2015 Giro d'Italia Femminile

2015 Giro d'Italia Femminile
Race details
Dates July 3 – 12
Stages 9+ Prologue
Distance 890 km (553.0 mi)
Palmares

The 2015 Giro d'Italia Femminile, or 2015 Giro Rosa, will be the 26th running of the Giro d'Italia Femminile, the only remaining women's Grand Tour and the most prestigious stage race on the 2015 women's road cycling calendar.[1][2]

The 2015 edition of the race will contain the customary high mountain stages as well as a time trial during the final week. On July 11, the riders will tackle the 21.7km individual time trial starting in the region of Vergante, Piemonte. The route has been described as containing technical and rolling terrain, concluding in a 4km climb to Comnago.[3]

Stages

Prologue

3 July 2015 – Ljubljana – Ljubljana, 2 km (1.2 mi)

Stage 1

4 July 2015 – Kamnik – Ljubljana, 102.5 km (63.7 mi)

Stage 2

5 July 2015 – Gaiarine – San Fior, 121.5 km (75.5 mi)

Stage 3

6 July 2015 – Curtatone – Mantova, 130.4 km (81.0 mi)

Stage 4

7 July 2015 – Pioltello – Pozzo d'Adda, 98 km (60.9 mi)

Stage 5

8 July 2015 – Trezzo sull'Adda – Aprica, 128.4 km (79.8 mi)

Stage 5 marks the first summit finish of the race, with the 15 kilometre climb up to the ski resort at Aprica. The average gradient of the climb is 3% with some sections over 10%.[4]

Stage 6

9 July 2015 – Tresivio – Morbegno, 102.5 km (63.7 mi)

Stage 7

10 July 2015 – Arenzano – Loano, 89.7 km (55.7 mi)

The seventh and Queen stage of the race takes the riders up through the climbs of Naso di Gatto and Melogno.[4]

Stage 8 (ITT)

11 July 2015 – Pisano – Nebbiuno, 21.7 km (13.5 mi)

Stage 9

12 July 2015 – Verbania – San Domenico di Varzo, 92.7 km (57.6 mi)

See also

References

  1. ↑ ProCyclingStats. "Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile 2015 - General Classification". procyclingstats.com.
  2. ↑ "Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile, Giro Rosa 2015 - CyclingFever - The International Cycling Social Network - Get the Cycling fever!". cyclingfever.com.
  3. ↑ Cycling News. "News Shorts: Tinkoff-Saxo announce Dubai roster". Cyclingnews.com.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cycling News. "2015 Giro Rosa route announced". Cyclingnews.com.