Giro d'Italia 2022 Stage 5 - Route map, how to watch as Cavendish chases second win

Stage 5 is billed as ‘flat’ in the race manual, but a quick glance at the route profile proves that is a loose definition of the word.

A steady ride from Catania to Messina is punctuated by a Cat. 2 whopper up Portella Mandrazzi, with Juan Pedro Lopez (Trek-Segafredo) hoping for a serene first day in pink after wrestling the leader’s jersey of Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) on Mount Etna.

Can Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team drag Mark Cavendish over the summit, shield him to let him recharge, then explode and propel him to a second stage win? The Manx Missile will have just shy of 100km to recover after the summit – but how much effort will the team have expended to get him to a bunch sprint?

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This is the last outing on the Sicilian shores, with the race belatedly heading to the Italian mainland on Thursday.

HOW CAN I WATCH THE GIRO ON TV AND LIVE STREAM?

Each and every stage will be broadcast in its entirety on Eurosport, discovery+ and GCN+, bookended by The Breakaway, presented by Orla Chennaoui and Dan Lloyd. Rob Hatch and Hannah Walker will be in the commentary box with regular contributions from pundits Robbie McEwen, Sean Kelly and Adam Blythe, with Bradley Wiggins doing his thing on the back of a motorbike.

WHEN IS STAGE 5?

It’s a bright and early start. Tune in from 10:00-15:45 BST to watch Stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia. Watch the action on Eurosport 1, with uninterrupted coverage on discovery+

STAGE 5 PROFILE AND ROUTE MAP

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