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1 | Saturday, May 7 | 19.3 km | ||||||||||
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2 | Sunday, May 8 | 244 km | ||||||||||
Alba → Parma | ||||||||||||
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3 | Monday, May 9 | 173 km | ||||||||||
Reggio Emilia → Rapallo | ||||||||||||
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4 | Tuesday, May 10 | 216 km | ||||||||||
Quarto dei Mille → Livorno | ||||||||||||
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5 | Wednesday, May 11 | 191 km | ||||||||||
Piombino → Orvieto | ||||||||||||
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6 | Thursday, May 12 | 216 km | ||||||||||
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7 | Friday, May 13 | 110 km | ||||||||||
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8 | Saturday, May 14 | 217 km | ||||||||||
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9 | Sunday, May 15 | 169 km | ||||||||||
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10 | Tuesday, May 17 | 159 km | ||||||||||
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11 | Wednesday, May 18 | 144 km | ||||||||||
Tortoreto Lido → Castelfidardo | ||||||||||||
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12 | Thursday, May 19 | 184 km | ||||||||||
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13 | Friday, May 20 | 167 km | ||||||||||
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14 | Saturday, May 21 | 165 km | ||||||||||
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15 | Sunday, May 22 | 229 km | ||||||||||
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16 | Tuesday, May 24 | 12.7 km | ||||||||||
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17 | Wednesday, May 25 | 230 km | ||||||||||
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18 | Thursday, May 26 | 151 km | ||||||||||
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19 | Friday, May 27 | 209 km | ||||||||||
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20 | Saturday, May 28 | 242 km | ||||||||||
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21 | Sunday, May 29 | 26 km | ||||||||||
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Total Distance | 3474 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Giro d'Italia 2011
Feburary 5, 2012 update:

Stage 21 results: David Millar wins the final stage ITT; Alberto Contador wraps up his second Giro d'Italia title


Stage 21 results 1 MILLAR David GBR GRM 30:13 2 RASMUSSEN Alex DEN THR 30:20 + 0:07 3 CONTADOR Alberto ESP SAX 30:49 + 0:36 4 PORTE Richie AUS SBS 30:56 + 0:43 5 POPOVYCH Yaroslav UKR RSH 31:08 + 0:55 6 VAN EMDEN Jos NED RAB 31:15 + 1:02 7 MEYER Cameron AUS GRM 31:17 + 1:04 8 GRETSCH Patrick GER THR 31:21 + 1:08 9 MACHADO Tiago POR RSH 31:25 + 1:12 10 SIVTSOV Kanstantsin BLR THR 31:29 + 1:16 11 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA LIQ 31:31 + 1:18 Final general classification 1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard 84:05:14 2 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD + 6:10 3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale + 6:56 4 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale + 10:04 5 Joaquím Rodríguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team + 11:05 6 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana + 11:28 7 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Androni Giocattoli + 12:12 8 Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC + 12:18 9 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team + 13:51 10 Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad + 14:10





Brief Highlights from Stage 21 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Highlights of Stage 21 (03:18 English) — universalsports
Final Riders Stage 21 (12:16 Flemish) — sporza


Stage 21 preview: Milano, 26 km (TT)
May 29 update:

Stage 21 start time: Sunday 13:30 CET (11:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Milano, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:45 CET (12:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:30 CET (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Milano, Italy
Stage 20 results: Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) solos Finestre AND Sestriere for an epic win


Stage 20 results 1 KIRYIENKA Vasili BLR MOV 6:17:03 - 20" 2 RUJANO GUILLEN Jose' VEN AND 6:21:46 + 4:43 - 12" 3 RODRIGUEZ Joaquin ESP KAT 6:21:53 + 4:50 - 8" 4 BETANCOURT Carlos A. COL ASA 6:22:34 + 5:31 5 GADRET John FRA ALM 6:22:57 + 5:54 6 SCARPONI Michele ITA LAM 6:23:01 + 5:58 7 KRUIJSWIJK Steven NED RAB 8 CONTADOR Alberto ESP SBS 9 MENCHOV Denis RUS GEO 10 KREUZIGER Roman CZE AST 6:23:19 + 6:16 11 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA LIQ 6:23:23 + 6:20 General classification after Stage 20 1 Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) 83:34:35 2 Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) + 5:18 3 Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) + 6:14 4 John Gadret (AG2R) + 7:49 5 Joaquim Rodríguez (Katuha) + 9:27 6 José Rujano (Androni) + 10:23 7 Roman Kreuziger (Astana) + 10:38 8 Denis Menchov (Geox-TMC) + 10:51 9 Kanstantin Siutsou (HTC-Highroad) + 11:53 10 Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel-Euskadi) + 12:03







