The 2019 Giro d'Italia is the 102nd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours . The Giro began in Bologna with an individual time trial on 11 May, and Stage 12 occurred on 23 May with a stage from Cuneo . The race finished in Verona on 2 June.
Stage 12
23 May 2019 - Cuneo to Pinerolo , 146 km (91 mi) [1]
The first high mountain stage includes the category 1 climb to Montoso [it ] , at an altitude of 1,248 m (4,094 ft), over a distance of 8.85 km (5.5 mi). The climb has an average gradient of 9.5%. The riders will also pass over the short but steep climb of the Via Principi d'Acaja , on two occasions, along the route. The first climb will occur before the climb to Montoso, and the second climb will occur in the last 3 km (1.9 mi) of the stage.[2]
Stage 13
24 May 2019 - Pinerolo to Ceresole Reale (Serrù Lake ), 188 km (117 mi) [1]
Stage 14
25 May 2019 - Saint-Vincent to Courmayeur (Skyway Monte Bianco ), 131 km (81 mi) [1]
Stage 15
26 May 2019 - Ivrea to Como , 237 km (147 mi) [1]
Rest day 2
27 May 2019
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Stage 16
28 May 2019 - Lovere to Ponte di Legno , 194 km (121 mi) [11] [nb 1]
Stage 17
29 May 2019 - Commezzadura (Val di Sole ) to Anterselva/Antholz , 180 km (110 mi) [1]
Stage 18
30 May 2019 - Valdaora/Olang to Santa Maria di Sala , 220 km (140 mi) [1]
Stage 19
31 May 2019 - Treviso to San Martino di Castrozza , 151 km (94 mi) [1]
Stage 20
1 June 2019 - Feltre to Croce d’Aune-Monte Avena , 193 km (120 mi) [1]
A spectator caused Miguel Ángel López to be knocked off his bike with 5 km (3.1 mi) remaining, losing time on the group of favourites.[20] López responded by hitting the spectator, but escaped sanction from the race officials.[21] After receiving a long push uphill from a spectator on the 11 km (6.8 mi) climb of the Croce d'Aune, Primož Roglič was given a ten-second penalty for not refusing help.[22]
Stage 21
2 June 2019 - Verona to Verona, 15.6 km (9.7 mi) (ITT ) [1]
The riders departed in reverse order to the general classification, at one-minute intervals, starting at 13:45 CEST . The top twenty riders, on the general classification, departed at three-minute intervals.[25]
Notes
^ Stage 16 was intended to be 226 km (140 mi),[1] but was rerouted due to bad weather.
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j Windsor, Richard (10 May 2019). "Giro d'Italia 2019 route: stage-by-stage analysis, elevation and maps" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 22 May 2019 .
^ "Roadbook" (PDF) . Giro d'Italia . La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2019. pp. 241–255. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-05-22 .
^ a b O'Shea, Sadhbh (23 May 2019). "Giro d'Italia: Benedetti wins stage 12" . Cycling News . Retrieved 23 May 2019 .
^ a b Windsor, Richard (23 May 2019). "Cesare Benedetti takes victory on thrilling Giro d'Italia 2019 stage 12 as pink jersey changes hands" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 28 May 2019 .
^ a b Benson, Daniel (24 May 2019). "Giro d'Italia: Zakarin wins stage 13" . Cycling News . Retrieved 28 May 2019 .
^ a b Ballinger, Alex (24 May 2019). "Simon Yates loses time as Ilnur Zakarin outlasts rivals to take stage 13 of Giro d'Italia 2019" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 28 May 2019 .
^ a b Fletcher, Patrick (25 May 2019). "Giro d'Italia: Carapaz wins stage 14" . Cycling News . Retrieved 28 May 2019 .
^ a b Long, Johnny (25 May 2019). "Richard Carapaz claims victory and takes the pink jersey on stage 14 of Giro d'Italia 2019" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 28 May 2019 .
^ a b "Giro d'Italia: Cataldo wins stage 15 from breakaway" . Cycling News . 26 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019 .
^ a b Long, Johnny (26 May 2019). "Dario Cataldo takes maiden stage victory as Roglič crashes and loses time on stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia 2019" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 28 May 2019 .
^ "Nuovo percorso per la Tappa 16 Lovere-Ponte di Legno" [New route for the Stage 16 Lovere-Ponte di Legno]. Giro d'Italia (in Italian). 25 May 2019. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019 .
^ a b "Giro d'Italia: Ciccone wins stage 16" . Cycling News . 28 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019 .
^ a b Ballinger, Alex (28 May 2019). "Giulio Ciccone suffers to victory as Primož Roglič and Simon Yates lose out on stage 16 of Giro d'Italia 2019" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 30 May 2019 .
^ a b "Giro d'Italia: Nans Peters wins stage 17" . Cycling News . 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019 .
^ a b Ballinger, Alex (29 May 2019). "Nans Peters powers alone to victory on stage 17 of Giro d'Italia 2019" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 30 May 2019 .
^ a b "Giro d'Italia: Cima wins stage 18" . Cycling News . 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019 .
^ a b Windsor, Richard (30 May 2019). "Breakaway just survives as Damiano Cima wins in nail-biting finish to Giro d'Italia 2019 stage 18" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 30 May 2019 .
^ a b "Giro d'Italia: Chaves wins stage 19" . Cycling News . 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019 .
^ a b Long, Johnny (31 May 2019). "Relentless Esteban Chaves takes summit finish victory on stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia 2019" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 2 June 2019 .
^ Brown, Gregor (1 June 2019). "Miguel Ángel López reacts to spectator crash: 'Riders deserve more respect but I'm sorry' " . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 2 June 2019 .
^ Long, Johnny (1 June 2019). "Miguel Ángel López escapes punishment after punching spectator during stage 20 of the Giro d'Italia 2019" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 2 June 2019 .
^ Windsor, Richard (2 June 2019). "Giro d'Italia 2019 stage 21 time trial start times" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 2 June 2019 .
^ a b "Giro d'Italia: Bilbao wins stage 20" . Cycling News . 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019 .
^ a b Long, Johnny (1 June 2019). "Pello Bilbao beats Mikel Landa on the line in drama-packed stage 20 of the Giro d'Italia 2019" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 2 June 2019 .
^ Windsor, Richard (2 June 2019). "Giro d'Italia 2019 stage 21 time trial start times" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 2 June 2019 .
^ a b "Richard Carapaz wins the 2019 Giro d'Italia" . Cycling News . 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019 .
^ a b Long, Johnny (2 June 2019). "Chad Haga the unexpected winner of stage 21 time trial as underdog Richard Carapaz claims overall Giro d'Italia 2019 victory" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 2 June 2019 .