Wednesday, February 07, 2007

giro d'italia 2007

the schedule is here!
(and I have only three more months to brush up on all of the italian words for "crash" before the race starts and I have to try to follow what the twelve commentators are all saying at once on RAI)

giro d'italia 2007
route and presentation


from : the daily peloton (click for further details)

Saturday, May 12: Stage 1 (Caprera to La Maddalena - Team TT, km. 24);
Sunday, May 13: Stage 2 (Tempio Pausania to Bosa, km. 203);
Monday, May 14: Stage 3 (Barumini to Cagliari, km. 195);
Tuesday, May 15: Rest/Transfer Day;
Wednesday, May 16: Stage 4 (Salerno to Santuario di Montevergine, km. 158);
Thursday, May 17: Stage 5 (Teano to Frascati, km. 172);
Friday, May 18: Stage 6 (Tivoli to Spoleto, km. 181);
Saturday, May 19: Stage 7 (Spoleto to Scarperia, km. 239);
Sunday, May 20: Stage 8 (Barberino del Mugello to Fiorano Modenese, km. 194);
Monday, May 21: Stage 9 (Reggio Emilia to Lido di Camaiore, km. 182);
Tuesday, May 22: Stage 10 (Lido Camaiore to Santuario N.S. della Guardia, km. 230);
Wednesday, May 23: Stage 11 (Serravalle Scrivia to Pinerolo, km. 192);
Thursday, May 24: Stage 12 (Scalenghe to Briancon, km. 163);
Friday, May 25: Stage 13 (Biella to Oropa Sanctuary - Uphill ITT, km. 13);
Saturday, May 26: Stage 14 (Cantu' to Bergamo, km. 181);
Sunday, May 27: Stage 15 (Trento to Tre Cime di Lavaredo, km. 191);
Monday, May 28: Rest/Transfer Day;
Tuesday, May 29: Stage 16 (Agordo/Dolomiti Stars to Lienz, km. 196);
Wednesday, May 30: Stage 17 (Lienz to Monte Zoncolan, km. 146);
Thursday, May 31/B>: Stage 18 (Udine to Riese Pio X, km. 182);
Friday, June 01: Stage 19 (Treviso to Comano Terme, km. 178);
Saturday, June 02: Stage 20 (Bardolino to Verona - ITT, km. 42);
Sunday, June 03: Stage 21 (Vestone to Milano, km. 181);
Total Distance: 3,442 km.
Flat/Easy Stages: 8
Mid Mountain Stages : 5
High Mountain Stages: 5 (4 Mountain Top Finishes)
Individual TTs: 2 (1 Uphill IT)
Team TTs: 1
Cumulative Distance against the Clock: 105 km.
Rest Days: 2
Mountains: 30

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