Final Kms of Stage 20 (14:51 Italian) — rai
Highlights of Stage 20 (03:20 English) — universalsports
Final Kms of Stage 20 (14:59 English) — eurosport


Tappa 20 Highlights (2:41 Italian) — gazzetta
Stage 20 preview: Verbania → Sestrière, 242 km (Mountain)
May 27 update:

(w/ translations for FR, IT, DE)
Stage 20 start time: Saturday 10:25 CET (8:25:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Verbania, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:17 CET (3:17:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Sestrière, Italy
Stage 19 results: Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) wins with a little help from former teammate Alberto Contador


Stage 19 results 1 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana 5:26:27 2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard 3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale + 0:06 4 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 5 Joaquím Rodríguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 6 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 7 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD + 0:08 8 Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC General classification after Stage 19 1 Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) 77:11:27 2 Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) + 5:18 3 Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) + 5:52 4 John Gadret (AG2R) + 7:53









Highlights of Stage 19 (05:15 English) — universalsports
Last Minute of Stage 19 (01:00 Ambient Noise, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Final Kms of Stage 19 (14:27 English) — eurosport

Stage 19 preview: Bergamo → Macugnaga, 209 km (Mountain)
May 27 update:

(w/ translations for FR, IT, ES, DE, NL, HU)
Stage 19 start time: Friday 11:25 CET (9:25:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Bergamo, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:45 CET (12:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:00 CET (3:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Macugnaga, Italy
Stage 18 results: Eros Capecchi wins from a three man break to give Liquigas-Cannondale their first stage win at this year's Giro


Stage 18 results 1 Eros Capecchi (Liquigas-Cannondale) 3:20:38 2 Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) 3 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Quick Step) 4 Gianluca Brambilla (Colnago) + 1:20 5 Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) 6 Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) + 2:49 7 Alberto Losada (Katusha) + 3:46 8 Russel Downing (Sky) + 4:34 9 Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini) 10 Jan Bakelants (Omega Phamar-Lotto) General classification after Stage 18 1 Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) 2 Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) + 4:58 3 Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) + 5:45 4 John Gadret (AG2R) + 7:35 5 Kanstantin Siutsou (HTC-Highroad) + 9:12





Highlights of Stage 17 (03:48 English) — universalsports
Last 5 Km of Stage 17 (10:26 Italian) — rai


Final Kms of Stage 18 (11:43 English) — eurosport
Tappa 18 Highlights (1:54 Italian) — gazzetta
Stage 18 preview: Morbegno → San Pellegrino Terme, 151 km (hilly finish)
May 26 update:

(w/ translations for FR, IT, ES, SK, CZ, DE)
Stage 18 start time: Thursday 13:30 CET (11:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Morbegno, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:45 CET (12:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:55 CET (2:55:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for San Pellegrino Terme, Italy
Stage 17 results: Diego Ulissi (Lampre) wins a scrappy bunch sprint with Giovanni Visconti trying to push him aside; Sivtsov leaps back up 5th overall


Stage 17 results 1 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 5:31:51 2 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar 3 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Farnese Vini 4 Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto + 0:04 5 Fabio Taborre (Ita) Acqua & Sapone + 0:08 6 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team 7 Hubert Dupont (AG2R) 8 Kanstantin Siutsou (HTC) 9 Jesús Hernández (Saxo Bank) 10 Mathias Frank (BMC) + 0:40 General classification after Stage 17 1 Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) 68:18:17 2 Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) + 4:58 3 Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) + 5:45 4 John Gadret (AG2R) + 7:35 5 Kanstantin Siutsou (HTC-Highroad) + 9:12








Final Kms of Stage 17 (12:28 English, LINK FIXED) — eurosport
Highlights of Stage 17 (04:49 English) — universalsports

Brief Highlights from Stage 17 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Tappa 17 Highlights (2:17 Italian) — gazzetta

Stage 17 preview: Feltre → Tirano, 230 km (Mountain)
May 24 update:

(w/ translations for FR, IT, ES, HU, SK, CZ, DE)

