technical info

The stage is divided into two parts: the first one, through the hinterland around Trapani and the Valle del Belice, is intricate, wavy and rolling. The second part is mostly on fast roads, with no urban areas along the route. Past Marsala, the course undulates through Castelvetrano, Santa Ninfa and Partanna, and then takes the trunk road that will lead the peloton through some mild undulations to the Valley of the Temples, just outside Agrigento, 4 km before the finish.
 
Final kilometres
The final kilometres run entirely uphill at 5%, with peaks around 9% 2.5 km before the finish. The road is wide and well surfaced, with a succession of short straight stretches and mild bends. The home straight (250 m) is on 8 m wide tarmac.