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The 2012 Giro d'Italia is scheduled to be the 95th edition of Giro d'Italia. It is scheduled to start in the Danish city of Herning[1], and end in Milan. The complete route of the 2012 Giro d'Italia was announced in mid October. For the first time since the 2007 edition no climbing time trial is included in the route.
2011 winner Alberto Contador will focus on the Tour in the 2012 season and will not defend his Giro d'Italia title.[2] Ivan Basso, winner of the Giro of 2006 and 2010, announced on 13 November 2011 that he will aim for a third pink jersey. [3] In an interview Dutch climber Robert Gesink stated that he wants ride the 2012 Giro as preparation for the Tour de France. [4]
Johan Bruyneel, manager of the new fusion team between Leopard-Trek and Team Radioshack, stated that it will be hard for three time runner-up Andy Schleck and his brother Fränk Schleck to win the 2012 Tour de France due to the large ammount of kilometers against the clock. There may be the chance that one of the brothers will target the Giro d'Italia instead. [5] On 19 november Fränk announced that the Schleck brothers will not ride the Giro and will focus on the Tour despite of the time trialing kilometers. [6]
The first three stages were announced on 5 October 2011, with the remaining stages announced on 16 October.[7] [8]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | |||
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| 1 | 5 May | Herning | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) | Individual time trial | |||
| 2 | 6 May | Herning to Herning | 206 km (128 mi) | Flat stage | |||
| 3 | 7 May | Horsens to Horsens | 190 km (118 mi) | Flat stage | |||
| 8 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 4 | 9 May | Verona | 32.2 km (20.0 mi) | Team time trial | |||
| 5 | 10 May | Modena to Fano | 199 km (124 mi) | Flat stage | |||
| 6 | 11 May | Urbino to Porto Sant'Elpidio | 207 km (129 mi) | Medium mountain | |||
| 7 | 12 May | Recanati to Rocca di Cambio | 202 km (126 mi) | Medium mountain | |||
| 8 | 13 May | Sulmona to Lago Laceno | 229 km (142 mi) | Medium mountain | |||
| 9 | 14 May | San Giorgio del Sannio to Frosinone | 171 km (106 mi) | Flat stage | |||
| 10 | 15 May | Civitavecchia to Assisi | 187 km (116 mi) | Medium mountain | |||
| 11 | 16 May | Assisi to Montecatini Terme | 243 km (151 mi) | Flat stage | |||
| 12 | 17 May | Seravezza to Sestri Levante | 157 km (98 mi) | Medium mountain | |||
| 13 | 18 May | Savona to Cervere | 121 km (75 mi) | Flat stage | |||
| 14 | 19 May | Cherasco to Cervinia | 205 km (127 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
| 15 | 20 May | Busto Arsizio to Lecco-Pian dei Resinelli | 172 km (107 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
| 21 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 16 | 22 May | Limone sul Garda to Falzes-Pfalzen | 174 km (108 mi) | Medium mountain stage | |||
| 17 | 23 May | Falzes-Pfalzen to Cortina d'Ampezzo | 187 km (116 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
| 18 | 24 May | San Vito di Cadore to Vedelago | 139 km (86 mi) | Flat stage | |||
| 19 | 25 May | Treviso to Alpe di Pampeago | 197 km (122 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
| 20 | 26 May | Caldes-Val di Sole to Passo dello Stelvio | 218 km (135 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
| 21 | 27 May | Milan | 31.5 km (19.6 mi) | Individual time trial | |||
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