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 11 occurred on 22 May with a stage to Novi Ligure . The race will finish in Verona on 2 June.
Stage 1
11 May 2019 – Bologna to Bologna (San Luca ), 8 km (5.0 mi) (ITT ) [ 1]
The first rider departed at 16:50 CEST (UTC+02:00 ). The route started on the Via F. Rizzoli , heading west for the first half of the course. The riders then turned back east for 2 km (1.2 mi), to the timecheck at the Via di San Luca . The course then headed southwest on a 2.1-kilometre-long (1.3 mi) category 3 climb, with a 9.7% average gradient, to the finish line.[ 2]
The stage was won by Primož Roglič (Visma–Lease a Bike ) who therefore became the first wearer of the maglia rosa , the pink jersey identifying the leader of the general classification . Roglič also took the lead in the points classification . Giulio Ciccone (Lidl–Trek ) took the lead in the mountains classification and became the first wearer of the blue jersey, while Miguel Ángel López (Astana Qazaqstan Team ) finished as the fastest young rider and became the leader of the young rider classification .[ 3]
Stage 2
12 May 2019 – Bologna to Fucecchio , 200 km (120 mi) [ 1]
Stage 3
13 May 2019 – Vinci to Orbetello , 219 km (136 mi) [ 1]
Elia Viviani from Deceuninck–Quick-Step crossed the line first, but was relegated by the jury due to moving from his racing line during the final sprint, therefore Fernando Gaviria , who crossed the line second, is the winner of the stage.[ 7]
Stage 4
14 May 2019 – Orbetello to Frascati , 228 km (142 mi) [ 1]
Stage 5
15 May 2019 – Frascati to Terracina , 140 km (87 mi) [ 1]
Tom Dumoulin , the 2017 winner and one of the race favourites, withdrew in the stage's neutral zone. He had suffered a knee injury in a crash on the previous stage.[ 12]
Stage 6
16 May 2019 – Cassino to San Giovanni Rotondo , 233 km (145 mi) [ 1]
Stage 7
17 May 2019 – Vasto to L'Aquila , 180 km (110 mi) [ 1]
Stage 8
18 May 2019 – Tortoreto Lido to Pesaro , 235 km (146 mi) [ 1]
Stage 9
19 May 2019 – Riccione to San Marino (San Marino ), 34.7 km (21.6 mi) (ITT ) [ 1]
Stage 10
21 May 2019 – Ravenna to Modena , 147 km (91 mi) [ 1]
Stage 11
22 May 2019 – Carpi to Novi Ligure , 206 km (128 mi) [ 1]
References
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^ "Roadbook" (PDF) . Giro d'Italia . La Gazetta dello Sport. 2019. pp. 65–74. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019 .
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^ Long, Johnny (11 May 2019). "Primož Roglič wins stage one time trial and takes overall lead in the Giro d'Italia 2019" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 11 May 2019 .
^ a b "Ackermann wins Giro d'Italia stage 2" . Cycling News . 12 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019 .
^ a b Long, Johnny (12 May 2019). "Pascal Ackermann takes first ever Grand Tour stage win on stage two of Giro d'Italia 2019" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 13 May 2019 .
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^ a b Long, Johnny (13 May 2019). "Fernando Gaviria awarded win after Elia Viviani relegated on stage three of the Giro d'Italia 2019" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 13 May 2019 .
^ a b Fletcher, Patrick (14 May 2019). "Giro d'Italia: Carapaz wins stage 4 after GC riders hit the deck" . Cycling News . Retrieved 14 May 2019 .
^ a b Ballinger, Alex (14 May 2019). "Richard Carapaz wins in chaotic stage four final of Giro d'Italia 2019 as Tom Dumoulin loses time" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 14 May 2019 .
^ Brown, Gregor (15 May 2019). " 'I wasn't ready to go home': Tom Dumoulin devastated to be forced out of Giro d'Italia 2019" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 15 May 2019 .
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^ a b Ballinger, Alex (15 May 2019). "Pascal Ackermann takes another victory on rain-drenched stage five of Giro d'Italia 2019" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 15 May 2019 .
^ a b "Giro d'Italia: Masnada wins stage 6" . Cycling News . 16 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019 .
^ a b Ballinger, Alex (16 May 2019). "Primož Roglič cedes pink jersey as Fausto Masnada wins from breakaway on stage six of Giro d'Italia 2019" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 17 May 2019 .
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^ a b Long, Johnny (17 May 2019). "Pello Bilbao wins rapid stage seven of the Giro d'Italia 2019" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 20 May 2019 .
^ a b "Giro d'Italia: Ewan wins stage 8" . Cycling News . 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019 .
^ a b Long, Johnny (18 May 2019). "Relief for Caleb Ewan as he takes first Giro d'Italia 2019 victory" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 20 May 2019 .
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^ a b Long, Johnny (19 May 2019). "Primož Roglič takes time trial victory as Simon Yates loses time on stage nine of the Giro d'Italia 2019" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 20 May 2019 .
^ a b "Giro d'Italia: Demare wins stage 10" . Cycling News . 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019 .
^ a b Ballinger, Alex (21 May 2019). "Arnaud Démare wins stage 10 of Giro d'Italia 2019 after high-speed crash in final kilometre" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 22 May 2019 .
^ a b "Giro d'Italia: Second win for Ewan on stage 11" . Cycling News . 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019 .
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