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Giro d'Italia 2011 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

Another gorgeous day in Italy for the final day of the 2011 Giro d'Italia; Alberto Contador celebrates his second overall Giro win on Piazza Duomo in Milano
33 Big Photos from Stage 21 (now posted)sirotti/rcs

1Saturday, May 719.3 km 
Venaria RealeTorino
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2Sunday, May 8244 km 
AlbaParma
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3Monday, May 9173 km 
Reggio EmiliaRapallo
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4Tuesday, May 10216 km 
Quarto dei MilleLivorno
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5Wednesday, May 11191 km 
PiombinoOrvieto
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6Thursday, May 12216 km 
OrvietoFiuggi Terme
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7Friday, May 13110 km 
MaddaloniMontevergine di Mercogliano
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8Saturday, May 14217 km 
SapriTropea
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9Sunday, May 15169 km 
MessinaEtna
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RMonday, May 16 
Rest day
10Tuesday, May 17159 km 
TermoliTeramo
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11Wednesday, May 18144 km 
Tortoreto LidoCastelfidardo
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12Thursday, May 19184 km 
CastelfidardoRavenna
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13Friday, May 20167 km 
SpilimbergoGrossglockner (AT)
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14Saturday, May 21165 km 
Lienz (AT) → Monte Zoncolan
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15Sunday, May 22229 km 
ConeglianoGardeccia Val di Fassa
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RMonday, May 23 
Rest day
16Tuesday, May 2412.7 km 
BellunoNevegal
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17Wednesday, May 25230 km 
FeltreTirano
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18Thursday, May 26151 km 
MorbegnoSan Pellegrino Terme
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19Friday, May 27209 km 
BergamoMacugnaga
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20Saturday, May 28242 km 
VerbaniaSestrière
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21Sunday, May 2926 km 
Milano
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  Total Distance3474 km 

2011 Giro d'Italia Teams
Team Rosters and Withdrawals
Group riders by: or

ACQUA & SAPONE (ASA)
(ITA)
  1GARZELLI  StefanoITA
  2CODOL  MassimoITA
  3CORIONI  ClaudioITA
  4BETANCOURT GOMEZ  Carlos AlbertoCOL
  4CARLOS ALBERTO  Betancur GomezCOL
  5MARZOLI  RuggeroITA
  6MIHOLJEVIC  VladimirCRO
  7NAPOLITANO  DaniloITA
  8SARMIENTO TUNARROSA  Cayetano JoséCOL
  9TABORRE  FabioITA

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
(FRA)
  11NOCENTINI  RinaldoITA
  12BERARD  JulienFRA
  13CHEREL  MikaelFRA
  14DESSEL  CyrilFRA
  15DUPONT  HubertFRA
  16GADRET  JohnFRA
  17GASTAUER  BenLUX
  18KRIVTSOV  YuriyFRA
  19MONTAGUTI  MatteoITA

ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI (AND)
(ITA)
  21SERPA PEREZ  Jose RodolfoCOL
  22SELLA  EmanueleITA
  23RUJANO GUILLEN  JoséVEN
  24DE MARCHI  AlessandroITA
  25ERMETI  GiairoITA
  26FERRARI  RobertoITA
  27OCHOA  Carlos JoséVEN
  28RODRIGUEZ  JacksonVEN
  29VICIOSO ARCOS  AngelESP

BMC RACING (BMC)
(USA)
  31BARTON  ChrisUSA
  32BEYER  ChadUSA
  33FRANK  MathiasSUI
  34KOHLER  MartinSUI
  35KRISTOFF  AlexanderNOR
  36BUTLER  ChrisUSA
  37TSCHOPP  JohannSUI
  38WYSS  DaniloSUI
  39ZAHNER  SimonSUI

COLNAGO - CSF INOX (COG)
(IRL)
  41POZZOVIVO  DomenicoITA
  42BELLETTI  ManuelITA
  43MODOLO  SachaITA
  44PIRAZZI  StefanoITA
  45SAVINI  FilippoITA
  46CANUTI  FedericoITA
  47STORTONI  SimoneITA
  48BRAMBILLA  GianlucaITA
  49FRAPPORTI  MarcoITA

EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI (EUS)
(ESP)
  51ANTON HERNANDEZ  IgorESP
  52SESMA  DanielESP
  53MINGUEZ AYALA  MiguelESP
  54ISASI FLORES  InakiESP
  55CAZAUX  PierreFRA
  56ARAMENDIA LORENTE  Javier FranciscoESP
  57AZANZA SOTO  JorgeESP
  58OROZ UGALDE  Juan JoseESP
  59NIEVE ITURALDE  MikelESP

GEOX-TMC (GEO)
(ESP)
  61MENCHOV  DenisRUS
  62SASTRE CANDIL  CarlosESP
  63WYSS  MarcelSUI
  64BLANCO RODRIGUEZ  DavidESP
  65CHEULA  GiampaoloITA
  66KOZONTCHUK  DmitryRUS
  67DUARTE AREVALO  Fabio AndresCOL
  68ARDILA CANO  MauricioCOL
  69VALLS FERRI  RafaelESP

HTC-HIGHROAD (THR)
(USA)
  71CAVENDISH  MarkGBR
  72PINOTTI  MarcoITA
  73GRETSCH  PatrickGER
  74LEWIS  CraigUSA
  75BAK  Lars YttingDEN
  76RABON  FrantisekCZE
  77RASMUSSEN  AlexDEN
  78RENSHAW  MarkAUS
  79SIVTSOV  KanstantsinBLR

KATUSHA (KAT)
(RUS)
  81RODRIGUEZ OLIVER  JoaquinESP
  82DI LUCA  DaniloITA
  83BRUTT  PavelRUS
  84CARUSO  GiampaoloITA
  85MORENO FERNANDEZ  DanielESP
  86VORGANOV  EduardRUS
  87LOSADA ALGUACIL  AlbertoESP
  88HORRACH RIPPOLL  JuanESP
  89KUSCHYNSKI  AliaksandrBLR

LAMPRE - ISD (LAM)
(ITA)
  91SCARPONI  MicheleITA
  92PETACCHI  AlessandroITA
  93MARZANO  MarcoITA
  94ULISSI  DiegoITA
  95HONDO  DaniloGER
  96NIEMIEC  PrzemyslawPOL
  97SPEZIALETTI  AlessandroITA
  98RIGHI  DanieleITA
  99SPILAK  SimonSLO

LEOPARD-TREK (LEO)
(LUX)
  101FEILLU  BriceFRA
  102KLEMME  DominicGER
  103ROHREGGER  ThomasAUT
  104STAMSNIJDER  TomNED
  105PIRES  BrunoPOR
  106VIGANO  DavideITA
  107WEGMANN  FabianGER
  108WEYLANDT  WouterBEL
  109ZAUGG  OliverSUI

LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ)
(ITA)
  111NIBALI  VincenzoITA
  112AGNOLI  ValerioITA
  113CAPECCHI  ErosITA
  114MARANGONI  AlanITA
  115DALL'ANTONIA  TizianoITA
  116SABATINI  FabioITA
  116SALERNO  CristianoITA
  118SZMYD  SylvesterPOL
  119VANOTTI  AlessandroITA

MOVISTAR (MOV)
(ESP)
  121ARROYO DURAN  DavidESP
  122KONOVALOVAS  IgnatasLTU
  123OYARZUN  CarlosCHI
  124KIRYIENKA  VasiliBLR
  125LASTRAS GARCIA  PabloESP
  126PARDILLA BELLON  SergioESP
  127PASAMONTES RODRIGUEZ  LuisESP
  128SAMOILAU  BranislauBLR
  129VENTOSO ALBERDI  Francisco JoséESP

OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO)
(BEL)
  131BAKELANTS  JanBEL
  132BLYTH  AdamGBR
  133DE GREEF  FrancisBEL
  134DE CLERCQ  BartBEL
  135DOCKX  GertBEL
  136KAISEN  OlivierBEL
  137LANG  SebastianGER
  138VEIKKANEN  JussiFIN
  139LODEWYCK  KlaasBEL

