2013 Giro d’Italia Stage 1
San Felice Circeo * / Napoli
* Alternative starting point to the official stage start in Napoli138.5 km 
Flat | Saturday 11th May, 2013 | Ridden route
A week ago today the 96th edition of the Giro d’Italia got under way in Napoli. The opening stage was a flat but technical 130 km course that looped around the city. Initially it was going to be a 10 lap race around the streets of Napoli but a late change saw this cancelled. Either way, neither of these courses were ever going to be an option me. For anyone who hasn’t driven around Naples the word insanity doesn’t even come close to describing it. It really wasn’t practical or safe for me to cycle around Napoli, let alone loop around it or ride 10 laps of it. So for my Giro ride grande partenza I needed a different starting point. I picked up a map and looked for a town that was about 80 miles north of Napoli and came up with San Felice Circeo.
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Garmin Summary
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Stage 1
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The 2013 Giro route was unveiled in Milan on 30th September 2012. The total race distance is 3,455 km and it will start in Naples on Sat 4th May and finish in Brescia on Sun 26th May.
The 2013 Tour route was unveiled in Paris on 24th October 2012. The total race distance is 3,404 km and it will start in Porto-Vecchio on Sat 29th June and finish in Paris on Sun 21st July.
The 2013 Vuelta route was unveiled in Vigo on 12th January 2013. The total race distance is 3,359 km and it will start in Vilanova de Arousa on Sat 24th August and finish in Madrid on Sun 15th September.