Today, Saturday 9 May 2015, the Tour of Italy 2015 (or Giro d'Italia 2015) starts in San Lorenzo Al Mare with a team time trial which will mainly take place on ... a bike path! All the other details about the race routes, the roads the riders will follow, the time- and route schedules, the stage profiles and the race route on Google Maps/Google Earth are available in this article and will allow you to follow the fight for pink in the best possible circumstances with the knowledge of the race!
The Giro d'Italia 2015 race route on Google Maps
In total, 3,486 kilometers are on the programme, of which 77 kilometers in the time trials (1 team time trial of 17.6 km as the opening stage and an individual time trial over a distance of 59.4 km halfway the race): 19 stages will entirely take place in Italy and two stages will ...> Read the whole story | 10 comments | shown 38133x
This Monday afternoon the 98th edition of the Tour of Italy, the Giro d'Italia 2015, was officially presented in Milan, in presence of Brian Cookson, the president of the International Cycling Union. 3,487.8 kilometers longs, this Giro commemorates Alfredo Martini*. The organisor of the Giro is also the organisor of the Milan-Sanremo classic and thus insists on the fact that this Giro is somehow a 3 weeks Classicissima the other way around, since the start will be close to Sanremo** and the race finishes in Milan.
In this article you'll find a quick presentation of the 21 stages which make up this Tour of Italy and the first details about the race route of these stages.
The Giro d'Italia 2015 in a few numbers
The 98th Tour of Italy will take place from 9 till 31 May 2015 and is presented by its organisor RCS Sport as a Gi ...> Read the whole story | 11 comments | shown 102865x
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