ASTANA (AST)
(KAZ)
  141KREUZIGER  RomanCZE
  142TIRALONGO  PaoloITA
  143MASCIARELLI  FrancescoITA
  144KISERLOVSKI  RobertCRO
  145GOUROV  MaximKAZ
  146JUFRE POU  JosepESP
  147DYACHENKO  AlexsandrKAZ
  148PETROV  EvgenyRUS
  149STANGELJ  GorazdSLO

FARNESE VINI - NERI SOTTOLI (FAR)
(GBR)
  151VISCONTI  GiovanniITA
  152FAILLI  FrancescoITA
  153GIORDANI  LeonardoITA
  154GATTO  OscarITA
  155RABOTTINI  MatteoITA
  156MAZZANTI  LucaITA
  157FAVILLI  EliaITA
  158NOE  AndreaITA
  159RICCI BITTI  DavideITA

QUICKSTEP (QST)
(BEL)
  161CHICCHI  FrancescoITA
  162CATALDO  DarioITA
  163CIOLEK  GeraldGER
  164REDA  FrancescoITA
  165ENGELS  AddyNED
  166MALACARNE  DavideITA
  167PINEAU  JérômeFRA
  168SEELDRAEYERS  KevinBEL
  169VANDEWALLE  KristofBEL

RABOBANK (RAB)
(NED)
  171BROWN  GraemeAUS
  172FLENS  RickNED
  173KRUIJSWIJK  StevenNED
  174CLEMENT  StefNED
  175SLAGTER  Tom JelteNED
  176TANKINK  BramNED
  177VAN EMDEN  JosNED
  178VAN WINDEN  DennisNED
  179WEENING  PieterNED

SAXO BANK SUNGARD (SBS)
(DEN)
  181CONTADOR VELASCO  AlbertoESP
  182DIDIER  LaurentLUX
  183GUSTOV  VolodymirUKR
  184HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ  JesusESP
  185KLOSTERGAARD LARSEN  KasperDEN
  186PORTE  RichieAUS
  187NAVARRO GARCIA  DanielESP
  188TOSATTO  MatteoITA
  189MORKOV  MichaelDEN

SKY (SKY)
(GBR)
  191LÖVKVIST  ThomasSWE
  192BARRY  MichaelCAN
  193CARLSTRÖM  KjellFIN
  194CIONI  Dario DavidITA
  195DOWNING  RussellGBR
  196APPOLLONIO  DavideITA
  197NORDHAUG  Lars PetterNOR
  198KENNAUGH  PeterGBR
  199POSSONI  MorrisITA

GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM)
(USA)
  201FARRAR  TylerUSA
  202LANCASTER  BrettAUS
  203PETERSON  ThomasUSA
  204FISCHER  Murilo AntonioBRA
  205LE MEVEL  ChristopheFRA
  206MEYER  CameronAUS
  207MILLAR  DavidGBR
  208STETINA  PeterUSA
  209WILSON  MatthewAUS

RADIOSHACK (RSH)
(USA)
  211MACHADO  TiagoPOR
  212POPOVYCH  YaroslavUKR
  213MCEWEN  RobbieAUS
  214BEPPU  FumiyukiJPN
  215CARDOSO  manuel Antonio LealPOR
  216DEIGNAN  PhilipIRL
  217HUNTER  RobertRSA
  218ROVNY  IvanRUS
  219SELANDER  BjornUSA

VACANSOLEIL-DCM (VCD)
(NED)
  221CARRARA  MatteoITA
  222BOZIC  BorutSLO
  223BELKOV  MaximRUS
  224GOLAS  MichalPOL
  225HOOGERLAND  JohnnyNED
  226LAGUTIN  SergeyUZB
  227ONGARATO  AlbertoITA
  228SELVAGGI  MirkoITA
  229VEUCHELEN  FrederikBEL

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News and Updates for Giro d'Italia 2011

Feburary 5, 2012 update:
Michele Scarponi to be awarded 2011 Giro; responds to Contador verdictcyclingnews
Zomegnan says stripping Contador's 2011 Giro title is nonsense cyclingnews

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


32 Big Photos from Stage 21sirotti/rcs
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    
Full/Official Results and GCgazzetta.it
Contador claims second Giro d'Italia victory cyclingnews
Alberto Contador wins Giro d’Italia as David Millar takes final time trialvelonews
 Arrival of the Final Riders (10:06 Italian) — rai.tv
 Processo alla tappa - 21ª tappa/ Post-Stage Show (34:05 Italian) — rai.tv
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 Highlights (02:54 English) — sbs
32 Big Photos from Stage 21sirotti/rcs

