Dan, Si & Matt are here to let you know all there is to know about the 2017 Giro d'Italia, the 100th edition of the race also known as Corsa Rosa. Included are the now legendary predictions...
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Ex-Professional cyclists Dan Lloyd, Simon Richardson & Matt Stephens talk you through the contenders for overall victory at this, the historic 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia.
These riders include:
- Vincenzo Nibali
- Nairo Quintana
- Steven Kruijswijk
- Tom Dumoulin
- Bauke Mollema
- Thibaut Pinot
- Tejay Van Garderen
- Rohan Dennis
- Geraint Thomas
- Adam Yates
- Mikel Landa
- Ilnur Zakarin
- Bob Jungels
Sprinters at the Giro include:
- Fernando Gaviria
- Caleb Ewan
- Andre Greipel
- Sacha Modolo
- Elia Viviani
- Giacomo Nizzolo
- Sam Bennett
- Ryan Gibbons
GCN's predictions are....
Simon:
Winner - Nairo Quintana
Second - Mikel Landa
Third - Vincenzo Nibali
Matt:
Winner - Thibaut Pinot
Second - Vincenzo Nibali
Third - Steven Kruijswijk
Dan:
Winner - Nairo Quintana / Adam Yates
Second - Tom Dumoulin
Third - Mikel Landa
The 2017 Giro d'Italia see's the 100th edition of the race and it will see the race tackle a total of 3615.4km over 21 stages.
Here is a brief run down of the stages:
2 Individual Time Trials
6 Stages For Sprinters
8 Medium Mountain Stages
5 High Mountain Stages
Stage 1: Alghero – Olbia, 203 km
Stage 2: Olbia – Tortolì, 208 km
Stage 3: Tortolì – Cagliari, 148 km
Stage 4: Cefalù – Etna, 180 km
Stage 5: Pedara – Messina, 157 km
Stage 6: Reggio Calabria – Terme Luigiane, 207 km
Stage 7: Castrovillari – Alberobello, 220 km
Stage 8: Molfetta – Peschici, 189 km
Stage 9: Montenero di Bisaccia – Blockhaus, 139 km
Stage 10: Foligno – Montefalco, 39 km Time-Trial
Stage 11: Firenze – Bagno di Romagna, 161 km
Stage 12: Forlì – Reggio Emilia, 237 km
Stage 13: Reggio Emilia – Tortona, 162 km
Stage 14: Castellania – Oropa, 131 km
Stage 15: Valdengo – Bergamo, 189 km
Stage 16: Rovetta – Bormio, 227 km
Stage 17: Tirano – Canazei, 219 km
Stage 18: Moena – Ortisei/St. Urlich, 137 km
Stage 19: San Candido/Innichen – Piancavallo, 191 km
Stage 20: Pordenone – Asiago, 190 km
Stage 21: Monza – Milano, 28 km - Time-Trial
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