Giro d’Italia

Dates: May 11 to June 02, 2019
Stages: 21
Grande Partenza: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna region, northern Italy
Finish: Verona

Chris Froome at the Giro in 2018. Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA

The 2019 edition of the Giro d’Italia will take place almost entirely in Italy, with a Grand Depart in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy.

There will be seven summit finishes in the 2019 edition, including two in time trials – stage one and stage nine.

The race starts with an individual test in Bologna, racing to San Luca over a short course.

Both the opening time trial, at 8.2 kilometres, and the stage nine solo event (34.7km) feature testing climbs.

The first stage in Bologna includes an uphill finish, while the second time trial from Riccione to San Marino constantly climbs throughout the second half.

In the first week, rolling terrain will dominate but there will be chances for the sprinters to unleash their top-end speed too.

At the start of the second week, stage 10 – from Ravenna to Modena – covers 147km and will be a flat race to suit the sprinters.

The following day, stage 11 starts in Capri, and is another pan-flat day for the sprinters.

Major climbing days will of course be present in the Giro – with both stage 13 and stage 16 standing out.

Stage 13 will feature three major tests, finishing atop the Nivolet Pass with maximum gradients of 15 per cent.

The longest day will be stage 15 – 237km from Ivrea to Como covering the classic finally of Il Lombardia.

Then stage 16 features some of the biggest climbs in Italian cycling – the Gavia and the Mortirolo.

Next year’s edition will end in Verona with the final time trial – 15km featuring a four kilometre climb on the course, where victory could be secured.

Full details of the 2019 route were revealed during a presentation in Milan on Wednesday, October 31.

Find out how you can watch the Giro d’Italia live on TV here. You can also catch a live stream with fuboTV – and there’s a free trial available too which might come in handy.

Giro d’Italia 2019 jerseys

Chris Froome on the final stage of the Giro d’Italia. Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA

The leader’s jersey at the Giro d’Italia is the maglia rosa – it’s the pink jersey that sits aboard the shoulders of the rider who has completed the stages in the shortest amount of time.

The sprinter’s jersey – the maglia ciclamino – is purple in colour and goes to the fastest legs at the head of the sprinter’s competition.

Azure blue goes to the leading climber, in the shape of the maglia azzurra whilst the best young rider wears the white maglia bianca.

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Final General Classification for 2018 Giro d’Italia

1. Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky
2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb, at 46s
3. Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana, at 4-57
4. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar, at 5-44
5. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida, at 8-03
6. Pello Bilboa (Esp) Astana, at 11-50
7. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe, at 13-01
8. George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo, at 13-17
9. Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb, at 14-18
10. Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe, at 15-16