Monday, January 23, 2012

Giro d'Italia 2012 - Official promo


From Saturday May 5th to Sunday May 27th 2012, the 95th edition of Giro d'Italia will start from Herning (Denmark) and will arrive in Milan.

2012 Giro d'Italia Stages


Stage
date
location
distance
Stage 1
May 5
Herning
8.7 km
Stage 2
May 6
Herning
206 km
Stage 3
May 7
Horsens
190 km
Rest day 1
May 8
Horsens - Verona
Stage 4
May 9
Verona
32.2 km
Stage 5
May 10
Modena - Fano
199 km
Stage 6
May 11
Urbino - Porto Sant'Elpidio
207 km
Stage 7
May 12
Recanati - Rocca di Cambio
202 km
Stage 8
May 13
Sulmona - Lago Laceno
229 km
Stage 9
May 14
San Giorgio nel Sannio - Frosinone
171 km
Stage 10
May 15
Civitavecchia - Assisi
187 km
Stage 11
May 16
Assisi - Montecatini Terme
243 km
Stage 12
May 17
Seravezza - Sestri Levante
157 km
Stage 13
May 18
Savona - Cervere
121 km
Stage 14
May 19
Cherasco - Cervinia
205 km
Stage 15
May 20
Busto Arsizio - Lecco/Pian dei Resinelli
172 km
Rest day 2
May 21
Lecco - Limone sul Garda
Stage 16
May 22
Limone sul Garda - Falzes/Pfalzen
174 km
Stage 17
May 23
Falzes/Pfalzen - Cortina d'Ampezzo
187 km
Stage 18
May 24
San Vito di Cadore - Vedelago
139 km
Stage 19
May 25
Treviso - Alpe di Pampeago
197 km
Stage 20
May 26
Caldes/Val di Sole - Passo dello Stelvio
218 km
Stage 21
May 27
Milan
31.5 km

Teams for 2012 Giro d'Italia

18 ProTour teams (invited by right)

AG2R La Mondiale (FRA)
Astana Pro Team (KAZ)
BMC Racing Team (USA)
Euskaltel – Euskadi (ESP)
FDJ – Big Mat (FRA)
Garmin – Cervelo (USA)
Greenedge Cycling Team (USA)
Katusha Team (Rus)
Lampre – ISD (ITA)
Liquigas – Cannondale (ITA)
Lotto Belisol Team (BEL)
Movistar Team (ESP)
OMEGA Pharma – Quickstep (BEL)
Rabobank Cycling Team (NED)
Radioshack – Nissan (LUX)
Sky Procycling (GBR)
Team Saxo Bank (DEN)
Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team (NED)

4 Wildcard Teams


Androni Giocattoli (ITA)
Colnago – CSF Inox (IRL)
Farnese Vini (GBR)
Team NetApp (Ger)

Teams rosters haven't been announced.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

2012 Giro will start in Denmark


Giro d'Italia 2012 starts in Denmark. Giacomo Catano, RCS Sport, thinks Denmark is a strong sport event nation and will play an important role in the development of cycling.