Stage 17 start time: Wednesday 11:20 CET (9:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Feltre, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:45 CET (12:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:00 CET (3:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Tirano, Italy
Stage 16 results: Alberto Contador continues his dominance by winning the uphill ITT by 34s


Stage 16 results 1 Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) 20:55 2 Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) + 0:34 3 Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) + 0:38 4 José Rujano (Androni) + 0:39 5 Stefano Garzelli (Acqua&Sapone) + 0:51 6 Roman Kreuziger (Astana) + 0:49 7 Denis Menchov (Geox-TMC) + 0:52 8 Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) + 0:58 9 Branislau Samoilau (Movistar Team) + 0:59 10 Vladimir Miholjevic (Acqua&Sapone) + 1:04 General classification after Stage 16 1 Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) 62:43:37 2 Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) + 4:58 3 Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) + 5:45 4 John Gadret (AG2R) + 7:35 5 José Rujano (Androni) + 9:18 6 Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel-Euskadi) + 9:22 7 Denis Menchov (Geox-TMC) + 9:38 8 Roman Kreuziger (Astana) + 9:47 9 Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) + 10:25 10 Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) + 10:58







Final Riders of Stage 16 ITT (14:57 Italian) — rai
Vincenzo Nibali Stage 16 (02:22 English) — universalsports
Michele Scarponi Stage 16 (02:26 English) — universalsports
Alberto Contador Stage 16 (03:30 English) — universalsports



Tappa 16 Highlights (2:31 Italian) — gazzetta
Sentite Riis, Zanatta e Martinelli (6:13 Italian) — gazzetta
Contador: 'Ho vinto per Tondo' (1:51 Spanish) — gazzetta
Scarponi-Nibali, il duello (2:50 Italian) — gazzetta
Brief Highlights from Stage 16 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 16 preview: Belluno → Nevegal, 12.7 km (TT)
May 22 update:

(w/ translations for FR, IT, ES, HU, SK)


Stage 16 start time: Tuesday 13:30 CET (11:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Belluno, Italy
Earliest live video: 15:05 CET (1:05:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:15 CET (3:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Nevegal, Italy
Monday is a rest day


Scarponi: 'Giro lungo, io non mollo' (3:02 Italian) — gazzetta
Nibali: 'Ora voglio il secondo posto' (2:53 Italian) — gazzetta
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In Diretta: Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage 
May 26 update: Each year the Giro d'Italia continues to grow which is only fitting for the best race in cycling which this year celebrates the 150 year anniversary of Italy's unification. A projected 350 million people will watch the footage provided by RAI's exceptional cameraperson/production team. Below is a work in progress for Giro d'Italia 2011 live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve
Giro Promo from last fall's route presentation (00:44 Italian) — rai
2007: Cantù-Bergamo. Fantastic finish and RAI camera work (07:15 Italian) — rai
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Italy; Every day from 12:25 CET on RAI-3 except Saturday (11.30 CET) and Sunday (12.55 CET) | |
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Italy; Usually has the earliest live coverage before handing off to Rai Tre. Back on the air for the end of the race and post-game show. | |
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United States; TV, Live streaming video and On-demand behind a pay wall for $19.95. Starts most days at 9:30 AM ET (9 AM ET for the latter mountain stages). Learn more about the Universal Sports TV Channel | |
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Canada; Starting with Stage 2, live on Rogers Sportsnet |
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Spanish; El Giro de Italia, en directo en ETB-1 y eitb.com | |
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Spain; Giro d' Italia en directo en Veo7 | |
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Australia; Daily highlights of every stage at 6pm and LIVE coverage of 3 decisive mountain stages + Milan finish (May 15, 21, 28 + 29) | |
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JSports; Japnenese daily live coverage on either JSports 1 or JSports Plus | |
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South Africa; 30 minutes of daily highlights, several times a day | |
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Stage 15 results: Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel Euskadi) crawls across the line for an epic solo win in the Dolomites


Stage 15 results 1 Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel Euskadi) 7:27:14 2 Stefano Garzelli (Acqua&Sapone) + 1:41 3 Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) + 1:50 4 Michele Scarponi (Lampre) + 1:57 5 John Gadret (AG2R) + 2:28 6 José Rujano (Androni) + 2:35 7 Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) + 3:34 8 Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) + 3:34 9 Roman Kreuziger (Astana) + 4:01 10 Steven Kruijswij (Rabobank) + 4:13 11 Denis Mechov (Geox) + 4:23 12 David Arroyo (Movistar) + 4:30 General classification after Stage 15 1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard 62:14:42 2 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD + 04:20 3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale + 05:11 4 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale + 06:08 5 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi + 07:03 6 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Androni Giocattoli + 08:39 7 Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC + 08:46 8 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana + 08:58 9 Joaquím Rodríguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team + 09:20 10 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Movistar Team + 09:30 11 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi + 09:37 12 Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad + 10:39 13 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team + 11:14 14 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team + 13:59 15 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale + 15:21






