The Giro d'Italia, a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists, is held every year over three weeks in May/June in and around Italy.
The 2011 Giro d'Italia is the 93rd running of the Giro d'Italia and takes place May 7-29, 2011. The race will start off in Turin and end in Milan, Italy. Total distance: 3496 kilometers.
Participating teams are: Acqua & Sapone, Ag2r-La Mondiale, Androni Giocattoli, Astana, BMC Racing Team, Colnago-CSF Inox, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli, Garmin-Cervélo, Geox-TMC, HTC-Highroad, Lampre-ISD, Leopard Trek, Liquigas-Cannondale, Omega Pharma-Lotto, Quick Step, Rabobank, Team Katusha, Team Movistar, Team RadioShack, Team Saxo Bank-SunGard, Team Sky, Vacansoleil-DCM.
Defending champion is Ivan Basso (Italy).
The 2011 Giro d'Italia will be broadcast live online.
Please note: livestream might not be avaulable in all countries.
Giro d'Italia Stages
Stage 1, Saturday, May 7 2011
Location: Venaria Reale - Turin
Distance: 21.5 km
Stage 2, Sunday, May 8 2011
Location: Alba - Parma
Distance: 242 km
Stage 3, Monday, May 9 2011
Location: Reggio Emilia - Rapallo
Distance: 178 km
Stage 4, Tuesday, May 10 2011
Location: Quarto dei Mille - Livorno
Distance: 208 km
Stage 5, Wednesday, May 11 2011
Location: Piombino - Orvieto
Distance: 201 km
Stage 6, Thursday, May 12 2011
Location: Orvieto - Fiuggi Terme
Distance: 195 km
Stage 7, Friday, May 13 2011
Location: Maddaloni - Montevergine di Mercogliano
Distance: 100 km
Stage 8, Saturday, May 14 2011
Location: Sapri - Tropea
Distance: 214 km
Stage 9, Sunday, May 15 2011
Location: Messina - Etna
Distance: 159 km
Rest day, Monday, May 16 2011
Stage 10, Tuesday, May 17 2011
Location: Termoli - Teramo
Distance: 156 km
Stage 11, Wednesday, May 18 2011
Location: Teramo - Castelfidardo
Distance: 162 km
Stage 12, Thursday, May 19 2011
Location: Castelfidardo - Ravenna
Distance: 171 km
Stage 13, Friday, May 20 2011
Location: Spilimbergo - Grossglockner
Distance: 159 km
Stage 14, Saturday, May 21 2011
Location: Lienz - Monte Zoncolan
Distance: 210 km
Stage 15, Sunday, May 22 2011
Location: Conegliano - Gardeccia-Val di Fassa
Distance: 230 km
Rest day 2, Monday, May 23 2011
Stage 16, Tuesday, May 24 2011
Location: Belluno - Nevegal
Distance: 12.7 km
Stage 17, Wednesday, May 25 2011
Location: Feltre - Sondrio
Distance: 246 km
Stage 18, Thursday, May 26 2011
Location: Morbegno - Sondrio
Distance: 147 km
Stage 19, Friday, May 27 2011
Location: Bergamo - Macugnaga
Distance: 211 km
Stage 20, Saturday, May 28 2011
Location: Verbania - Sestriere
Distance: 242 km
Stage 21, Sunday, May 29 2011
Location: Milan
Distance: 32.8 km