The 2006 Giro d'Italia will travel through the Wallonian part of Belgium, according to a report in Gazet van Antwerpen. After a prologue in Seraing on May 6, the race will spend the next three days in Belgium, visiting the provinces of Liege, Namur, Hainaut, Brabant-Wallon and Luxembourg. Stage 1 on May 7 will be from Bergen to Charleroi and include a visit to Marcinelle, where there was a mining tragedy 50 years ago that killed 262 people, over half of which were Italian. Stage 2 on May 8 will run from Perwez to Namur, while the final Belgian stage on May 9 will start in Wanze, near Huy, and finish in Leverkusen in Germany, passing via the motor racing circuit in Spa-Francorchamps.
Thank you for reading 5 articles in the past 30 days*
Join now for unlimited access
Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
*Read any 5 articles for free in each 30-day period, this automatically resets
After your trial you will be billed £4.99 $7.99 €5.99 per month, cancel anytime. Or sign up for one year for just £49 $79 €59
Join now for unlimited access
Try your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
