After the Grande Partenza in Apeldoorn, the rest of the route takes the peloton through the Dolomites and the French Alps. A very special highlight will probably be the mountain time trial to the Alpe di Siusi in the second week of the race, before the tour comes to an end in Turin on 29 May.
An overview of the 21 stages:Stage 1 (EZF)6 MayApeldoorn (NED)9.8 kilometres2. Stage7. MayArnhem - Nijmegen (NED) 190 kilometres3. Stage8. MayNijmegen - Arnhem (NED) 189 kilometres9. MayRest day4. Stage10. MayCatanzaro - Praia a Mare191 kilometres5. Stage11. MayPraia a Mare - Benevento233 kilometres6. Stage12. MayPonte - Roccaraso (BA)165 kilometres7. Stage13. MaySulmona - Foligno 210 kilometres8. Stage14. MayFoligno - Arezzo 169 kilometres9. Stage (EZF)15. MayRadda in Chianti - Greve in Chianti40.4 kilometres16. MayRest day10. Stage17. MayCampi Bisenzio - Sestola 216 kilometres11. Stage18. MayModena - Asolo212 kilometres12. Stage19. MayNoale - Bibione168 kilometres13. Stage20. MayPalmanova - Cividale del Friuli161 kilometres14. Stage21. MayAlpago (Farra) - Corvara (Alta Badia) 210 kilometres15. Stage (BZF)22 MayCastelrotto (Castelrotto) - Alpe di Siusi (Alpe di Siusi) 10.5 kilometres23. MayRuhteag16. Stage24. MayBressanone (Bressanone) - Andalo133 kilometres17. Stage25. MayMolveno - Cassano d'Adda 196 kilometres18. Stage26. MayMuggio - Pinerolo 234 kilometres19. Stage27. MayPinerolo - Risoul (BA) 161 kilometres20. Stage28. MayGuillestre - Sant'Anna di Vinadio 134 kilometres21. Stage29. MayCuneo - Turin150 kilometres
Total length: 3.383 kilometres; legend: EZF = individual time trial, BZF = mountain time trial, BA = mountain finish
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