Giro goes one up on Tour with spectacular 2011 route

giro d'italia 2011

RCS Sport went one up on the Tour de France when it unveiled next year's Giro d'Italia route this afternoon in Turin. As early leaks promised, the route delivers its punch in the way of mountain stages in spectacular locations.

"This Giro," said race director, Angelo Zomegnan, "has dirt and gravel roads, new mountaintop finishes and time trials up mountains."

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