🏁 Result
A breakaway survived all the way to Veliko Tarnovo, where Guillermo Thomas Silva proved strongest. Magnier held onto pink thanks to his bonus seconds from the opener.
- 🥇Guillermo Thomas Silva
- 🥈Davide Ballerini
- 🥉Jhonatan Narváez
In pink after this stage Paul Magnier
Through inland Bulgaria
At 221 kilometres, one of the longest stages of this Giro. Rolling terrain makes a pure sprint less certain than on opening day.
Finishing in the city of the tsars
Veliko Tarnovo, once capital of the Bulgarian empire, provides a spectacular backdrop on the hills above the Yantra river.