Giro d’Italia 2022 Stage 8 LIVE - Fireworks expected on ‘absolutely bonkers’ stage around Napoli

Why is Stage 8 going to be 'absolutely bonkers?' Ad/> Saturday sees a short, sharp Stage 8 — a 153km traipse around Napoli — that will culminate in a sprint along the Via Caracciolo seafront after four laps of a 19km circuit between Bacoli and Monte di Procida. It contains 2,130 metres of climbing over an undulating terrain, so should be one for sprinters who are not averse to a little bit of climbing. Adam Blythe, speaking on The Breakaway, described the stage as «absolutely bonkers».

Giro d'ItaliaOpinion: Dumoulin’s fourth place to tee up Bouwman better than any win14 HOURS AGO «It is going to be brilliant,» began Blythe. «We're going to have a proper little one-day race. It is going to be fast, furious, with little laps, [there will be] climbs, descents.

[Plus there are] terrible roads around Naples — there's dogs running everywhere as well, and there's garbage fires in the middle of the road. Everything is going to be absolutely bonkers. »It's going to be like a little classic race in the middle of a Grand Tour.

It's just going to be fast, furious, and I think it's going to be open to attacks, maybe even a sprint, maybe Giacomo Nizzolo (Israel–Premier Tech) might be there? Who knows? I'm rubbing my hands for it. I can't wait." What happened yesterday? A stage for the ages in the Southern Apennines saw Jumbo-Visma bounce back from their early disappointments with a maiden Grand Tour stage win for Koen Bouwman and a stirring performance from the Dutchman’s teammate and compatriot Tom Dumoulin. The 2017 Giro champion was a key cog in the day’s breakaway and then battled back into contention on numerous occasions during a thrilling finale before helping to tee up Bouwman for the win.