Refresh We are 45 minutes from the stage start and teams are signing on. 2026-05-13T09:34:52.048Z Buongiorno and welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of stage 5 of the 2026 Giro d'Italia. 2026-05-13T09:35:40.570Z It's another stage in the south of Italy and another day for attacks and possible maglia rosa changes and attacks. 2026-05-13T09:36:29.903Z It's grey and cloudy at the start in Praia a Mare on the Calabrian coast. Rain and even thunder storms are likely later. 2026-05-13T09:42:02.661Z Patrick Fletcher highlighted how the Giro "ramps up another notch on Wednesday's stage 5, which should see a big breakaway battle and maybe even some GC skirmishes." 2026-05-13T09:43:30.453Z This is the stage profile. (Image credit: RCS Sport) 2026-05-13T09:43:53.044Z And this is the stage map. (Image credit: RCS Sport) 2026-05-13T09:49:24.777Z The fears for rain ands bad weather are evident at the start. Riders and teams are preparing for the worst.…