Giro d’Italia 2019: Cycling Race Schedule, Stage Winners, How to Watch Every Stage Online, Live Stream, TV Channel, Dates
One of cycling’s most highly anticipated races returns on Saturday as the 2019 Giro d’Italia gets underway in Bologna with the first of three individual time trials featured over the next three weeks.
There’s no easing into the race, either, as the seemingly meager Stage 1 is only eight kilometers in length but features one of the seven summit finishes located throughout this year’s Giro.
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Giro d’Italia 2019 Schedule
Stage 2 (Flat) Bologna to Fucecchio Winner: Pascal Ackermann
Stage 3 (Flat) Monday, May 13, 7:05 am ET: Vinci to Orbetello – 219 km (136 miles)
Stage 4 (Flat) Tuesday, May 14, 7:05 am ET: Orbetello to Frascati – 228 km (142 miles)
Stage 5 (Flat) Wednesday, May 15, 7:45 am ET: Frascati to Terracina – 140 km (87 miles)
Stage 6 (Hilly) Thursday, May 16, 7:05 am ET: Cassino to San Giovanni Rotondo – 233 km (145 miles)
Stage 7 (Hilly) Friday, May 17, 7:05 am ET: Vasto to L’Aquila – 180 km (112 miles)
Stage 8 (Flat) Saturday, May 18, 7:05 am ET: Tortoreto Lido to Pesaro – 235 km (146 miles)
Stage 9 (TT) Sunday, May 19, 7:05 am ET: Riccione to San Marino – 34.7 km (22 miles)
Stage 10 (Flat) Tuesday, May 21, 7:35 am ET: Ravenna to Modena – 147 km (91 miles)
Stage 11 (Flat) Wednesday, May 22, 7:05 am ET: Carpi to Novi Ligure – 206 km (128 miles)
Stage 12 (Medium) Thursday, May 23, 7:15 am ET: Cuneo to Pinerolo – 146 km (91 miles)
Stage 13 (Mountain) Friday, May 24, 7:05 am ET: Pinerolo – Ceresole Reale (Serru Lake) – 188 km (117 miles)
Stage 14 (Mountain) Saturday, May 25, 7:00 am ET: Saint-Vincent to Courmayeur (Skyway Monte Bianco) – 131 km (81 miles)
Stage 15 (Hilly) Sunday, May 26, 7:05 am ET: Ivrea to Como – 237 km (147 miles)
Stage 16 (Mountain) Tuesday, May 28, 7:05 am ET: Lovere to Ponte di Legno – 226 km (140 miles)
Stage 17 (Mountain) Wednesday, May 29, 7:05 am ET: Commezzadura (Val di Sole) to Anterselva/Antholz – 180 km (112 miles)
Stage 18 (Flat) Thursday, May 30, 7:05 am ET: Valdaora/Olang to Santa Maria di Sala – 220 km (137 miles)
Stage 19 (Mountain) Friday, May 31, 6:45 am ET: Treviso to San Martino di Castrozza – 151 km (94 miles)
Stage 20 (Mountain) Saturday, June 1, 7:05 am ET: Feltre to Croce d’Aune-Monte Avena – 193 km (120 miles)
Stage 21 (TT) Sunday, June 2, 7:30 am ET: Verona to Verona – 15.6 km (10 miles)
The pool of talent is strong heading to Bologna for the opening segment of a 21-stage Giro. However, reigning champion Chris Froome hasn’t returned to Italy to defend his title, preferring to focus on potentially winning a fifth Tour de France later this year.
His employers Team Ineos—formerly known as Team Sky—will compete in their first Giro since changing sponsors. They’re also weakened by the absence of Egan Bernal, who was ruled out of contention after recently breaking his collarbone in training.
It’s resulted in Team Ineos assembling a very young squad, with an average age of just 25 years, but team chief Dave Brailsford has said he’s excited at the prospects, per Cycling Weekly:
“Over the last two seasons we have been bringing together a carefully selected group of young riders who we believe to be the future of our team.
“With this developmental goal in mind, we have chosen to field our youngest-ever team for a Grand Tour and it’s fitting it should be our first one as Team Ineos.”
Tom Dumoulin—runner-up in last year’s Giro—and Vincenzo Nibali are the only former Giro winners named on the start list with Froome out of the running. The former in particular looks like the best bet to capitalise in his stead and make the jump up from last year’s silver medal.
It was only in 2017 that the Team Sunweb star won his first Giro, while Nibali of Team Bahrain-Merida has two winners’ medals to his name (2013, 2016).
There’s speculation Movistar’s Mikel Landa could join Bahrain-Merida in the near future, and the Spaniard is sure to be another major player in the mountain stages in Italy this month.
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