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Giro d'Italia 2012 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

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)

2012 Giro d'Italia Teams
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Printable Startlist



News and Updates for Giro d'Italia 2012

January 25 update:
Nibali tempted by Giro d'Italia cyclingnews

Teams announced for 2012

January 10 update:
2012 Teams
2012 Giro d'Italia wildcards named cyclingnews
Nibali the favourite for 2012 Giro d'Italia, says Basso cyclingnews

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 Presentationrcs/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 Presentationrcs/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 leakedvelonation
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 Rosagazzetta.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 reigncyclingnews
May 31 update:
Zomegnan defends Giro d'Italia, but realises changes needed cyclingweekly.co.uk


2012 Preview

after the 2012 route is announced

2012 Route Map


2012 Route Map (pdf large version) — giroditalia


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