2016 Giro d'Italia
99th edition: May 6 - May 29, 2016
Monday, October 5, 2015:
2016 Giro d'Italia route presented
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Photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti
First, I've posted the 2016 Giro d'Italia route followed by a list of the stages. Below that are photos from the route presentation ceremony held at the Milan Expo.
2016 Giro d'Italia map
2016 Giro d'Italia stages: total distance, 3,393 km
- May 6, Stage 1: Apeldoorn (TT), 9.8 km
- May 7, Stage 2: Arnhem - Nijmegen, 190 km
- May 8, Stage 3: Nijmegen - Arnhem, 189 km
- May 9, Rest day, travel to Italy
- May 10, Stage 4: Catanzaro - Praia a Mare, 191 km
- May 11, Stage 5: Praia a Mare - Benevento, 233 km
- May 12, Stage 6: Ponte - Roccaraso (Aremogna); mountain stage, 185 km
- May 13, Stage 7: Sulmona - Foligno, 210 km
- May 14, Stage 8: Foligno - Arezzo, 169 km
- May 15, Stage 9: Radda in Chianti - Greve in Chianti (TT), 40.4 km
- May 16, Rest day
- May 17, Stage 10: Campi Bisenzio - Sestola; mountain stage, 216 km
- May 18, Stage 11: Modena - Asolo, 212 km
- May 19, Stage 12: Noale - Bibione, 168 km
- May 20, Stage 13: Palmanova - Cividale del Friuli; mountain stage, 161 km
- May 21, Stage 14: Alpago (Farra) - Corvara (Alta Badia); mountain stage, 210 km
- May 22, Stage 15: Castelrotto-Alpe di Siusi (mountain TT), 10.8 km
- May 23, Rest day
- May 24, Stage 16: Bressanone - Andalo, 133 km
- ay 25, Stage 17: Molveno - Cassano d’Adda, 196 km
- May 26, Stage 18: Muggiò - Pinerolo, 234 km
- May 27, Stage 19: Pinerolo - Risoul; mountain stage, 161 km
- May 28, Stage 20: Guillestre - Sant’Anna di Vinadio; mountain stage, 150 km
- May 29, Stage 21: Cuneo - Torino, 150 km
Route presentation photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
The presentation was made at the Milan Expo
Which had other things going on as well....
And lot of visitors
The Giro trophy, "Trofeo Senza Fine" [Trophy without end].
Alejandro Valverde, Vincenzo Nibali, Ivan Basso, Alberto Contador and Peter Sagan
Honchos and racers in front of the Giro map. The lady in the gold dress is Cristina Chiabotto, an Italian TV personality
UCI boss Brian Cookson
Andrea Monti, editor of La Gazzetta dello Sport
Alberto Contador (facing camera) and Ivan Basso. Basso announced his retirement at the ceremony.