Stage 21 preview: Milano, 26 km (TT)

May 29 update:
Stage 21 ITT Start Order and Times
Giro d'Italia forced to change Milan time trial course cyclingnews

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


32 Big Photos from Stage 20sirotti/rcs
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                
Full/Official Results and GCgazzetta.it
Kiryienka soars to Sestriere cyclingnews
Kirijenka wint laatste bergrit in de Giro sporza.be
Vasili Kiryienka wins 20th stage of Giro d’Italia, Contador keeps lead.velonews
Contador ready to celebrate Giro victory in Milan cyclingnews
Inside Saxo Bank: Contador wanted three mountain stage winscyclingnews
 Last Km (09:50 Italian) — rai.tv
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
 Stage 20 Extended Highlights (08:27 English) — sbs
32 Big Photos from Stage 20sirotti/rcs
Tappa 20 Highlights (2:41 Italian)gazzetta

Stage 20 preview: Verbania → Sestrière, 242 km (Mountain)

May 27 update:
 Stage 20 preview, links and interactive map (w/ 2005 flashback photos/video) — steephill.tv
(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


32 Big Photos from Stage 19sirotti/rcs
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                 
Full/Official Results and GCgazzetta.it
Tiralongo gets by with a little help from a friend cyclingnews
Ook Tiralongo krijgt geschenkje van Contador. sporza.be
Tiralongo e Contador Grande storia di bici e di amicizagazzetta.it
Paolo Tiralongo wins stage 19 of 2011 Giro d’Italiavelonews
Contador repays Tiralongo with stage win cyclingnews
Tiralongo crowns a life as a domestique cyclingnews
 Last Km (07:00 Italian) — rai.tv
 Processo alla tappa - 19ª tappa/ Post-Stage Show (1:06:22 Italian) — rai.tv
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
32 Big Photos from Stage 19sirotti/rcs

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

May 27 update:
 Stage 19 preview, links and interactive mapsteephill.tv
(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


33 Big Photos from Stage 18sirotti/rcs
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
Full/Official Results and GCgazzetta.it
Capecchi gets one for Liquigas cyclingnews
CAS postpone Contador hearing cyclingnews
Capecchi, gioia e lacrime Contador, rinviata udienza Tasgazzetta.it
 Last Km (09:59 Italian) — rai.tv
Highlights of Stage 17 (03:48 English)universalsports
Last 5 Km of Stage 17 (10:26 Italian)rai
 Processo alla tappa - 18ª tappa/ Post-Stage Show (1:09:10 Italian) — rai.tv
33 Big Photos from Stage 18sirotti/rcs
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:
 Stage 18 preview, links and interactive mapsteephill.tv
(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


28 Big Photos from Stage 17sirotti/rcs
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	  
Full/Official Results and GCgazzetta.it
Ulissi awarded stage after Visconti gets grabby cyclingnews
Ulissi vince d'autorità Declassato Viscontigazzetta.it
Vechtende Visconti verliest zege in de Giro sporza.be
Ulissi shrugs off Visconti's accusations after Giro sprint cyclingnews
Giovanni Visconti vs Diego Ulissi: Post-Stage Quotesvelonation
Visconti considers himself winner of Giro d'Italia stage 17 cyclingnews
 Last Km (06:21 Italian) — rai.tv
Final Kms of Stage 17 (12:28 English, LINK FIXED)eurosport
Highlights of Stage 17 (04:49 English)universalsports
 Processo alla tappa - 17ª tappa/ Post-Stage Show (1:07:13 Italian) — rai.tv
Brief Highlights from Stage 17 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Tappa 17 Highlights (2:17 Italian)gazzetta
28 Big Photos from Stage 17sirotti/rcs

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

May 24 update:
 Stage 17 preview, links and interactive mapsteephill.tv
(w/ translations for FR, IT, ES, HU, SK, CZ, DE)
Masciarelli forced to abandon Giro d'Italia cyclingnews

