Date range:
May 7-29, 2011
Giro d'Italia, Italy, HIS (Historical Calendar)
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Distance: 19.3km Start location: Venaria Reale End location: Turin
Distance: 244km Start location: Alba End location: Parma
Distance: 173km Start location: Reggio Emilia End location: Rapallo
Distance: 216km Start location: Genova Quarto dei Mille End location: Livorno
Distance: 191km Start location: Piombino End location: Orvieto
Distance: 216km Start location: Orvieto End location: Fiuggi
Distance: 110km Start location: Maddaloni End location: Montevergine di Mercogliano
Distance: 217km Start location: Sapri End location: Tropea
Distance: 169km Start location: Messina End location: Etna
Rest day
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Distance: 159km Start location: Termoli End location: Teramo
Distance: 142km Start location: Tortoreto End location: Castelfidardo
Distance: 184km Start location: Castelfidardo End location: Ravenna
Distance: 167km Start location: Spilimbergo End location: Grossglockner
Distance: 210km Start location: Lienz End location: Monte Zoncolan
Distance: 229km Start location: Conegliano End location: Gardeccia-Val di Fassa
Rest day 2
Location -
Distance: 12.7km Start location: Belluno End location: Nevegal
Distance: 230km Start location: Feltre End location: Tirano
Distance: 151km Start location: Morbegno End location: San Pellegrino Terme
Distance: 209km Start location: Bergamo End location: Macugnaga
Distance: 242km Start location: Verbania End location: Sestriere
Distance: 26km Location Milan
Race history
Giro d'Italia 2011
The 2011 Giro d'Italia will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy, with a mountainous route that looks set to exalt a possible duel between Vincenzo Nibali and Riccardo Ricco. Vincenzo Nibali, Michele Scarponi, Denis Menchov and Alberto Contador. Race director Angelo Zomegnan revealed the route in Turin, where the three weeks of racing will begin on Saturday, May 7 with a 21.5km team time trial. The corsa rosa concludes with a 32.8km individual time trial that finishes in the shadow of the spectacular Milan Duomo on Sunday, May 29.
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Giro d'Italia Stages
Stage 1 Saturday, May 7 2011 Location: Venaria Reale - Turin Distance: 19.3 km Stage 2 Sunday, May 8 2011 Location: Alba - Parma Distance: 244 km Stage 3 Monday, May 9 2011 Location: Reggio Emilia - Rapallo Distance: 173 km Stage 4 Tuesday, May 10 2011 Location: Genova Quarto dei Mille - Livorno Distance: 216 km Stage 5 Wednesday, May 11 2011 Location: Piombino - Orvieto Distance: 191 km Stage 6 Thursday, May 12 2011 Location: Orvieto - Fiuggi Distance: 216 km Stage 7 Friday, May 13 2011 Location: Maddaloni - Montevergine di Mercogliano Distance: 110 km Stage 8 Saturday, May 14 2011 Location: Sapri - Tropea Distance: 217 km Stage 9 Sunday, May 15 2011 Location: Messina - Etna Distance: 169 km Rest dayMonday, May 16 2011 Location: - Stage 10 Tuesday, May 17 2011 Location: Termoli - Teramo Distance: 159 km Stage 11 Wednesday, May 18 2011 Location: Tortoreto - Castelfidardo Distance: 142 km Stage 12 Thursday, May 19 2011 Location: Castelfidardo - Ravenna Distance: 184 km Stage 13 Friday, May 20 2011 Location: Spilimbergo - Grossglockner Distance: 167 km Stage 14 Saturday, May 21 2011 Location: Lienz - Monte Zoncolan Distance: 210 km Stage 15 Sunday, May 22 2011 Location: Conegliano - Gardeccia-Val di Fassa Distance: 229 km Rest day 2Monday, May 23 2011 Location: - Stage 16 Tuesday, May 24 2011 Location: Belluno - Nevegal Distance: 12.7 km Stage 17 Wednesday, May 25 2011 Location: Feltre - Tirano Distance: 230 km Stage 18 Thursday, May 26 2011 Location: Morbegno - San Pellegrino Terme Distance: 151 km Stage 19 Friday, May 27 2011 Location: Bergamo - Macugnaga Distance: 209 km Stage 20 Saturday, May 28 2011 Location: Verbania - Sestriere Distance: 242 km Stage 21 Sunday, May 29 2011 Location: Milan Distance: 26 km
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Giro d'Italia News
Date: May 3, 17:11 Italian looks to win this year's race outright
Date: February 25, 12:50 Italian begins new season at GP Lugano
Date: February 9, 00:30 Giro d'Italia organisers hope it "never has to face a similar situation"
Date: February 6, 18:34 Martinelli thinks Spaniard was badly advised
Date: February 6, 14:43 Italian to be awarded 2011 Giro, Gadret moves up to third
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Giro d'Italia Features
Date: October 26, 2011, 01:00 Two years through the eyes of the Australian and Bobby Julich
Date: May 27, 2011, 14:42 New frame is so light that custom weights were made for the team
Date: May 23, 2011, 16:24 Contador shores up the Spanish alliance
Date: May 20, 2011, 03:49 New Grand Tour machine for the 2009 Giro champion
Date: May 16, 2011, 19:38 A look back at the first nine days of racing
Giro d'Italia Blogs
Date: May 23, 2011, 10:06 Bronchitis plays its role in unravelling my Giro
Date: May 17, 2011, 11:32 My ride on stages 4-6
Date: May 12, 2011, 22:30 Contador and Scarponi have impressed me the most
Date: May 10, 2011, 11:25 Australian blogs ahead of the first day
Date: May 6, 2011, 09:14 Let’s do it day by day and see how it is
Giro d'Italia Tech
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