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Cyclingnews on MSNGiro d'Italia: Carlos Verona holds off chase to triumph with solo stage 15 victory, as Primož Roglič loses valuable time into AsiagoFlorian Stork second and Christian Scaroni third, as mountainous day closes out the second week at the Corsa Rosa
Stage 15, 217 km from Fiume Veneto to Asiago, throws Monte Grappa into the mix ahead of a summit finish on the Altopiano. Will the GC heavyweights come out swinging?
A long descent leads the riders into a valley before the Enego climb, a 16.4km category 2 ascent ranging from 5.4% to a peak of 9%. The Red Bull kilometre and its attendant bonus seconds is at Enego around two-thirds of the way up, with the peak at Dori marking the end of the serious climbing.