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Linked articleStage 7: Formia to Blockhaus | Giro d’Italia 2026 Preview
Stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia 2026 runs 246 kilometers from Formia on the Tyrrhenian coast to the summit of Blockhaus, the first mountaintop finish of the race. The route crosses the Apennines and climbs steadily through Abruzzo before the final ascent, a 13.6-kilometer grind that averages 8.5 percent and has decided Grand Tour ambitions before. Ben O'Connor, who finished fourth here in 2024 and has made the podium his stated goal this year, will face his first real test against the climbers who can sustain power on long, irregular gradients. The stage begins flat along the coast before turning inland past Cassino and into the mountains. The road rises…
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