Giro d'Italia 2012

Name: Giro d'Italia 2012
Start: 2012-05-05T00:00:00Z
End: 2012-05-27T00:00:00Z
Location: Italy

last updated 28 August 2019

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Giro d'Italia 2012

The 2012 Giro d'Italia gets underway in Herning, Denmark on May 5 and finishes in Milan three weeks later. The queen stage comes on the penultimate day, with the gruppo facing no fewer than five climbs, including the Mortirolo and a gruelling summit finish atop the Stelvio.

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Races

Giro d'Italia 2012
5 May 2012 - 27 May 2012 | Italy | WorldTour
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- Stage 1 - Phinney wins 2012 Giro d'Italia opening stage | Herning (ITT)
  2012-05-05 8.7km
  
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- Stage 2 - Cavendish sprints to stage 2 Giro d'Italia victory | Herning - Herning
  2012-05-06 206km
  
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- Stage 3 - Goss wins crash-marred sprint in Horsens | Horsens - Horsens
  2012-05-07 190km
  
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- Rest day 1 | Horsens - Verona
  2012-05-08
- Stage 4 - Garmin-Barracuda storms to victory in Verona team time trial | Verona (TTT)
  2012-05-09 32.2km
  
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- Stage 5 - Cavendish sprints to Giro d'Italia stage 5 win in Fano | Modena - Fano
  2012-05-10 199km
  
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- Stage 6 - Rubiano solos to Giro d'Italia stage win in Porto Sant'Elpidio | Urbino - Porto Sant'Elpidio
  2012-05-11 207km
  
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- Stage 7 - Giro d'Italia: Tiralongo wins into Rocca di Cambio | Recanati - Rocca di Cambio
  2012-05-12 202km
  
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- Stage 8 - Pozzovivo wins Giro d'Italia stage 8 in Lago Laceno | Sulmona - Lago Laceno
  2012-05-13 229km
  
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- Stage 9 - Ventoso wins stage 9 of 2012 Giro d'Italia | San Giorgio nel Sannio - Frosinone
  2012-05-14 171km
  
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- Stage 10 - Rodriguez wins Giro stage into Assisi | Civitavecchia - Assisi
  2012-05-15 187km
  
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- Stage 11 - Ferrari sprints to Giro stage 11 win in Montecatini Terme | Assisi - Montecatini Terme
  2012-05-16 243km
  
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- Stage 12 - Giro d'Italia: Bak wins in Sestri Levante | Seravezza - Sestri Levante
  2012-05-17 157km
  
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- Stage 13 - Cavendish wins Giro stage 13 in Cervere | Savona - Cervere
  2012-05-18 121km
  
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- Stage 14 - Amador climbs to Giro d'Italia stage 14 victory | Cherasco - Cervinia
  2012-05-19 205km
  
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- Stage 15 - Rabottini wins stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia | Busto Arsizio - Lecco/Pian dei Resinelli
  2012-05-20 172km
  
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- Rest day 2 | Lecco - Limone sul Garda
  2012-05-21
- Stage 16 - Izagirre triumphs in Giro stage 16 to Falzes | Limone sul Garda - Falzes/Pfalzen
  2012-05-22 174km
  
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- Stage 17 - Rodriguez wins stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia | Falzes/Pfalzen - Cortina d'Ampezzo
  2012-05-23 187km
  
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- Stage 18 - Guardini has Cavendish's number in Vedelago | San Vito di Cadore - Vedelago
  2012-05-24 139km
  
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- Stage 19 - Giro d'Italia: Kreuziger victorious on Alpe di Pampeago | Treviso - Alpe di Pampeago
  2012-05-25 197km
  
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- Stage 20 - De Gendt wins Giro d'Italia penultimate stage atop the Stelvio | Caldes/Val di Sole - Passo dello Stelvio
  2012-05-26 218km
  
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- Stage 21 - Ryder Hesjedal wins the Giro d'Italia | Milan (ITT)
  2012-05-27 31.5km
  
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Latest Content on the Race

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Kim Andersen has come over from Saxo Bank

Andersen hopes to be in team car at Tour de France

By Cycling News last updated 28 August 19

RadioShack-Nissan-Trek DS unsure which race teams he will oversee

Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) won the mountains classification.

Garzelli to race through 2012 after success in Giro d'Italia

By Stephen Farrand last updated 28 August 19

Italian veteran revels in mountains jersey

_V6O7052 - Luka Mezgec with the local fans in Chaqia

Basso: the first rule at the Giro d'Italia is not to lose time

By Barry Ryan last updated 28 August 19

Caution reigns among overall contenders as Schleck loses time

Giro d'Italia 2012: Five key stages

By Barry Ryan last updated 28 August 19

Mountains still the decider despite more balanced route

Stage 7 runner-up Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD).

Di Luca: Scarponi is still Giro d'Italia favourite

By Cycling News last updated 28 August 19

2007 winner says compatriot is well-placed

Video: Malori on earning the Giro d'Italia leader's jersey

By Jean-François Quénet last updated 28 August 19

The greatest day of my life, says Italian

Pozzovivo is the Colombian from Italy

By Marco Pinotti last updated 28 August 19

Heading into the Giro's third week

Video: Peiper on the secrets of Hesjedal's success at the Giro d'Italia

By Cycling News last updated 28 August 19

Garmin-Barracuda rider well placed for glory ahead of stage 19

Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Barracuda) in the favorites' group

Hesjedal's final battle in Giro d'Italia "fight for pink" is crucial

By Jean-François Quénet last updated 28 August 19

First Canadian win would increase Anglo-Saxon influence

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Races

The Stelvio: The sacred mountain of the Giro d'Italia

Andersen hopes to be in team car at Tour de France

Garzelli to race through 2012 after success in Giro d'Italia

Basso: the first rule at the Giro d'Italia is not to lose time

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Pozzovivo is the Colombian from Italy

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Giro d'Italia wildcards prove their worth

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