STAGE 3 - Plaisance >Turin (231,1 km)

STAGE 3 - Plaisance > Turin

MONDAY 1 JULY - 231.1 KM

THIS IS THE TOUR'S LONGEST stage, an interminable day in the saddle leading into the capital of Piedmont. The sprinters' teams will be called into action, tasked with controlling the race on a route that is relatively light in terms of difficulties. In fact, there are only three small climbs on the agenda. The first is in Tortone, the town where Fausto Coppi died, and the last in Sommariva Perno, 45km from the finish. There is every chance of a bunch sprint in Turin.

STAGE IN NUMBERS

3 - Turin has hosted three Tour de France finishes, in 1956, 1961 (Guy Ignolin won the stage) and 1966. Nino Defilippis won in 1956.

1966 - Italy's Franco Bitossi won at the Turin finish. He also won Il Lombardia twice, in 1967 and 1970.