Overview
- Filippo Ganna won the 42 km individual time trial from Viareggio to Massa as Afonso Eulálio kept the maglia rosa by 27 seconds over Jonas Vingegaard.
- In Chiavari, a breakaway fought for the win and Jhonatan Narváez outsprinted Enric Mas for his third stage victory.
- Eulálio finished safely in the peloton in 33rd place and his overall lead stayed at 27 seconds.
- The podium order shifted with Thymen Arensman moving up to third overall and Felix Gall slipping to fourth.
- Nelson Oliveira and António Morgado lost large chunks of time on the stage, with Morgado working early to help Narváez make the move and both now deep in the standings.