The 2015 Giro d'Italia Femminile, or 2015 Giro Rosa, was the 26th running of the Giro d'Italia Femminile, the only remaining women's Grand Tour and the most prestigious stage race on the 2015 women's road cycling calendar.[1][2] It was held between 3 and 12 July 2015 over ten stages, which contained the customary high mountain stages, a prologue held in Slovenia, as well as an individual time trial during the final week.
Stage 5 marked the first summit finish of the race, with a 15-kilometre (9.3-mile) climb up to the ski resort at Aprica. The average gradient of the climb was 3% with some sections over 10%.[9]
The riders tackled the 21.7-kilometre (13.5-mile) stage, starting in the region of Vergante, Piedmont. The route was described as containing technical and rolling terrain, concluding in a 4-kilometre (2.5-mile) climb to Comnago.[15]