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



30 Big Photos from Stage 16sirotti/rcs
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 
Full/Official Results and GCgazzetta.it
Contador time trials to stage win to extend leadcyclingnews
Unstoppable Contador marches onuk.eurosport.yahoo
Nibali and Scarponi fight for second place in the Giro d'Italiacyclingnews
Contador remembers Xavier Tondo after Giro TT victorycyclingnews
Giro Notebook: Millar: ‘2008 Giro was harder because of CERA’velonews
 Last Kms of the Winning Ride (04:29 Italian) — rai.tv
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
30 Big Photos from Stage 16sirotti/rcs
Menchov: the man of the third week cyclingnews
 Processo alla tappa - 16ª tappa/ Post-Stage Show (46:14 Italian) — rai.tv
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:
 Stage 16 ITT preview, links and interactive mapsteephill.tv
(w/ translations for FR, IT, ES, HU, SK)
Stage 16 ITT Start Order and Times
After the rest day, Giro resumes with uphill time trialvelonews

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

Two Week Recap in Photos; Index to 490 Big Photossteephill.tv
Winners and losers from week two of the Giro d'Italia cyclingnews
Scarponi: 'Giro lungo, io non mollo' (3:02 Italian)gazzetta
Nibali: 'Ora voglio il secondo posto' (2:53 Italian)gazzetta




Also follow steephill on Twitter for the latest race info and video updates.

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
Rai: la 94ma edizione del Giro d'Italia in televisione e Radiodigitalizzandotv.net
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

media source tv or internet comments/restrictions
   live video (italian) Italy and Worldwide; unrestricted . Mac Users: Are you getting audio only? See this technote to correct the black screen problem
   live video (restricted)
   live video (unrestricted)
  tv schedule
Italy; Every day from 12:25 CET on RAI-3 except Saturday (11.30 CET) and Sunday (12.55 CET)
   live video (restricted)
   live video (unrestricted)
   live video (unrestricted)
   live video (unrestricted)
  tv schedule
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.
  delayed broadcast (italian) Available worldwide; $3-11 U.S; contact your cable/satellite distributor. Normally, one-hour delayed.
eurosport    live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video (french)
   live video (spanish)
   live audio (english)
 live ticker (english)
  tv schedule (british)
Europe; Live daily coverage with rebroadcasts

Audio languages: EN | FR | DE | ES | IT
Ticker languages: EN | FR | DE | ES | IT
   live video (english)
  tv schedule (see comments)
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
   live video (english)
  tv schedule
Canada; Starting with Stage 2, live on Rogers Sportsnet Ontario, Pacific and East with nightly rebroadcasts/highlights on Sportsnet One.
sporza    live video (flemish)
   live video (flemish)
   live video (flemish)
  tv schedule
Ronde van Italië Flemish ticker and restricted live video; Belgium/Europe restriction on video.
   live video (spanish)
  tv schedule
Spanish; El Giro de Italia, en directo en ETB-1 y eitb.com
   live video (spanish)
  tv schedule
Spain; Giro d' Italia en directo en Veo7
   live video (spanish)
  tv schedule
Latin America, Caribbean & other Spanish-speaking regions;
NOS    live video (dutch)
  tv schedule
NOS TV; first link is restricted to the Netherlands
   live video (english)
  tv schedule (see comments)
Australia; Daily highlights of every stage at 6pm and LIVE coverage of 3 decisive mountain stages + Milan finish (May 15, 21, 28 + 29)
   live video (japenese)
  tv schedule
JSports; Japnenese daily live coverage on either JSports 1 or JSports Plus
  tv schedule South Africa; 30 minutes of daily highlights, several times a day
  tv schedule Norway
 live ticker
 live text updates (italian)
Official live ticker with brief text updates
 live text updates English text updates
live text updates ES
live text updates EN
Spanish text updates from Biciciclismo.
 live ticker (german) German updates
 steephill text updates
 #giro twitter group
short text updates from any and everyone
check back at race time for more and updated links; email send a comment or a new live link


Stage 15 results: Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel Euskadi) crawls across the line for an epic solo win in the Dolomites


