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The 2012 Giro d'Italia penultimate stage will climb the famous Passo dello Stelvio (via the Bormio side) for the first time since 2005 and will finish at the summit for the first time in the history of the event (photo w/ permission: Skip Lauderbaugh) Route Map  |  Stages  |  Preview  |  News  |  Startlist  |  Live Coverage  |  TV  |  2011

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News and Updates for Giro d'Italia 2012

January 25 update:

Teams announced for 2012

The 2012 Giro d'Italia is May 5 to 27, 2012
Official 2012 Giro d’Italia Presentation will be held Sunday October 16th. Check back for live video streaming ... completed, maps and profiles now posted

36 Big Photos from the Giro d'Italia Route Presentation — rcs/sirotti
October 16 update:
 Live Video 2011 Giro Route Presentation 15:00 CEST (completed) — gazzetta
2012 Giro d'Italia route unveiled in Milan — cyclingnews
2012 Giro d’Italia will start in Denmark, organizers announce at presentation — velonew
36 Big Photos from the Giro d'Italia Route Presentation — rcs/sirotti

October 11 update:
Official profiles for stages 1, 2, 3, 17, 20 now posted. Unoffical host towns and distances for all other stages now added. — Steve
A strange day for the Grand Tours as Giro d’Italia route also leaked — velonation
2012 Giro d'Italia will suit Cavendish — cyclingweekly.co.uk

October 5 update:
Giro d'Italia 2012: Danish stages announced — cyclingnews
October 1 update:
2012 Giro d’Italia to have a more balanced route — cyclingnews
2012 Giro d'Italia to climb [the Stelvio] into Grand Tour history — cyclingweekly.co.uk
The Mortirolo and the 2,757 M.A.S.L. arrival at the Stelvio Pass. The Queen-stage of the Giro 2012 elected by the fans of the Corsa Rosa — gazzetta.it
Fuglsang critical of 2012 Giro d'Italia's penultimate stage — cyclingnews

August 3 update:
Zomegnan out as Giro d’Italia director — velonews
How history will view Zomegnan's Giro d'Italia reign — cyclingnews
May 31 update:
Zomegnan defends Giro d'Italia, but realises changes needed — cyclingweekly.co.uk

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