Stefano Garzelli battles fans on Giro climb (02:01 English) — universalsports
Highlights of Stage 15 (04:37 English) — universalsports
Last 2 Km of Stage 15 (14:57 Italian) — rai
Tappa 15 Highlights (2:57 Italian) — gazzetta
Post-Stage 15 Interviews (2:49 Italian) — gazzetta
Final Kms of Stage 15 (14:54 English) — eurosport



Stage 15 preview: Conegliano → Gardeccia Val di Fassa, 229 km (Mountain)
May 22 update:

Stage 15 start time: Sunday 10:10 CET (8:10:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Conegliano, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:45 CET (3:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Gardeccia Val di Fassa, Italy
Stage 14 results: Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) wins on Zoncolan while Contador continues to solidify his overall lead


Stage 14 results 1 Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 5:04:26 2 Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) + 0:33 3 Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) + 0:40 4 Michele Scarponio (Lampre-ISD) + 1:11 5 Denis Menchov (Geox-TMC) + 1:21 6 John Gadret (AG2R) + 1:38 7 Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel-Euskadi) + 1:52 8 Hubert Dupont (AG2R) + 1:55 9 Kanstantin Siutsou (HTC-Highroad) + 2:05 10 José Rujano (Androni-Giocattoli) + 2:11 11 Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) + 2:24 General classification after Stage 14 1 Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) 2 Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) + 3:20 3 Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) + 3:21





Stage 14 Highlights (03:36 English) — universalsports
Highlights from Monte Zoncolan (04:51 English) — universalsports
Brief Highlights from Stage 14 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last 3 Km of Stage 14 (14:59 Italian) — rai



Stage 14 preview: Lienz → Monte Zoncolan, 165 km (Mountain)
May 20 update:

Stage 14 start time: Saturday 12:00 CET (10:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Lienz, AT
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:15 CET (3:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Monte Zoncolan, Italy
Stage 13 results: Alberto Contador and Jose Rujano dominate the finish on the Grossglockner; Rujano takes the win while Contador strengthens his overall lead


Stage 13 results 1 José Rujano (Androni) 4:45:54 2 Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) 3 John Gadret (AG2R) + 1:27 4 Hubert Dupont (AG2R) + 1:29 5 Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 6 Roman Kreuziger (Astana) + 1:36 7 Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) 8 Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) 9 Vasil Kiryienka (Movistar Team) 10 Denis Menchov (Geox-TMC) General classification after Stage 13 1 Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) 2 Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) + 3.09 3 Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) + 3:16






Jose Rujano Post-Stage 6 Interview (01:36 Spanish) — universalsports

Last 8 Km of Stage 13 (14:59 Italian) — rai
Stage 13 Highlights (04:52 English) — universalsports
Final Kms of Stage 13 (13:15 English) — eurosport


Tappa 13 Highlights (2:25 Italian) — gazzetta
Ultimo km, Tappa 13 (1:41 Italian) — gazzetta
Last Minute of Stage 13 (01:00 Ambient Noise, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Brief Highlights from Stage 13 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 13 preview: Spilimbergo → Grossglockner, 167 km (Mountain)
May 19 update:

(w/ translations for FR, IT, ES, PL, KR, HU, DE, SK, CZ, NL)
Stage 13 start time: Friday 12:45 CET (10:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Spilimbergo, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:35 CET (3:35:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Grossglockner, AT
Stage 12 results: Mark Cavendish wins his second stage as expected


Stage 12 results 1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad 4:17:25 2 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling 3 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 4 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 5 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team 6 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 7 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 8 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 9 Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad 10 Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShack General classification after Stage 12 1 Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) 2 Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) + 0:59 3 Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) + 1:21






Final Kms of Stage 12 (13:28 English) — eurosport
Stage 12 Highlights (04:06 English) — universalsports
Last Minute of Stage 12 (01:00 Ambient Noise, restricted to Europe) — eurosport


Stage 12 preview: Castelfidardo → Ravenna, 184 km (flat)
May 19 update:

