This stage was bringing the cyclists through Unesco heritage areas like the Prosecco wine hills and the Dolomites San Martino di Castrozza and in between paying tribute to the soldiers that fought in the frist Wolrd War by cycling through a road built by them to bring the ammounition and food to the front line. This climb San Boldo is amongst the beloved from the cyclists living in this area including myself. Cycling along the haiprins and the tunnels escavated in the rocks makes you feel content when you reach the top.

This stage could have shaken the general classification on paper but unfortunately for the audience that was expecting to see some action everything was quiet and all last attempts to push Carapz away from the podium was pushed to the next stage.

This stage is really amazing to ride at your own pace as the view and is just paying off the sweat and fatigue.

The Veneto region was blessed with three stages of the Giro this year concentrated a great euphoria for the many passionate cyclists leaving in this area.

The peloton in a long line flow down to the plane from the Dolomites like a river reaching the sea and the finish was not that far.

An easy ride sort of rest for the athletes thinking about the next mountain stages which were certainly not delicate. I was lucky enough to see all of them as I live in this area and as a passionate cyclist I had thre wonderful days.