35 Big Photos from Stage 15sirotti/rcs
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   
Full/Official Results and GCgazzetta.it
Nieve victorious on Val di Fassacyclingnews
Contador: It was the hardest day of my career cyclingnews
Nibali goes on the offensive at the Giro cyclingnews
Giro notes: A brutal stage, Garzelli rides into KoM; Contador on boosvelonews
 Last Km (10:43 Italian) — rai.tv
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
 Processo alla tappa - 15ª tappa/ Post-Stage Show (26:00 Italian) — rai.tv
35 Big Photos from Stage 15sirotti/rcs
 Stage 15 Extended Highlights (09:27 English) — sbs

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

May 22 update:
 Stage 15 preview, links and google earth tourssteephill.tv

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


43 Big Photos from Stage 14sirotti/rcs/reuters
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    
Full/Official Results and GCgazzetta.it
Anton conquers Monte Zoncolan cyclingnews
Igor Anton wins atop Zoncolan, Alberto Contador easily keeps Giro d’Italia leadvelonews
Giro notes: Chaos in the Dolomites; rivals waving white flag; Contador’s bike switchvelonews
 Last Km (10:30 Italian) — rai.tv
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
Zomegnan attacks Giro teams and UCI after Crostis cut from stage 14 cyclingnews
43 Big Photos from Stage 14sirotti/rcs/reuters
 Stage 14 Extended Highlights (07:05 English) — sbs

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

May 20 update:
 Stage 14 preview, links and interactive mapsteephill.tv

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


30 Big Photos from Stage 13sirotti/rcs
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     
Full/Official Results and GCgazzetta.it
Contador extends GC lead as rivals suffer cyclingnews
Oppermachtige Contador schenkt Rujano rit sporza.be
Contador modest about his Giro d'Italia superiority cyclingnews
Nibali: There was nothing I could do against Contador cyclingnews
José Rujano wins Grossglockner stage as Alberto Contador extends his leadvelonews
Jose Rujano Post-Stage 6 Interview (01:36 Spanish)universalsports
 Last Km (05:49 Italian) — rai.tv
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
30 Big Photos from Stage 13sirotti/rcs
 Processo alla tappa - 13ª tappa/ Post-Stage Show (44:30 Italian) — rai.tv
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:
 Stage 13 preview, links and interactive mapsteephill.tv
(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


29 Big Photos from Stage 12sirotti/rcs
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    
Full/Official Results and GCgazzetta.it
Cavendish reigns in Ravenna cyclingnews
Mark Cavendish wins his second stage at the Giro d’Italia, Alberto Contador continues to lead as mountains loomvelonews
Giro notes: Sprinters' exodus, the 'fat' boy fliesvelonews
Cavendish holds off Appollonio to take second Giro wincyclingweekly.co.uk
 Last Km (04:45 Italian) — rai.tv
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
Graham Watson Stage 12 Photosgrahamwatson
29 Big Photos from Stage 12sirotti/rcs

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

May 19 update:
 Stage 12 preview, links and interactive mapsteephill.tv
(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


32 Big Photos from Stage 11sirotti/rcs
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     
Full/Official Results and GCgazzetta.it
Gadret grabs first Grand Tour stage win cyclingnews
Gadret wint na splijtende sprint bergop sporza.be
John Gadret surprises the favourites on steep stage eleven finishvelonation
Gadret fa festa a Castelfidardo Visconti 3°, Contador resta in rosagazzetta.it
No home win for Michele Scarponi cyclingnews
Gadret earns best win of career at the Giro d'Italiacyclingnews
 Last Km (05:26 Italian) — rai.tv
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
Graham Watson Stage 11 Photosphotos.grahamwatson
32 Big Photos from Stage 11sirotti/rcs

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

May 17 update:
 Stage 11 preview, links and interactive mapsteephill.tv
(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

May 6 update: Just before 6 PM CET, riders and staff will gather at Piazza Carignano and march through the city centre in Torino (Turin) to Piazza Castello and Palazzo Madama where they will meet the Italian Minister of Defence Ignazio La Russa and receive a dedication from the Frecce Tricolori air show patrol. The Italian national anthem will then be played and the 23 teams at the Giro d’Italia will be presented.

