. It is scheduled to start in the
. The complete route of the 2012 Giro d'Italia was announced in mid October. For the first time since the
title.
, announced on 13 November 2011 that he will aim for a third pink jersey. In an interview Dutch climber
stated that he wants ride the 2012 Giro as preparation for the 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. On 19 november Fränk announced that the Schleck brothers will not ride the Giro an will focus on the Tour despite of the time trialing kilometers.
The first three stages were announced on 5 October 2011, with the remaining stages announced on 16 October.
| Stage |
Date |
Course |
Distance |
Type |
| 1 |
5 May |
HerningHerning Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,336 km² and a total population of 84,208...
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8.7 km (5.4 mi) |
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Individual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
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| 2 |
6 May |
HerningHerning Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,336 km² and a total population of 84,208...
to HerningHerning Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,336 km² and a total population of 84,208...
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206 km (128 mi) |
 |
Flat stage |
| 3 |
7 May |
HorsensHorsens is a Danish city in east Jutland. It is the site of the council of Horsens municipality. The city's population is 53,807 and the Horsens municipality's population is 82,835 ....
to HorsensHorsens is a Danish city in east Jutland. It is the site of the council of Horsens municipality. The city's population is 53,807 and the Horsens municipality's population is 82,835 ....
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190 km (118 mi) |
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Flat stage |
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8 May |
Rest day |
| 4 |
9 May |
Verona Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
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32.2 km (20 mi) |
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Team time trialA team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...
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| 5 |
10 May |
ModenaModena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
to FanoFano is a town and comune of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. It is a beach resort 12 km southeast of Pesaro, located where the Via Flaminia reaches the Adriatic Sea...
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199 km (124 mi) |
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Flat stage |
| 6 |
11 May |
Urbino Urbino is a walled city in the Marche region of Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage of Federico da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino from 1444 to 1482...
to Porto Sant'ElpidioPorto Sant'Elpidio is a coastal town in the province of Fermo, Marche, Italy. The commune is home to 25,071 inhabitants.-Geography:Porto Sant'Elpidio’s nearly eight km of coast once made the commune the most extensive in length in the province of Ascoli Piceno, but this is no longer true as it now...
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207 km (129 mi) |
 |
Medium mountain |
| 7 |
12 May |
Recanati Recanati is a town and comune in the Province of Macerata, Marche region of Italy. Recanati was founded around 1150 AD from three pre-existing castles. In 1290 it proclaimed itself an independent republic and, in the 15th century, was famous for its international fair...
to Rocca di CambioRocca di Cambio is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy.It is home to the Abbey of Santa Lucia....
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202 km (126 mi) |
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Medium mountain |
| 8 |
13 May |
Sulmonathumb|150px|Celestine V's hermitage and the remains of the Shrine of Hercules Curinus.thumb|150px|Palazzo SS. Annunziata and Museo Civicothumb|150px|Church of SS...
to Lago Laceno |
229 km (142 mi) |
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Medium mountain |
| 9 |
14 May |
San Giorgio del Sannio San Giorgio del Sannio is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km northeast of Naples and about 9 km southeast of Benevento...
to FrosinoneFrosinone is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the Province of Frosinone. It is located about 75 km south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples Autostrada A1...
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171 km (106 mi) |
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Flat stage |
| 10 |
15 May |
Civitavecchia Civitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 80 kilometers west-north-west of Rome, across the Mignone river. The harbor is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which is a lighthouse...
to Assisi- Churches :* The Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi is a World Heritage Site. The Franciscan monastery, il Sacro Convento, and the lower and upper church of St Francis were begun immediately after his canonization in 1228, and completed in 1253...
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187 km (116 mi) |
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Medium mountain |
| 11 |
16 May |
Assisi- Churches :* The Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi is a World Heritage Site. The Franciscan monastery, il Sacro Convento, and the lower and upper church of St Francis were begun immediately after his canonization in 1228, and completed in 1253...
to Montecatini TermeMontecatini Terme is an Italian district of 21,095 inhabitants within the province of Pistoia in Tuscany. The most important center in Valdinievole...
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243 km (151 mi) |
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Flat stage |
| 12 |
17 May |
Seravezza to Sestri LevanteSestri Levante is a town and comune in Liguria, Italy. Lying on the Mediterranean Sea, it is approximately 56 kilometers south of Genoa and is set on a promontory. While nearby Portofino and the Cinque Terre are probably the most well known tourist destinations on the Italian Riviera, Sestri...
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157 km (98 mi) |
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Medium mountain |
| 13 |
18 May |
Savona Savona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea....
to CervereCervere is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km south of Turin and about 35 km northeast of Cuneo...
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121 km (75 mi) |
|
Flat stage |
| 14 |
19 May |
Cherasco Cherasco is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km northeast of Cuneo...
to CerviniaBreuil-Cervinia is an alpine resort in the Valle d'Aosta region of northwest Italy...
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205 km (127 mi) |
 |
Mountain stage |
| 15 |
20 May |
Busto ArsizioBusto Arsizio is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy, in northern Italy, 25 km north of Milan in the province of Varese.The economy of Busto Arsizio is mainly based on industry and commerce.-History:...
to Lecco-Pian dei Resinelli |
172 km (107 mi) |
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Mountain stage |
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21 May |
Rest day |
| 16 |
22 May |
Limone sul Garda Limone sul Garda is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy , on the shore of Lake Garda.-History:Despite the presence of famous cultivations of lemons , the town's name is probably derived from the ancient lemos or limes Limone sul Garda is a town and comune in the province of...
to Falzes-Pfalzen |
174 km (108 mi) |
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Medium mountain stage |
| 17 |
23 May |
Falzes-Pfalzen to Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...
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187 km (116 mi) |
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Mountain stage |
| 18 |
24 May |
San Vito di Cadore San Vito di Cadore is a small town and comune in the province of Belluno, Veneto, northern Italy. It is located 9 km from Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the Dolomites, and is next to Monte Antelao....
to VedelagoVedelago is a comune in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 35 km northwest of Venice and about 20 km west of Treviso....
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139 km (86 mi) |
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Flat stage |
| 19 |
25 May |
Treviso Treviso is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 82,854 inhabitants : some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city...
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 |
MilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
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31.5 km (19.6 mi) |
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Individual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
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