italia GC assault
Australian looked to be in the form of his life in Italy and Austria, with five weeks still to go before the conclusion of the Giro