(w/ translations for FR, IT, ES, PL, KR, HU, DE, SK, CZ)
Stage 12 start time: Thursday 12:55 CET (10:55:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Castelfidardo, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:45 CET (12:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:17 CET (3:17:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Ravenna, Italy
Stage 11 results: John Gadret (AG2R) surprises the favorites in the final km of the uphill finish in Castelfidardo


Stage 11 results 1 John Gadret (AG2R) 2 Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) 3 Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini) 4 José Serpa (Androni) 5 Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) 6 Roman Kreuziger (Astana) 7 Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) 8 Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) 9 Pablo Lastras (Movistar Team) 10 Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) 11 Denis Menchov (Geox-TMC) General classification after Stage 11 1 Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) 2 Kanstantin Siutsou (HTC) + 00:59 3 Vicenzo Nibali (Liquigas) + 01:21 4 Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervélo) + 01:28 5 Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) + 01:28 6 David Arroyo (Movistar Team) + 01:37 7 Roman Kreuziger (Astana) + 01:41 8 José Serpa (Androni) + 01:47 9 Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) + 02:02 10 Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) + 02:21 11 Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 12 John Gadret (AG2R) + 02:35








Last 5 Km of Stage 11 (11:01 Italian) — rai
Final Kms of Stage 11 (14:57 English) — eurosport
Stage 11 Highlights (03:57 English) — universalsports


Stage 11 preview: Tortoreto Lido → Castelfidardo, 144 km (hilly)
May 17 update:

(with translations into IT, FR, ES, SK, KR, DE, HU, NL, CZ)
Stage 11 start time: Wednesday 13:35 CET (11:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Tortoreto Lido, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:45 CET (12:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:20 CET (3:20:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Castelfidardo, Italy
Stage 10: Results, Reports, Photos and Video
Stage 9: Results, Reports, Photos and Video
Stage 8: Results, Reports, Photos and Video
Stage 7: Results, Reports, Photos and Video
Stage 6: Results, Reports, Photos and Video
Stage 5: Results, Reports, Photos and Video
Stage 4: Results, Reports, Photos and Video
Stage 3: Results, Reports, Photos and Video
Stage 2: Results, Reports, Photos and Video
Stage 1: Results, Reports, Photos and Video
Live on Friday The Teams Presentation at 17:40 CET


The whole event will be broadcast live on the Italian national channel Rai Tre from 5:40 PM CET (11:40 AM ET), while a recap of the 2010 Giro d’Italia will be broadcast at 4:30 PM CET on Rai Sport 1. There should be a live unrestricted link and we'll post it when it's available. — Steve
Teams Presentation Live Video on Friday at 17:40 CET (completed)
Giro -1, è grande festa
Live da Piazza Castello (live text updates translated) — gazzetta.it
17 Big Photos from the Teams Presentation and Press Conferences — sirotti
Giro d'Italia: 23 teams presented in Turin — cyclingnews
Race Previews and Favorites 
May 5/6 update:Also see the analysis from the route/course presentation in October.










Alberto Contador arrives in Torino (2:08 Italian) — gazzetta
Carlos Sastre at Geox Press Conference: Sarà un Giro d'Italia epico (2:39 Italian) — gazzetta
Tutto Scarponi, dalle salite alle pantofole (2:52 Italian) — gazzetta
Rodriguez: Queste salite mi piacciono da morire (2:52 Italian) — gazzetta







