Ischia es la tercera isla en población después de Sicilia y Cerdeña son 17.4 kilómetros comenzando con los primeros 3 kilómetros en una subida muy pareja para luego bordear la costa con otras tres subidas muy pequeñas donde Sky y Garmin son los favoritos pero por las distancias las diferencias son mínimas
The Fastest Grand Tours time trial in history
Rik Verbrugghe holds the record for the fastest ever stage in a grand tour. 58.874 km/h over the 7.6 km prologue course from the 2001 Giro d'Italia.
Mario Cipollini holds the fastest road stage (48.521 km/h) from the 1997 edition
Alex Zülle holds the fastest time trial stage (53.771 km/h stage 15) from the 1998 edition.
Up until the late 1980s, low-profile 'bullhorn' handlebars were used and normal drop handlebars before them. Then in the late 1980s triathletes developed so-called tri-bars that allowed for a much better aerodynamic position. They were first brought into the time trialing public eye in the 1989 Tour de France when Greg LeMond overcame a 50-second deficit in the final day's time trial to win the Tour by 8 seconds from Frenchman Laurent Fignon. Fignon was using conventional handlebars, Lemond the new triathlon style. The concept has changed little since then, with only Scotsman Graeme Obree attempting to improve the idea. His arms-under-the-torso tuck was revolutionary, helping him and others to break world records and win World Championships. The UCI banned it in 1994, but he came back with the 'Superman' position, an evolution of the traditional tri position, but with the arms fully stretched out in front. This was also banned, and there are now strict rules governing the dimensions of handlebars, which can make life difficult for taller riders who fall outside the defined parameters and must adapt their positions to fit the rules.