The route of the Giro d’Italia 2014, the 97th edition of the Italian grand tour, has been unveiled. The race will start in Belfast, Ireland, on May 9th, Friday; and finish in Trieste, Italy, on June 01, Sunday. There will be total of 21 stages with three rest days.
The Giro is starting with a Team-Time-Trial in Belfast, Ireland. This years’ Cima Coppi (the summit with highest altitude reached by cyclists during the Giro d’Italia) will be Passo dello Stelvio, at stage 16. Stage 16 also includes the Passo di Gavia climb. And this year, after 2011, the Monte Zoncolan is back (stage 20).
Stages Summary
8 flat stages
5 medium mountain stages
5 high mountain stages
1 team time-trial stage
2 individual time-trial stages (one of them will be an uphill time trial)
Distinctive Aspects Of The Race
9 uphill finishes, 5 of them are summit finishes in the high mountains
3 rest days
21.7 km team time-trial stage
73.2 km individual time-trial stages
Stage List of the Giro d’Italia 2014
| Date | Stage Type | Start-Finish | Km | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 09, Fri |
Team Time Trial
 |
Belfast-Belfast | 21.7 |
| 2 | May 10, Sat |
Flat
 |
Belfast-Belfast | 219.0 |
| 3 | May 11, Sun |
Flat
 |
Armagh-Dublin | 187.0 |
| May 12, Mon | Rest day | |||
| 4 | May 13, Tue |
Flat
|
Giovinazzo-Bari | 112.0 |
| 5 | May 14, Wed |
Medium mountain
|
Taranto-Viggiano | 203.0 |
| 6 | May 15, Thu |
Medium mountain
|
Sassano-Montecassino | 247.0 |
| 7 | May 16, Fri |
Flat
|
Frosinone-Foligno | 211.0 |
| 8 | May 17, Sat |
Medium mountain
 |
Foligno-Montecopiolo | 179.0 |
| 9 | May 18, Sun |
Medium mountain
|
Lugo-Sestola | 172.0 |
| May 19, Mon | Rest day | |||
| 10 | May 20, Tue |
Flat
|
Modena-Salsomaggiore Terme | 173.0 |
| 11 | May 21, Wed |
Medium mountain
|
Collecchio-Savona | 249.0 |
| 12 | May 22, Thu |
Individual Time Trial
|
Barbaresco-Barolo | 41.9 |
| 13 | May 23, Fri |
Flat
|
Fossano-Rivarolo Canavese | 157.0 |
| 14 | May 24, Sat |
High mountain
|
Agliè-Oropa | 164.0 |
| 15 | May 25, Sun |
High mountain
|
Valdengo-Plan di Montecampione | 225.0 |
| May 26, Mon | Rest day | |||
| 16 | May 27, Tue |
High mountain (Cima Coppi)
 |
Ponte di Legno-Val Martello (Martelltal) | 139.0 |
| 17 | May 28, Wed |
Flat
|
Sarnonico-Vittorio Veneto | 204.0 |
| 18 | May 29, Thu |
High mountain
|
Belluno-Rif. Panarotta (Valsugana) | 171.0 |
| 19 | May 30, Fri |
Individual Time Trial
|
Bassano Del Grappa-Cima Grappa (Crespano Del Grappa) | 26.8 |
| 20 | May 31, Sat |
High mountain
|
Maniago-Monte Zoncolan | 167.0 |
| 21 | Jun 01, Sun |
Flat
|
Gemona Del Friuli-Trieste | 172.0 |