May 4 update:
UCI institutes “No Needle Policy” in advance of Giro d’Italia — velonews
May 3 update:
Gazzetta dello Sport publishes evidence from Mantova doping investigation — cyclingnews
The Giro jerseys and prizes — inrng
May 2 update: Lots of updates coming this week including revisions to the startlist (updated), updated profiles (done) race previews (more to come) and worldwide broadcasters (done) and schedules. — Steve
Team BMC pull Ballan and Santambrogio from racing — cyclingnews
Rabobank plans to hunt stage wins at 2011 Giro d’Italia — velonews
2011 Giro d'Italia - What the Bookies Think! — dailypeloton
Brice Feillu replaces injured Bennati in Leopard Trek Giro line up — velonation
No Giro d'Italia for Guardini despite second stage win in Turkey — cyclingnews
HTC-Highroad highly ambitious for Giro d'Italia — cyclingnews
Liquigas leader Vincenzo Nibali one of the favorites for 2011 Giro d’Italia — velonews
Richie Porte to ride in support of Alberto Contador at Giro d’Italia — velonews
Contador superfavorito
Poi Nibali e Scarponi — gazzetta.it
April 26 update: “I don’t think I have ever seen stages so long, so hard and so spectacular in all my many years as a pro,” says Carlos Sastre after recon'ing stages of the Giro d'Italia over the weekend.
Denis Menchov and Carlos Sastre take a closer look at crucial Giro d'Italia stages — velonation
Denis Menchov, Carlos Sastre join Geox-TMC riders in Giro recon — velonews
Carlos Sastre anticipates ‘impressive’ 2011 Giro d’Italia — velonews
Pozzato and Paolini not in Katusha's Giro team — velonation
Contador’s fears about Giro d'Italia climbs are confirmed
— cyclingnews
Menchov and Sastre recon Colle delle Finestre (3:00 Italian) — gazzetta
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April 20 update: Stage timetables with start and approximate finishes times are now posted. See the timetable links in the race summary table (right). — Steve
April 18 update:
Recon photos from RadioShack training in the mountains — livestrong
Menchov will lead Geox-TMC at Giro d'Italia
— cyclingnews
April 12 update:
Anton to lead Euskaltel Euskadi in Giro d'Italia
— cyclingnews
Euskaltel-Euskadi announces roster headlined by Igor Anton for the Giro d'Italia — velonation
Movistar releases Giro d’Italia long list
— velonation
April 2 update:
Giro d'Italia 2012 start in Denmark confirmed — cyclingnews
April 1 update:
Stage 17 moved over safety worries — uk.eurosport.yahoo
March 17 update:
2011 Promo (00:34 Music) — ciclismomadeinitaly
2010 teams announced
March 7 update: The 18 Pro Tour and 5 Pro Continental teams were announced today for a total of 23 teams. 23 x 9 riders = 207 riders is more than what the UCI normally allows, but this being the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy, a special exception was granted. Nornally, 200 riders is the limit. — Steve

February 16 update:
Contador to ride Giro d'Italia, Tour de France remains uncertain — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Cavendish may race Giro d'Italia — velonation
Rodriguez to focus on Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana, skips Tour de France — cyclingnews
Astana tackles Etna, makes first Giro d'Italia selection
— cyclingnews
23 Big Photos from the Route Presentation (now posted) — sirotti/rcs/reuters
Course Preview: Giro d'Italia 2011 route is now official 
October 23 update: The route is now official. See the stage hosts, distances, maps and profiles in the race summary table (right). More to come including big photos...








May 5 update:
Pez Previews, Stages 1-9 — pezcyclingnews
PEZ Previews Il Giro'11 Corsa: Stages 10-15 — pezcyclingnews
PEZ Previews Il Giro'11 Corsa: Stages 16-21 — pezcyclingnews
Comparing 2011 to previous years... | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
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Flat Stages | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ? |
Medium Mountain Stages | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | ? |
Mountain Stages | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
# of Categorized Climbs (Cat 2, 1 and HC) | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 24 |
Mountaintop Finishes | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Individual Time Trialing | 45k | 36k | 77k | 63k | 65k | 56k | 80k |
Team Time Trialing | 21.5k | 32.5k | 20.5k | 28.5k | 25.6k | 38.0k | 0 |
Overall Distance | 3525k | 3418k | 3396k | 3424k | 3442k | 3526k | 3498k |

2011 Route Flyover (01:52 Music) — rai
2011 Route Presentation (completed)
October 22 update: The 2011 Giro route will be unveiled live over the internet on Saturday at 17:05 CET via Gazzetta.it and Rai3. Check back for a live video link. Check back for route analysis and big photos from the presentation. — Steve
Start time: Saturday 17:05 CEST (3:00:00 PM GMT+0000);
Approximate finish: 18:00 CET (4:00:00 PM GMT+0000);
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October 20:
2011 Giro to visit Finestre climb then Alpe d'Huez in 2012 — cyclingweekly.co.uk
October 14:
Giro d'Italia 2011: Zoncolan encore — velonation
July 29: It's official, Giro d'Italia 2011 to start with a 22km TTT in and around Torino and finish with an individual time-trial in Milan
2011 Giro d'Italia to start in Turin with team time trial
— cyclingweekly.co.uk
June update: According to Cyclingnews, "The 2011 Giro d'Italia will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy and is likely to start in Sicily and end in Turin". The official announcement will be in October. We'll more details before the announcement. — Steve
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