The end of the second week of the 107th edition of the Giro d'Italia turns the focus to the time trial specialists on stage 14 on Saturday and to the climbers on a mountainous stage 15 on Sunday before the peloton takes a rest day on Monday. The race resumes on stage 16 in the mountains on Tuesday, the start of the third and final week at the Italian Grand Tour.
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) leads the GC standings by 2:40 over Daniel Martínez (Bora-Hansgrohe) and 2:56 over Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers). Meanwhile, Ben O'Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) sits just outside the podium positions at 3:39.
The second week featured a breakaway win for Valentin Paret-Peintre on the stage 10 summit finish at Bocca della Selva, and as the roads flattened out on stage 11, it was Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) who powered to the sprint victory ahead of relegated Tim Merlier (Soudal-QuickStep) in Francavilla al Mare. The next day, Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-QuickStep) treated fans to a breakaway masterclass win on stage 12 in Fano, and then Milan won another sprint on stage 13 in Cento for the hat-trick.
Stage 14 offers the second of two time trials at this Giro d'Italia. The 31.2-kilometre test starts in Castiglione delle Stiviere and finishes at the southern tip of Lago di Garda. Then it's back into the mountains on stage 15, where the peloton will tackle the Passo del Mortirolo before a brutally tough finish in Livigno after the longest stage of the race.
After the rest day on Monday, the peloton will embark on the third week at the Giro d'Italia with stage 16 in the Dolomites, crossing a 206km race from Livigno to Santa Cristina Valgardena (Monte Pana).
You can watch the upcoming Giro d'Italia stages live on television or via streaming. Read on to learn how to do so in your area.
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Free live broadcasts will be available in many countries including S4C in Wales, EITB in the Basque Country, VTM in Belgium, SBS in Australia, and RAI in Italy.
Paid options to watch the opening stages of the Giro d'Italia include MAX in the USA ($10 per month or $100 per year with ads, $16/$150 for an ad-free experience), FloBikes in Canada (CAN$150 for the year or CAN$29.99 per month) and on Eurosport and live streaming on Discovery+ in the UK (£6.99 per month or £59.99 per year).
In Geraint Thomas' home region in Wales, S4C will show the race on live television or their streaming service S4C Clic.
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