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 (Team Jumbo–Visma ) 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 (Trek–Segafredo ) took the lead in the mountains classification and became the first wearer of the blue jersey, while Miguel Angel Lopez (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]
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