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 Conferencessirotti
Giro d'Italia: 23 teams presented in Turincyclingnews


Race Previews and Favorites

May 5/6 update:
Also see the analysis from the route/course presentation in October.
The Giro Favouritessbs.au
Giro d’Italia: top 10 contenderscyclingnews
Contador favoured to win Giro d'Italia againAP
Contador: this year's Giro d'Italia to be his hardest Grand Tourcyclingnews
Giro 2011: Sprinters guideuk.eurosport.yahoo
Giro Teams: Sizing Up the GC Squadspodiumcafe
Igor Anton heading into the Giro with no pressure, but hoping for a stage winvelonation
Liquigas leader Vincenzo Nibali one of the favorites for 2011 Giro d’Italiavelonews
Astana manager Giuseppe Martinelli: "I will be able to guide Roman"velonation
Cavendish set to start winning again at the Girocyclingweekly.co.uk
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
Porte: This time it's all about Contador cyclingnews
Cavendish makes TTT first targetuk.eurosport.yahoo
Two Cyclists Draw the Spotlight at Gironytimes
Richie Porte could win a Grand Tour, says McGeesmh.au
Contador eyes famous doubleuk.eurosport.yahoo
Alberto Contador starts as top contender for Giro d’Italia crownvelonews
What if the Giro disappoints?inrng

May 4 update:
UCI institutes “No Needle Policy” in advance of Giro d’Italiavelonews

May 3 update:
Gazzetta dello Sport publishes evidence from Mantova doping investigationcyclingnews
The Giro jerseys and prizesinrng

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 racingcyclingnews
Rabobank plans to hunt stage wins at 2011 Giro d’Italiavelonews
2011 Giro d'Italia - What the Bookies Think!dailypeloton
Brice Feillu replaces injured Bennati in Leopard Trek Giro line upvelonation
No Giro d'Italia for Guardini despite second stage win in Turkeycyclingnews
HTC-Highroad highly ambitious for Giro d'Italiacyclingnews
Liquigas leader Vincenzo Nibali one of the favorites for 2011 Giro d’Italiavelonews
Richie Porte to ride in support of Alberto Contador at Giro d’Italiavelonews
Contador superfavorito Poi Nibali e Scarponigazzetta.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 stagesvelonation
Denis Menchov, Carlos Sastre join Geox-TMC riders in Giro reconvelonews
Carlos Sastre anticipates ‘impressive’ 2011 Giro d’Italiavelonews
Pozzato and Paolini not in Katusha's Giro teamvelonation
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 21 update: 2011 Provisional Startlist w/ bib numbers
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 mountainslivestrong
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'Italiavelonation
Movistar releases Giro d’Italia long list velonation
April 2 update:
Giro d'Italia 2012 start in Denmark confirmedcyclingnews
April 1 update:
Stage 17 moved over safety worriesuk.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
Giro d’Italia: RCS Sport invites 23 teams cyclingnews
Zomegnan explains Giro d'Italia team invitationscyclingnews

February 16 update:
Contador to ride Giro d'Italia, Tour de France remains uncertaincyclingweekly.co.uk
Cavendish may race Giro d'Italiavelonation
Rodriguez to focus on Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana, skips Tour de Francecyclingnews
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...
Giro d'Italia 2011 route unveiled in Turincyclingnews
Profile snapshot of the entire routegazzetta.it/
The official sitegazzetta.it
"It's a hard Giro but the Giro has to be hard"cyclingnews
New Astana signing, Roman Kreuziger, focused on 2011 Giro d'Italiavelonation
Vincenzo Nibali wants 2011 Giro d'Italia victoryvelonation
23 Big Photos from the Route Presentation (now posted)sirotti/rcs/reuters
  2011 Route Presentation (14:48 italian) — rai

May 5 update:
Pez Previews, Stages 1-9pezcyclingnews
PEZ Previews Il Giro'11 Corsa: Stages 10-15pezcyclingnews
PEZ Previews Il Giro'11 Corsa: Stages 16-21pezcyclingnews

Comparing 2011 to previous years... 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
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

Some riders inside Teatro Carignano #giro2011 on Twitpic

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
Gazzetta.it e il battesimo del Giro d'Italiagazzetta.it

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 2012cyclingweekly.co.uk


October 14: Giro d'Italia 2011: Zoncolan encorevelonation
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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