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Linked articleStage 9: Cervia to Corno alle Scale | Giro d’Italia 2026 Preview
The Giro d'Italia turns west into the Apennines on stage 9, a 184-kilometer route from the Adriatic coast at Cervia to the summit of Corno alle Scale. This is the first uphill finish since the race left Bulgaria, and it arrives at a moment when GC contenders like Ben O'Connor will need to show themselves or risk losing contact with the leaders before the Dolomites. Corno alle Scale is a ski station climb in the Bologna Apennines, steep enough to create separation but not so long that it becomes a pure mountain test. The final ascent is around 12 kilometers at a moderate gradient, but the stage includes several earlier…
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