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We are 45 minutes from the stage start and teams are signing on.

2026-05-13T09:34:52.048Z

Buongiorno and welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of stage 5 of the 2026 Giro d'Italia.

2026-05-13T09:35:40.570Z

It's another stage in the south of Italy and another day for attacks and possible maglia rosa changes and attacks.

2026-05-13T09:36:29.903Z

It's grey and cloudy at the start in Praia a Mare on the Calabrian coast. Rain and even thunder storms are likely later.

2026-05-13T09:42:02.661Z

Patrick Fletcher highlighted how the Giro "ramps up another notch on Wednesday's stage 5, which should see a big breakaway battle and maybe even some GC skirmishes."

2026-05-13T09:43:30.453Z

This is the stage profile.

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2026-05-13T09:43:53.044Z

And this is the stage map.

(Image credit: RCS Sport)

2026-05-13T09:49:24.777Z

The fears for rain ands bad weather are evident at the start.…