Stage 18: Fiera di Primiero to Padova – 178 km | May 23, 2024
Where to watch: 🇺🇸 Max, 🇨🇦 FloBikes, 🇬🇧 Discovery+, 🇪🇺 Eurosport, 🇦🇺 SBS On Demand
Coverage start time: 🇺🇸 6:30 am EDT, 🇨🇦 6:55 am EDT, 🇬🇧 11:45 am BST, 🇪🇺 12:45 pm CEST, 🇦🇺 8:55 pm AEST
Estimated finish time: 🇺🇸🇨🇦 11:13 am EDT/🇬🇧 4:13 pm BST/🇪🇺 5:13 pm CEST/🇦🇺 1:13 am AEST
Stage type: Flat
What to expect: The trek from Fiera di Primiero to historic Padua (Padova in Italian) will give the GC riders a bit of a break as the sprinters come to the fore for a bunch kick. After a straight run-in to the city center, there are two 90-ish-degree turns inside the last kilometer, which could make things interesting at the very end of the day.
Fantasy favorites: It’s hard to look past Jonathan Milan for a sprint stage at this point in the Giro, although if you’re a fantasy player, you may have already used your Milan pick. If you’ve already used Tim Merlier and Kaden Groves too, you could look to Alberto Dainese, Juan Sebastián Molano, Caleb Ewan, Fernando Gaviria, and Laurence Pithie as alternative options.
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