After the second rest day, the Giro d'Italia will restart with a week destined to change the balance of power in the pink jersey race. From Tuesday until Sunday's finish in Milan, the peloton will face an explosive combination of time trial, nervous stages and major Alpine mountains, in a mix that could completely reshape the general classification.

Taking the start of the tenth stage in the pink jersey is Eulalio, the protagonist of the first half of the race and currently also the leader of the young riders' classification wearing the white jersey. But the race leader's advantage could come under immediate pressure from the long Tyrrhenian time trial, ideal terrain for a rider like Vingegaard, who wears the blue jersey and dreams of overtaking in the general classification as early as Tuesday. In the points classification, meanwhile, Magnier remains the reference point, the most consistent sprinter of the Giro so far.

Stage 10 – Viareggio-Massa, individual time trial (42 km)
The second week opens immediately with one of the most decisive days of the entire Giro: a completely flat time trial along the Tyrrhenian coast from Viareggio to Massa.
The route is very similar to the time trials of Tirreno-Adriatico: long straightaways, very little elevation gain and enormous space for pure specialists. After an initial more technical and winding section, riders will find a very long high-speed section heading north, with only four 90-degree turns in the final kilometers.
Here Vingegaard could truly "upset the applecart". If the Dane manages to inflict heavy time gaps on the general classification contenders, Eulalio's pink jersey will seriously risk changing hands right at the restart of the Giro.

Stage 11 – Porcari-Chiavari (195 km)
From Tuscany to Liguria in a stage that seems built for attackers and finishers. The finale is indeed a continuous up-and-down, with three climbs concentrated in the final 65 kilometers.
The Passo del Termine inaugurates the hardest part of the day, followed by the Colle di Guaitarola and especially the climb towards San Bartolomeo, the last obstacle before the final descent towards Chiavari.
The concluding descent could favor attacks from far out and explosive riders capable of making the difference in the final kilometers. A traditional sprint finish is difficult to imagine.

Stage 12 – Imperia-Novi Ligure (175 km)
A day apparently favorable to sprinters, but with more than 2,000 meters of elevation gain and two climbs that could complicate the plans of the sprint teams.
The Colle Giovo and Bric Berton represent obstacles that are not impossible, but sufficient to put less resistant sprinters in difficulty. If the sprinters lose contact, a long chase towards Novi Ligure will begin, in a classic tactical game between breakaway riders and sprinters' teams.
Magnier will have here one of the most important opportunities to consolidate his leadership in the points classification.

Stage 13 – Alessandria-Verbania (189 km)
An insidious stage on the shores of Lake Maggiore, with two brief but tough climbs in the finale. The most demanding is the one towards Ungiasca: 4.7 kilometers at 7%, with a central section close to 10%.
Not enough for pure climbers, but sufficient to create selection and perhaps reward an attack in the final 15 kilometers. The subsequent descent towards Verbania could become the ideal springboard for those wanting to surprise the peloton.
It will also be a special day for Filippo Ganna, born right in Verbania and eagerly awaited on the roads of his hometown.

Stage 14 – Aosta-Pila (133 km)
It is the queen stage of the second week. The Aosta Valley will offer a succession of brutal climbs: Col du Saint-Barthélemy, Doues, Lin Noir and Verrogne before the final ascent towards Pila.
The final climb measures almost 16 kilometers at 7.3%, but the real wear and tear will come from the accumulation of previous fatigue. The Lin Noir, especially, with long stretches over 9%, could cause enormous damage among the general classification contenders.
Here the Giro could definitively change face. If the time trial will have opened gaps, the mountain of Pila risks becoming the theater of the final reckoning between Eulalio, Vingegaard and all the pretenders to the pink jersey.

Stage 15 – Voghera-Milano (157 km)
On Sunday the Giro will finally return to Milan with a road stage, an event that has been missing since 2015. A completely flat day, just 500 meters of elevation gain in 136 kilometers, destined almost certainly to conclude with a bunch sprint.
The final circuit in the center of Milan will offer a spectacular setting for the grand finale of the second week. It will probably be the last real opportunity for sprinters before the final Alpine phase of the race.

In summary, we will have a time trial, nervous stages, mountains and sprints, which will characterize the second week of the Giro d'Italia, which promises spectacle every day. Eulalio restarts as leader and with the responsibility of defending both the pink jersey and the white jersey, but Vingegaard appears ready for the decisive assault as early as Tuesday's time trial.

The Aosta Valley mountains will then tell us who truly has the strength to make it to the end. Milan, Sunday evening, could hand us a Giro completely different from the one left before the rest day.