Here is the situation after 3 days of apathy and hospitalisations in Bulgary:
General time classification
It was only determined by the punchy 2^nd^ stage and a couple of time bonuses.
- Guillermo Silva ๐บ๐พ Astana
- Florian Stork ๐ฉ๐ช Tudor: +4โณ
- Egan Bernal ๐จ๐ด Ineos: '
- Thymen Arensman ๐ณ๐ฑ Ineos: +6โณ
- Julio Ciccone ๐ฎ๐น Lidl-Trek: '
- 29 riders: +10โณ ... and about the same number at 1โฒ
Points classification
- Paul Magnier ๐ซ๐ท Soudal-QS: 105 pts
- Jonathan Milan ๐ฎ๐น Lidl-Trek: 64
- Tobias Andresen ๐ฉ๐ฐ Decathlon: 42
- Madis Mihkels ๐ช๐ช EF: 32
- Diego Sevilla ๐ช๐ธ Polti: 28
Mountain classification
- Diego Sevilla ๐ช๐ธ Polti: 42
- Manuele Tarozzi ๐ฎ๐น Bardiani: 12
- Jonas Vingegaard ๐ฉ๐ฐ Visma: 9
- Mirco Maestri ๐ฎ๐น Polti: 8
- Allessandro Tonelli ๐ฎ๐น Polti: 6
Teams classification
- Astana ๐ฐ๐ฟ
- Tudor๐จ๐ญ '
- Uno-X ๐ณ๐ด '
- Movistar ๐ช๐ธ '
- RB Bora ๐ฉ๐ช '
- EF ๐บ๐ธ '
Stages
Stage 4, Tuesday 12
138 km, low difficulty (50 pts), 5 km sprint zone, 3โณ splits
An even shorter course than stage 1, with the same profile as stage 3, but a nastier last mile. A sprint is to be expected again, favouring the sprinters who can handle an uphill finish; even though a breakaway could have its chances in theory, as the line is closer to the climb than it was in stage 3.
finish map and profile
Stage 5, Wednesday 13
203 km, medium difficulty (25 pts), 3km sprint zone, 1โณ splits
This stage is made for breakaways or punchers-climbers, but will they take their chance this time?
finish map and profile
Stage 6, Thursday 14
141 km, no difficulty (50 pts), 5 km sprint zone, 3โณ splits
After the long stage on Wedneday, this is again a short one, purely for sprinters, that arrives in Napoli.
finish map and profile
Stage 7, Friday 15
244 km, high difficulty (15 pts), no sprint zone, 1โณ splits
This is the most difficult stage of the week. Before the long and difficult top finish at the Blockhaus, there is a series of shorter and smoother climbs without too much flat over 60 km or more, and the whole is packed inside a 244 km course! Good luck...
finish map and profile
Stage 8, Saturday 16
256 km, medium difficulty (25 pts), no sprint zone, 1โณ splits
A short costal stage for punchers, with all climbs packed inside the last 60 km, long after a start with a few turns and false-flats to help a breakaway to form.
finish map and profile
Stage 9, Sunday 17
184 km, high difficulty (15 pts), no sprint zone, 1โณ splits
Another finish on top this week after the Blockhaus 2 days earlier, but this time without much difficulty before the final climb and a regular length.
finish map and profile
