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2013 Giro d'Italia

Starting with a sprint stage in Naples and finishing with another in Brescia, the 2013 Giro d’Italia was a race pitched as one that could unite Italy as it continued to face economic and political problems, with the first week heading into the deep south, the second seeing a brief visit to the centre and a tough final week in the mountains of the north. In fact, besides a brief foray into France for a summit finish on the Galibier, the route was completely Made in Italy.

There were three time trials – a 17.4 km team time trial on the island of Ischia on stage 2, a 55.5 km individual time trial on stage 8, and a 19.4 km mountain time trial on stage 18.

Key mountain stages include stage 15, which headed across the French border for a finish on the northern side of the Galibier, stage 19 which climbed the Gavia pass from Ponte di Legno and the Stelvio from Bormio, and a penultimate stage which looked like being a very tough day in the Dolomites with a finish at the Tre Cime di Lavaredo.

11th May - 2nd June

3,235 km
121h 26' 13"
26.6 km/h

2013 Giro Stages

04/5 S01 Napoli / Napoli 130 km
05/5 S02 Ischia / Forio 17.4 km
06/5 S03 Sorrento / Marina di Ascea 222 km
07/5 S04 Policastro Bussentino / Serra San Bruno 246 km
08/5 S05 Cosenza / Matera 203 km
09/5 S06 Mola di Bari / Margherita di Savoia 169 km
10/5 S07 San Salvo / Pescara 177 km
11/5 S08 Gabicce Mare / Saltara 54.8 km
12/5 S09 Sansepolcro / Firenze 170 km
13/5 Rest day
14/5 S10 Cordenons / Altopiano del Montasio 167 km
15/5 S11 Tarvisio (C. del Predil) / Vajont (Erto e Casso) 182 km
16/5 S12 Longarone / Treviso 134 km
17/5 S13 Busseto / Cherasco 254 km
18/5 S14 Cervere / Bardonecchia 168 km
19/5 S15 Cesana Torinese / Col du Galibier (Valloire) 149 km
20/5 Rest day
21/5 S16 Valloire / Ivrea 238 km
22/5 S17 Caravaggio / Vicenza 214 km
23/5 S18 Mori / Polsa 20.6 km
24/5 S19 Ponte di Legno / Val Martello/Martelltal 139 km
25/5 S20 Silandro/Schlanders / Tre Cime di Lavaredo 203 km
26/5 S21 Riese Pio X / Brescia 197 km
 
 
 
 
 
 
04/5 S01 Napoli / Napoli 130 km
05/5 S02 Ischia / Forio 17.4 km
06/5 S03 Sorrento / Marina di Ascea 222 km
07/5 S04 Policastro Bussentino / Serra San Bruno 246 km
08/5 S05 Cosenza / Matera 203 km
09/5 S06 Mola di Bari / Margherita di Savoia 169 km
10/5 S07 San Salvo / Pescara 177 km
11/5 S08 Gabicce Mare / Saltara 54.8 km
12/5 S09 Sansepolcro / Firenze 170 km
13/5 Rest day
14/5 S10 Cordenons / Altopiano del Montasio 167 km
15/5 S11 Tarvisio (C. del Predil) / Vajont (Erto e Casso) 182 km
16/5 S12 Longarone / Treviso 134 km
17/5 S13 Busseto / Cherasco 254 km
18/5 S14 Cervere / Bardonecchia 168 km
19/5 S15 Cesana Torinese / Col du Galibier (Valloire) 149 km
20/5 Rest day
21/5 S16 Valloire / Ivrea 238 km
22/5 S17 Caravaggio / Vicenza 214 km
23/5 S18 Mori / Polsa 20.6 km
24/5 S19 Ponte di Legno / Val Martello/Martelltal 139 km
25/5 S20 Silandro/Schlanders / Tre Cime di Lavaredo 203 km
26/5 S21 Riese Pio X / Brescia 197 km

Actual race dates – my ride dates were 7 days later

2013 Giro Profile